Belmont (Maine)

Belmont
Belmont Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 2, 1814
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Waldo County
Coordinates :	44 ° 23 ′  N , 69 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 23 ′  N , 69 ° 7 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	942 (as of 2010)
Population density :	26.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	36.75 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 35.25 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	77 m
Postal code :	04952
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-04125
GNIS ID :	0582349
Website :	belmontme.org

Belmont is a town in Waldo County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 942 people lived there in 462 households on an area of ​​36.75 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Belmont has a total area of ​​36.75 km², of which 35.25 km² is land and 1.5 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Belmont is in the south of Waldo County. The Tilden Pond is centrally located in Belmont and the Quantabacook Lake is adjacent to the northwest. The Ducktrap River flows south through the area. 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: Morrill , 4 miles
• East: Belfast , 8.0 km
• Southeast: Northport , 6.4 mi
• South: Lincolnville , 6.7 mi
• West: Searsport , 17.3 km

City structure

There are several residential areas in Belmont : Belmont , Belmont Corner , Butlers Corner , Center Belmont , Dickey's Mills , Greers Corner , Halls Corner , Tilden Corner and Vickery's Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Belmont is between -7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 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

Belmont was organized as a town on February 2, 1814. The area was previously organized as Greene Plantation, to which the later Town Searsmont also belonged. In 1855 the town of Morrill split off and the independent town of Morrill was organized from the northern part of the Belmont area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Belmont, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			744	1042	1378	1486	686	628	520	475
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	352	335	250	227	213	258	295	349	520	652
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	821	942

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Belmont, a building has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Greer's Corner School , 1991 under registration no. 91001513.

Regular events

The BelTek Festival, which took place annually in Belmont for 14 years, was well known beyond the region . Frankie Bones , EZ Rollers and DJ Sage had performances there . After a fire at the host's house, the festival was discontinued.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 3 and the Maine State Route 131 intersect in the northern part of the territory of Belmont.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Belmont. The closest are in Belfast and Camden.

There is no library in Belmont. The closest is in Belfast.

education

Belmont belongs to RSU # 71 with Belfast, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville . The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Ames Elementary School in Searsmont
• Gladys Weymouth Elementary School in Morrill
• Captain Albert Stevens Elementary School in Belfast
• East Belfast Elementary in Belfast
• Nickerson Elementary in Belfast
• Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast
• Belfast Area High School in Belfast

Individual evidence

1. ^ Belmont in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 6, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Belmont, Waldo County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 6, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Belmont, Maine (ME 04952) 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 June 6, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Belmont. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020 (American English). 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Greer's Corner School 91001513
9. ^ Anna Codrea-Rado, Rick Kidson: I Threw a Music Festival in My Backyard and My House Burned Down. In: vice.com. 2016, accessed June 7, 2020 . 
10. ↑ BelTek organizer's house destroyed by fire during festival - By Ethan Andrews. In: villagesoup.com. waldo.villagesoup.com, accessed June 7, 2020 . 
11. ^ Regional School Unit 71. In: rsu71.org. Retrieved June 6, 2020 . 

Web links

Commons : Belmont, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Belmont on City.com
• Belmont on my.gov