yard ▁Road ), ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁grew ▁about ▁ 4 0 %, ▁from ▁ 4 , 8 5 4 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 8 , 3 0 0 ▁thirty - five ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁New ▁mill en ni um ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Y arm outh ▁is ▁mostly ▁resident ial ▁in ▁character , ▁with ▁commercial ▁development ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁town , ▁particularly ▁along ▁Route ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Main ▁Street ▁( State ▁Route ▁ 1 1 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Maine ▁Gene al ogy : ▁Y arm outh , ▁C umber land ▁County , ▁Maine ▁Y arm outh ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁Y arm outh ▁History ▁Center ▁ ▁Category : Y arm outh , ▁Maine ▁Y arm outh <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁L ager ▁Be er ▁Ri ot ▁occurred ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁Mayor ▁Le vi ▁Bo one , ▁a ▁N ativ ist ▁politician ▁and ▁great - ne p hew ▁of ▁Daniel ▁Bo one , ▁renew ed ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁local ▁ordin ance ▁mand ating ▁that ▁ta ver ns ▁be ▁closed ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁liqu or ▁license ▁from ▁$ 5 0 ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁per ▁year , ▁renew able ▁quarter ly . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁target ing ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁particular ▁and ▁so ▁caused ▁a ▁greater ▁sense