Bowdoin (Maine)
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 Old Bowdoin Center School |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 21, 1788 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Sagadahoc County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 4 ′ N , 69 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,061 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 27.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 112.87 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 112.56 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 82 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04287 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-06260 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582360 | ||
| Website : | bowdoinme.com | ||
.jpg) Autumn in Bowdoin |
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Bowdoin is a town in Sagadahoc County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 3061 inhabitants in 1202 households on an area of 112.87 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Bowdoin has a total area of 112.87 km², of which 112.56 km² is land and 0.31 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Bowdoin is in the northwest of Sagadahoc County and is bordered by Androscoggin County to the west and Kennebec County to the north. Only smaller lakes such as Caesar Pond or Stoddard Pond are found in the area . The surface of the area 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: Litchfield , Kennebec County, 3.8 mi
- Northeast: Richmond , 8 miles
- East: Bowdoinham , 5.8 miles
- South: Topsham , 7 miles
- Southwest: Lisbon , Androscoggin County, 7.1 mi
- West: Sabattus , Androscoggin County, 7 mi
City structure
There are several residential areas in Bowdoin : Bowdoin Center , Starbird Corner , Varney Corner and West Bowdoin .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Bowdoin ranges from −6.7 ° C (20 ° F ) in January to 21.1 ° C (70 ° 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
Parts of the Bowdoin area belonged to the Pejepscot Purchase , the rest to the Plymouth Claim (Kennebec Purchase) .
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts James Bowdoin had legal title to the area of West Bowdoinham Plantation in 1779 and granted rights to the land to third parties which included an area which he was two miles wide adjacent to the Cathance River and Merrymeeting Bay reaching as far as the Androscoggin River, designated. There were also settlers who had acquired the land from the Indians. When Bowdoin had a horse trail built through the area in 1750, he came across settlers who claimed that their ancestors had already settled in the area.
On March 21, 1788, the area was organized as a town. The area of the town also included what is now Lisbon and what was then Webster, now Sabattus. The town was named after James Bowdoin. Bowdoin College in Brunswick was later named after his son James Bowdoin III . In order to allow Bowdoin access to the Kennebec River and thus to the trade and travel routes, James Rogers and Ebenezer Temple commissioned in 1797 the construction of a road through Bowdoinham. Land for the founding of Lisbon, initially known as Thompsonborough , was given up in 1798. The new town was organized on June 22, 1799. In 1840 the area of the Town of Lisbon was divided and the Town of Webster was founded.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Bowdoin, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 984 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1260 | 1649 | 1777 | 2094 | 2073 | 1857 | 1744 | 1345 | 1136 | 940 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 937 | 814 | 749 | 568 | 467 | 638 | 668 | 858 | 1629 | 2207 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 2727 | 3061 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Bowdoin, a building has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- First Baptist Church of Bowdoin and Coombs Cemetery , 1997 under registration no. 97000604.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The southeast corner of the area touches Interstate 295 and the northwest corner touches Interstate 95 . US Highway 201 runs through the Bowdoin area in a north-south direction. The Maine State Route 215 runs from Lewiston in the west to the east Bowdoinham through the area.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Bowdoin. Closest facilities for Bowdoin residents are in Lisbon, Lewiston and Brunswick.
Bowdoin does not own a library. The closest are in Bowdoinham and Topsham.
education
Bowdoin belongs to the Maine School Administrative District 75, Regional School Unit 75, with Bowdoinham, Harpswell and Topsham.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Harpswell Community School in Harpswell, with the school classes Kindergarten to 5
- Bowdoinham Community School in Bowdoinham, with the school classes Kindergarten to 5
- Bowdoin Central School in Bowdoinham, with the school classes Kindergarten to 5
- Williams-Cone School in Topsham, with the school classes Kindergarten to 5
- Woodside Elementary School in Topsham, with the school classes Kindergarten to 5
- Mt Ararat Middle School in Topsham, with grades 6 to 8
- Mt Ararat High School in Topsham, with grades 9 to 12
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Mike McHugh (born 1965), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bowdoin in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 19, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Bowdoin, Maine (ME 04287) 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 January 19, 2020 .
- ^ A b History of Bowdoin - Bowdoin, ME. In: bowdoinme.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Bowdoin - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ^ First Baptist Church of Bowdoin and Coombs Cemetery 97000604
- ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
