Bradford (Maine)

Bradford
Bradford Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	March 12, 1831
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 5 ′  N , 68 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 5 ′  N , 68 ° 54 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,290 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	106.66 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of which 106.66 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	86 m
Postal code :	04410
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-06575
GNIS ID :	0582363
Website :	www.bradfordmaine.org

Bradford is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1290 inhabitants in 583 households on an area of ​​106.66 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Bradford has a total area of ​​106.66 km², which consists entirely of land and does not include bodies of water .

Geographical location

Bradford is in the southwest of Penobscot County, in the north borders Piscataquis County . The Mohwak Stram flows through the west of the town in a southerly direction , the Forbes Brook a little east of it and the Dead Stream through the east also in a southerly direction . They all flow with their tributaries into the Pushaw Stream, which flows in an easterly direction . There are no lakes in the town 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: Southeast Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory , Piscataquis County, 5.7 mi
• Northeast: LaGrange , 7.2 mi
• South-east: Alton , 11.5 km
• South: Hudson , 6.7 mi
• West: Charleston , 6.1 mi
• Northwest: Atkinson , Piscataquis County, 9 mi

City structure

Bradford has several residential areas: Bradford (Bradford Village, Bradford Corner) , Bradford Center , Bradford Station , East Bradford , Huntington Mill , North Bradford , South Orneville and Stores Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Bradford is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

Settlement of the Bradford area began in 1803 when the first settlers settled in James White and Robert Marshall. Early settlers also included Cornelius Bradford, a descendant of colonial governor William Bradford .

The area was organized as Blakesburg Plantation in 1820 and on March 12, 1831 the organization as Town followed. The original name for the area was Township No. 1, Fifth Range North of Waldo Patent (T1 R5 NWP).

Population development

Census Results - Town of Bradford, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					1000	1296	1558	1487	1460	1215
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	954	930	738	721	734	793	690	569	888	1103
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1186	1290

Culture and sights

Buildings

A building in Bradford has been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

• John B. Curtis Free Public Library , 1997 under registration no. 97000310.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Several Maine State Routes run through the town area. Maine State Route 155 runs through the eastern part, first in a north-south direction, then in a westerly direction . Main State Route 11 also runs through the western part in a north-south direction and later in a westerly direction. Its extension to the south is Maine State Route 221 .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Bradford. The closest facilities for Bradford residents are in Bangor.

The John B Curtis Library is on Main Road in Bradford. The library building was constructed in 1915 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

education

Bradford is part of Regional School Unit 64 with Corinth, Hudson, Kenduskeag and Stetson .

The following schools are offered in the school district, all of which are in Corinth:

• Central Community Elementary School, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Central Middle School, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Central High School with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Web links

• The community site (English)
• Bradford on maine.gov
• Bradford on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bradford in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on 30 March 2019
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} Bradford, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Bradford, Maine (ME 04410) 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 30, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Bradford, Maine. In: bradfordmaine.org. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
8. ^ John B. Curtis Free Public Library 97000310
9. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
10. ↑ RSU 64 - Bradford, Corinth, Hudson, Kenduskeag, Stetson. In: rsu64schools.org. RSU 64, accessed March 30, 2019 .