Andover (Maine)

Andover
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Location in Maine
Andover
Basic data
Foundation :	June 23, 1804
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 35 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	821 (as of 2010)
Population density :	5.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	148.82 km 2  (approx. 57 mi 2 ) of which 148.72 km 2  (approx. 57 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	210 m
Postal code :	04216
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-01325
GNIS ID :	0582325
Website :	www.andovermaine.org
Andover Library

Andover is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 821 people lived there in 603 households on an area of ​​148.82 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Andover has a total area of ​​148.82 km², of which 148.72 km² is land and 0.10 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Andover is centrally located in Oxford County. The Ellis River , a tributary of the Androscoggin River , flows through the area of ​​the town in a southerly direction. The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point being the 918 m high Long Mountain in the west of Andover.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: North Oxford , Unorganized Territory , 24.2 mi
• Northeast: Byron , 9.9 mi
• East: Roxbury , 9.7 miles
• Southeast: Rumford , 7.6 mi
• Southwest: Newry , 6.4 mi
• West: Gilead , 15 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Andover : Andover (Andover Corner) , East Andover, and South Andover .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Andover ranges from −11.1 ° C (12  ° F ) in January to 18.3 ° C (65 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Andover was acquired by Samuel Johnson and others from the state of Massachusetts in 1791 . As the first settler in 1789 Ezekiel Merrill settled with his wife Sarah and seven children. They were from Andover , Massachusetts. The area was organized as a town on June 23, 1804. First under the name East Andover, since Andover still belonged to Massachusetts from 1821 then under the name Andover. Since the state of Maine existed in 1820. The first mill was built by Colonel Thomas Poor at Andover Falls in 1791 and the first church in 1804.

The first settlers worked as farmers and woodcutters, but tourism increasingly became an important economic factor for Andover. The Appalachian Trail runs through the western part of the town.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Andover, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			368	399	551	710	814	757	780	740
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	727	757	767	788	757	756	762	791	850	953
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	864	821

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Andover, several structures have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Andover Hook and Ladder Company Building , 2001 under registration no. 00001631.
• Andover Public Library , 1981 under the register no. 81000103.
• Merrill-Poor House , 1976 under registration no. 76000106.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 120 runs east through the Town towards Rumford. In a southerly direction, Maine State Route 5 runs parallel to the Ellis River and leads to Hanover. Both meet in Village Andover.

Public facilities

Andover doesn't have its own hospital. The closest hospital is Rumford Hospital in Rumford

The Andover Public Library goes back to a society that was founded on December 14, 1795 and had more than 70 members. This company operated a library until 1843. There was a successor with the establishment of a new society on May 8, 1891. In 1943 the library moved into the building of the Universalist Church, which had been unused for several years.

education

Andover is part of Maine School Administrative District 44 along with Bethel, Greenwood, Gilead, Hanover, Newry and Woodstock . There are two elementary schools, Crescent Park Elementary School and Woodstock Elementary School , as well as Telstar Middle School and Telstar High School . The Baily Memorial Library is located in the Clarendon Grange Community Center .

Web links

Commons : Andover, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Website of Andover ( English )
• Andover on City-Data.com
• Andover on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Andover in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 8, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Long Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Andover, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Andover, Maine (ME 04216) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
7. ^ History of Andover, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
9. ^ Andover Hook and Ladder Company Building 00001631
10. ↑ Andover Public Library 81000103
11. ↑ Merrill Poorhouse 76000106
12. ↑ citoidWikitext * NO TITLE PROVIDED. In: andovermaine.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
13. ^ Maine School Administrative District 44. In: sad44.org. Retrieved December 28, 2016 . 
14. ^ Bailey Memorial Library. In: wordpress.com. Bailey Memorial Library, accessed December 25, 2016 (American English).