Bethel (Maine)

Bethel
Bethel Public Library
Location in Maine
Bethel
Basic data
Foundation :	June 10, 1796
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 27 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 27 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,607 (as of 2010)
Population density :	15.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	170.71 km 2  (approx. 66 mi 2 ) of which 167.31 km 2  (approx. 65 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	248 m
Postcodes :	04217, 04286
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-04825
GNIS ID :	0582352
Website :	www.bethelmaine.org
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Bethel is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2607 inhabitants in 1861 households on an area of ​​170.71 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Bethel has a total area of ​​170.71 km², of which 167.31 km² is land and 3.39 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Bethel is centrally located in Oxford County. The Androscoggin River flows through the western area of ​​the town. The town is crossed by various rivers, most of which flow into the Androscoggin River, but also partly into lakes such as the South Pond, the North Pond or the Songo Pond.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Newry , 6.7 mi
• Northeast: Hanover , 3.5 mi
• East: Milton , Unorganized Territory , 8.1 mi
• Southeast: Woodstock , 17.2 km
• South: Greenwood , 8.5 mi
• Southwest: South Oxford , Unorganized Territory, 10.3 mi
• West: Gilead , 9.4 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Bethel : Bethel (Bethel Hill) , East Bethel (Bean's Corner) , Mayville , Middle Intervale , North Bethel (Swan's Corner) , Northwest Bethel , Skillingston (Steam Mill or Buttonville) , South Bethel , Swans Corner, and West Bethelt .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Bethel is between −7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.5 ° C (69 ° 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

Olympia , the largest snowman in the world

The area on the Androscoggin River was a traditional settlement area of ​​the Abenaki . They had their village on the north bank. The grant to Bethel was granted in 1768 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It went to the descendants of those who fought in the conquest of Canada in 1690. Bethel was founded on June 10, 1796. The fertile area on the Androscoggin River was initially named Sudbury Canada in honor of the first settlers who came from Sudbury , Massachusetts and who received the grant. Settlement started in 1774.

There were only ten families left in Sudbury Canada during the American Revolutionary War . However, after the war ended, more families from Massachusetts and New Hampshire moved to Sudbury Canada, and in 1796 the name was changed to Bethel with the foundation . The first settlers operated farms and timber industry. A number of settlements emerged on the river.

The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad reached Bethel in 1851 and connected the town with Portland , and later with Montreal . The railway connection brought tourists to the town, and trade and manufacturing were also strengthened.

Bethel developed into an important educational center for the region. In 1836 the Gould Academy , a private school preparing for college or university, was established in Bethel. At the end of the nineteenth century, Dr. John George Gehring settled in Bethel and founded the Gehring Clinic, a "pioneering clinic for the treatment of persons with nervous disorders". Philanthropist William Bingham came to this clinic as a patient in 1911 and after his death the National Training Laboratory moved to his home in Bethel.

William Rogers Chapman , an impresario, conductor, organist and composer who was born in Bethel in 1855, founded the "Maine Music Festival" in Bethel in 1897. Many famous singers and artists performed in a row at Bethel, such as Geraldine Farrar .

In 2008, Bethel residents built the world's largest snowman for over a month. The Olympia- baptized snow woman was 37 meters high and weighed around 6,000 tons, making it into the Guinness Book of Records .

In the village there is a memorial for the soldiers from Bethel in the American Civil War . The Sunday River ski area is also located near Bethel .

Religions

Based on Oxford County's data, 81.7% of the population are non-religious. 6.4% belong to the Roman Catholic Church , 5.3% are mainline churches and 5.3% are evangelical Protestants.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Bethel, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	616	975	1267	1620	1994	2253	2523	2286	2077	2209
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1835	1930	1792	2025	2034	2367	2408	2220	2340	2329
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2411	2607

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Bethel, a district and several buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

District

• Broad Street Historic District , registered in 1977 under no. 77000078.

Buildings

• Cole Block , 1998 under the register no. 98000310.
• Gehring Clinic , 1976 under the register no. 76000105.
• Hall House , 2002 under registration no. 02001271.
• Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery , 2013 under registration no. 13000440.
• Dr. Moses Mason House , 1972 under the register no. 72000110.
• Middle Intervale Meeting House and Common , 1998 under registration no. 98000721.
• John M. Philbrook House , 1995 under the register no. 95001465.
• Samuel D. Philbrook House , 1995 under registration no. 95000216.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 2 runs from west komment north through the town of Gilead to Newry. It follows the course of the Androscoggin River. The Maine State Route 35 runs south from the town and the Maine State Route 26 east. To the east, Maine State Route 232 roams the area. The Bethel Regional Airport (0B1) is situated in the area of Bethel, near the US Highway 2nd

Public facilities

There is no hospital of its own in Bethel. The closest hospital is Rumford Hospital in Rumford and Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. The private Gould Academy prepares students for college or university. Closest university is the University of Maine at Farmington.

The Bethel Library was founded in 1909. First in a room of AJ Lynch’s , a store on Greenwood Avenue.

education

Bethel, along with Andover, Greenwood, Gilead, Hanover, Newry and Woodstock, is part of the Maine School Administrative District 44 . 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 .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Luther C. Carter (1805–1875), politician
• Timothy J. Carter (1800–1838), politician
• Simon Dumont (* 1986), freestyle skier
• La Fayette Grover (1823–1911), politician, governor of the state of Oregon

Personalities who have worked on site

• David Hammons (1808–1888), politician and lawyer
• Moses Mason (1789–1866), politician

Web links

Commons : Bethel  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The city's website ( English )
• Bethel on City-Data.com
• Bethel on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bethel in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed December 8, 2018
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. ↑ Bethel, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Bethel, Maine (ME 04217) 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 December 24, 2016 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Bethel: A Historic Town online exhibit. In: bethelhistorical.org. Retrieved December 25, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Bethel and the National Training Laboratories (NTL): 1947 to 2005. In: thebetheljournals.info. Retrieved December 25, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Tallest snowman on guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
9. ↑ Ice cold and round - curiosities about the snowman , on stuttgarter-nachrichten.de, January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
10. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
11. ↑ Broad Street Historic District 77000078
12. ↑ Cole block 98000310
13. ↑ Gehring Clinic 76000105
14. ↑ Hall House 02001271
15. ^ Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery 13000440
16. ↑ Dr. Moses Mason House 72000110
17. ↑ Middle Intervale Meeting House and Common 98000721
18. ↑ John M. Philbrook House 95001465
19. ↑ Samuel D. Philbrook House 95000216
20. ^ Gould Academy | A small, college prep, private, New England boarding school in Bethel, Maine. In: gouldacademy.org. Gould Academy, accessed December 28, 2016 (American English). 
21. ^ The Founding of the Bethel Public Library - Bethel Public Library. In: bethellibrary.org. Retrieved December 28, 2016 . 
22. ^ Maine School Administrative District 44. In: sad44.org. Retrieved December 28, 2016 . 
23. ^ Bailey Memorial Library. In: wordpress.com. Bailey Memorial Library, accessed December 25, 2016 (American English).