Bingham (Maine)
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 IOOF Hall, Bingham, Maine |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 6, 1812 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 2 ′ N , 69 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 922 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 91.48 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 90.42 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 206 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04920 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-05000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582354 | ||
| Website : | www.binghammaine.org | ||
 Free Meetinghouse, Bingham, Maine |
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Bingham is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 922 people lived there in 600 households on an area of 91.48 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Bingham has a total area of 91.48 km², of which 90.42 km² is land and 1.06 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Bingham is centrally located in Somerset County. The Kennebec River forms the western limit of the area of the town. There are only smaller lakes in the area of the town. The surface is slightly hilly, the 462 m high Johnson Mountain is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Moscow , 8 miles
- Northeast: Northeast Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 30 mi
- East: Brighton Plantation , 6.1 miles
- Southeast: Athens , 8.5 mi
- South: Solon , 9.9 km
- Southwest: Embden , 9.2 mi
- West: Central Somerset , Unorganized Territory, 9 mi
- Northwest: Pleasant Ridge Plantation , 14.0 km
City structure
There are four settlement areas in Bingham: Austin Junction , Bingham , Johnson Corner and Shorey .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Bingham is between -9.4 ° C (15 ° 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
The first settlers settled in Bingham in 1784. In 1801 the area was surveyed by Philip Bullen. The area was named Township No. 1, First Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T1 R1 BKP EKR) . Bingham was part of the Carratunk Settlement together with Moscow and parts of Solon.
On February 6, 1812, the area was organized as a town and named after William Bingham , who owned large parts of the area through the Bingham Purchase .
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Bingham, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 336 | 537 | 751 | 752 | 831 | 826 | 828 | 757 | ||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 841 | 775 | 1143 | 1592 | 1210 | 1354 | 1308 | 1254 | 1184 | 1230 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 989 | 922 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Bingham, a structure and path have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Arnold Trail to Quebec , 1969 under the register no. 69000018.
- Bingham Free Meetinghouse , 1976 under registration no. 76000113.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 201 runs through Bingham in a north-south direction parallel to the Kennebec River . The town's settlements are also located on him.
Public facilities
There is a medical facility in Bingham. Others are in Skowhegan, Madison and Hartland.
In Bingham, the Bingham Union Library is on Main Street.
education
Bingham forms the school district MSAD 13 / RSU 83 with Caratunk, Moscow and West Forks .
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Moscow Elementary School in Moscow
- Upper Kennebec Valley Jr / Sr High School in Bingham
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Bingham on maine.gov (English)
- Bingham on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bingham in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 1, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Johnson Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Bingham, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Bingham, Maine (ME 04920) 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 March 1, 2020 .
- ^ A b George J. (George Jones) Varney, Boston Public Library: A gazetteer of the state of Maine . Boston: BB Russell, 1881, p. 118 . Bingham, Maine
- ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Arnold Trail to Quebec 69000018
- ↑ Bingham Free Meetinghouse 76000113
- ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Home. In: sad13.org. sad13, accessed March 1, 2020 .
