Addison (Maine)

Addison (Maine)
Addison (Maine) County and state location
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Washington County
Coordinates :	44 ° 37 ′  N , 67 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 37 ′  N , 67 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,266 (as of 2010)
Population density :	11.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	260.22 km 2  (around 100 mi 2 ) of which 109.92 km 2  (around 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	24 m
Postal code :	04606
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-00380
GNIS ID :	0582316

Addison is a city in New England in Washington County in the state of Maine of the United States , after the English writer Joseph Addison from the 18th century is named, was established on February 14 1797th Before it was founded, it was known as Plantation Number Six west of Machias . At the confluence of the Pleasant River and its western arm, the city extends south on a peninsula, the western part of which includes Cape Split in southern Addison.

Geography and population

According to the United States Census Bureau from 2010, there were 1,266 people consisting of 359 families in 529 households in the city of Maine. The city has a total area of ​​260.22 km², of which 190.92 km² consists of land and 160.30 km of water.

Demographic development

Table heading

year	Residents	% +/-
1800	315	-
1810	399	26.7%
1820	519	30.1%
1830	741	42.8%
1840	1053	42.1%
1850	1152	9.4%
1860	1272	10.4%
1870	1201	−5.6%
1880	1238	3.1%
1890	1022	−17.4%
1900	1059	3.6%
1910	985	−7.0%
1920	838	−14.9%
1930	867	3.5%
1940	805	−7.2%
1950	846	5.1%
1960	744	−12.1%
1970	773	3.9%
1980	1061	37.3%
1990	1114	95.0%
2000	1209	8.5%
2010	1266	4.7%
2018	1172	−7.4%

Recreational opportunities

Two nature reserves are managed by the conservation organization The Nature Conservancy . The ten acres of East Plummer Island are densely forested and home to bald eagles . The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department closes them for nesting in early summer. Other recreational options in Maine include hiking trails, beaches, islands, and parks.

Personalities born in Maine

• Henry Plummer (1832–1864), American prospector, town marshal, sheriff, outlaw and stagecoach robber

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Maine An Encyclopedia, In: maineanencyclopedia.com (English)
2. ↑ Addison, Maine, Population, In: city-data.com (English)
3. ↑ Addison, Town in Maine, In: citypopulation.de/en/usa (English)
4. ↑ Addison, Maine Demographics Data 2018 (English)
5. ↑ Walking Trails, In: addisonmaine.org (English)
6. ↑ Beaches, In: www.addisonmaine.org (English)
7. ↑ Islands, In: addisonmaine.org (English)
8. ^ Addison Point Park, In: addisonmaine.org

Web links

• Website of Addison, Maine (English)
• History of Addison, Maine, A Gazetteer of the State of Maine, by George J. Varney, Boston 1886, In: history.rays-place.com
• Maine by foot, In: mainebyfoot.com (English)