Alna (Maine)
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| Foundation : | June 25, 1794 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 69 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 709 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 13.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 55.22 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 54.13 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 33 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04535 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-01010 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582321 | ||
| Website : | www.alna.maine.gov | ||
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Alna is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 709 inhabitants in 295 households on an area of 55.22 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Alna has a total area of 55.22 km², of which 54.13 km² are land and 1.09 km² are water .
Geographical location
Alna is centrally located in Lincoln County. The Sheepscot River initially flows east through the north of the area and then runs south along the eastern border of the town. The Dresden Bog Reservoir borders in the west . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Whitefield , 6.9 mi
- Northeast: Jefferson , 7.7 mi
- East: Newcastle , 4.4 mi
- South: Wiscasset , 6.5 mi
- West: Dresden , 8.7 km
- Northwest: Pittston , Kennebec County, 5.5 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Alna : Alna (formerly Puddledock, or Puddle Dock), Alna Center and Head Tide .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Alna is between −6.8 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
Alna initially belonged to Pownalboro, as well as Dresden, Wiscasset and Perkins. Except for the land of the Town Perkins, Christopher Lawson bought the area from the Indians in 1649. He sold it to Messrs. Clark and Lake. Lake settled in the area and was later killed by Indians. In 1754 a fort was built across from Swan Island. It was named after Governor William Shirley . Pownalboro was organized as a town in 1760 and named after Thomas Pownall . For more than 30 years, Pownalboro was the Shire Town of Lincoln County's. The former Lincoln County's Court House is in the town. It was placed under monument protection. The first settlers in 1760 included the Cushing brothers William , Charles and Rowland. They shaped the area, William and Rowland were attorneys and judges, Charles Brigade General of the Militia and the first sheriff of Lincoln County.
After the War of Independence, Alna grew. On June 25, 1794, the north of the town of Pownalborough was organized as an independent town under the name New Milford . This was changed to Alna in 1811. The name comes from the Latin Alnus , German alder, and is derived from the alders that grow in the area of the town. In addition to agriculture, shipbuilding was an important industry in Alna. At the beginning of the 19th century, shipyards in Alna built 103 schooners and briggs .
The Wiscasset – Burnham railway runs through Alna, where a 3.5 km long section is still preserved today and is operated as a museum railway. The railroad was built from 1894 by the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad .
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Alna, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 636 | 797 | 978 | 1175 | 990 | 916 | 805 | 747 | 687 | 512 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 444 | 457 | 320 | 294 | 339 | 350 | 347 | 315 | 425 | 571 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 675 | 709 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Alna, two buildings were placed under monument protection and included in the National Register of Historic Places .
- Alna Meetinghouse , 1970 under the register no. 70000079.
- Alna School , 1975 under the register no. 75000101.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 218 runs in a north-south direction through Alna, in a west-east direction the Maine State Route 194 runs north of the Sheepscot River .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Alna. The closest are in Damariscotta, Bath, Waldoboro and Augusta.
There is no library of its own in Alna. The closest are in Dresden, Damariscotta and Wiscasset.
education
Alna is part of the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 school district with Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport Island, Windsor and Whitefield.
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Chelsea Elementary School in Chelsea, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Palermo Consolidated School in Palermo, with school classes from kindergarten to 8th grade
- Somerville Elementary School in Somerville, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
- Whitefield Elementary School in Whitefield, with classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Windsor Elementary School in Windsor, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- John T. Averill (1825-1889), politician
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935), poet
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alna in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 16, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Alna, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Alna on City-Data.com , accessed on October 16, 2018
- ^ History of Dresden, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 13, 2018 .
- ^ William Durkee Williamson: The History of the State of Maine: From Its First Discovery, AD 1602, to the Separation, AD 1820, Inclusive . Glazier, Masters & Company, 1832, p. 353 ( books.google.de ).
- ^ History. In: maine.gov. Town of Alna, Maine. Retrieved October 16, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Alna Meetinghouse 70000079
- ↑ Alna School 75000101
- ↑ http://www.svrsu.org/o/district. In: svrsu.org. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
