Belgrade (Maine)

Belgrade
The Belgrade Hotel around 1920
Location in Maine
Belgrade
Basic data
Foundation :	February 23, 1796
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 31 ′  N , 69 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 31 ′  N , 69 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	3,189 (as of 2010)
Population density :	28.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	150.04 km 2  (approx. 58 mi 2 ) of which 111.99 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	75 m
Postal code :	04917
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-04020
GNIS ID :	0582348
Website :	www.townofbelgrade.com

Belgrade is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 3189 inhabitants in 1265 households on an area of ​​150.04 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Belgrade has a total area of ​​150.04 km², of which 111.99 km² is land and 38.05 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Belgrade is centrally located in the north of Kennebec County, on the border with Somerset County . The four large Belgrade Lakes are in the north of the town. Long Pond to the northwest , Great Pond to the north, Ellis Pond to the northeast and Messalonskee Lake to the east . All lakes are interconnected and drained by the Kennebec River . The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is Howland Hill , located in the north between Great Pond and Ellis Pond , 214 m high .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Smithfield , Somerset County, 3.9 mi
• Northeast: Oakland , 6.9 mi
• East: Sidney , 6 miles
• South: Manchester , 7.4 km
• West: Mount Vernon , 14 mi
• Northwest: Rome , 4 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Belgrade : Belgrade , Belgrade Lakes , Lakeside (former location of a post office), Messalonskee (former railway station) and North Belgrade .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Belgrade is between −7.2 ° C (19 ° 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

Settlement in Belgrade began in 1774. On February 3, 1796, Belgrade was organized as a town. The name goes back to the Serbian city of Belgrade , which John V. Davis, a resident of the area, visited in 1774. The town of Belgrade previously belonged to the Washington Plantation . Other names were Prescott’s or Snow’s Plantation . One of the early settlers was Peaslee Morrill, father of Anson P. Morrill and Lot M. Morrill , both politicians in various offices and governors of Maine. Early business centers were the settlements of Belgrade and North Belgrade in the east of the town with a Maine Central Railroad station , the post office and Belgrade Mills in the northwest.

In 1798, Belgrade received areas of Sidney and in 1834 and 1839 areas of the former Dearborn town. Land was given to Mount Vernon in 1846 and parts of Rome were added in 1845 and 1897.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Belgrade, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	295	996	1121	1375	1748	1722	1592	1485	1321	1090
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1058	1037	957	978	1046	1099	1102	1302	2043	2375
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2978	3189

Culture and sights

Buildings

Several buildings in Belgrade have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Chandler Store 1985 under the registration no. 85001263
• Foster Farm Barn 2015 under the register no. 15000768
• The Birches 1996 under the register no. 96001036

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 27 runs from northwest to southeast through Belgrade and connects Belgrade to the south of Augusta. The Maine State Route 135 branches off to the southwest, and the Maine State Route 8 in the northeast. From here the Maine State Route 11 branches off in an easterly direction.

Public facilities

There are no medical institutions or hospitals in Belgrade. The closest are in Waterville and Augusta.

In Belgrade, the Belgrade Public Library is located on Depot Road in Belgrade.

education

Belgrade belongs to the Messalonskee School District with China, Rome, Oakland and Sidney .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Belgrade Central in Belgrade, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade
• China Primary in China, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade
• China Middle in China, with school classes from the 5th to the 8th grade
• James H. Bean in Sydney, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Atwood Primary in Oakland, with school classes from Kindergarten through Year 2
• Williams Elementary in Oakland, with classes from 3rd to 5th grade
• Messalonskee Middle in Oakland
• Messalonskee High in Oakland

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Anson Morrill (1803-1887), Governor of Maine
• Lot M. Morrill (1813–1883), Governor of Maine and Treasury Secretary of the United States .

Web links

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

• Official website of Belgrade (English)
• Belgrade on maine.gov
• Belgrade on City-Data.com
• Historical Society of Belgrade

Individual evidence

1. ^ Belgrade in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 20, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Howland Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Belgrade, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 20, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Belgrade, Maine (ME 04917) 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 on July 20, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Belgrade, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed July 20, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Chandler Store 85001263
10. ↑ Foster Farm Barn 15000768
11. ↑ The Birches 96001036
12. ^ Belgrade Public Library. In: me.us. www.belgrade.lib.me.us, accessed on July 20, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Home - RSU 18 District. In: rsu18.org. RSU 18 District, accessed July 20, 2018 (American English).