Brewer (Maine)

Brewer
Brewer
Location in Maine
Brewer
Basic data
Foundation :	February 22, 1812
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 47 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	9,482 (as of 2010)
Population density :	240.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	40.61 km 2  (about 16 mi 2 ) of which 39.45 km 2  (about 15 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	12 m
Postal code :	04412
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-06925
GNIS ID :	0562936
Website :	brewermaine.gov
The Old Brewer High School

Brewer is a city in Penobscot County in the US state of Maine . Brewer had a population of 9,482 in 4,457 households in an area of ​​40.61 km² at the 2010 US census .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Brewer has a total area of ​​40.61 km², of which 39.45 km² is land and 1.17 km² is water.

Geographical location

Brewer is on the south bank of the Penobscot River in southern Penobscot County. A 400 m long bridge connects it with Bangor . 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: Bangor , 4.3 mi
• Northeast: Veazie , 4.5 mi
• East: Eddington , 10.1 km
• Southeast: Holden , 3.3 mi
• Southwest: Orrington , 5.7 mi
• West: Hampden , 13.0 km

City structure

The City Brewer is divided into several settlement areas: Brewer , Brewer Village , North Brewer and South Brewer .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Brewer ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 21.1 ° C (70 ° Fahrenheit) 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 Brewer area was initially part of the Orrington Town and was organized as a Town in 1812. In 1889 it was organized as a city. Brewer is named after Colonel John Brewer, who was the first settler to settle in what is now Brewer Village in 1770. The first post office was opened in 1780. Colonel Brewer was the first post-master.

Property was given to Eddington in 1856 and 1855, and to Holden in 1852.

Population development

Census Results - City of Brewer, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			744	1078	1736	2628	2835	3214	3170	4193
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	4835	5667	6064	6329	6510	6862	9009	9300	9017	9021
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	8987	9482

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Bangor, some structures and an archaeological site have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Brewer High School , 2014 under registration no. 14000838.
• Daniel Sargent House , 1982 under the register no. 82000425.
• Penobscot Expedition Site , 1973 under the register no. 73000140.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 395 extends from Bangor coming to Brewer and opens on the US Highway 1A through Bangor. Maine State Route 15 and Maine State Route 178 run parallel to the Penobscot River .

Public facilities

There are several medical facilities in Brewer. Further facilities and also hospitals are available in neighboring Bangor. These are also available to the residents of Brewer.

The Brewer Public Library is located on South Main Street in Brewer.

education

The Brewer School Department is responsible for school education. There are the following schools in Brewer:

• Brewer Community School with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Brewer High School, high school with grades 9-12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828–1914), general and politician, Governor of Maine
• Roscoe G. Dickinson (1894-1945), chemist

Web links

Commons : Brewer, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Web site Brewer (English)
• Brewer on maine.gov
• Brewer on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brewer in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on 18 March 2010
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} Brewer, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Brewer, Maine (ME 04412) 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 18, 2019 . 
6. ^ History of Brewer, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed March 18, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Brewer High School 14000838
9. ↑ Daniel Sargent House 82000425
10. ↑ Penobscot Expedition Site 73000140
11. ↑ Library • The City of Brewer, Maine. In: brewermaine.gov. The City of Brewer, Maine, accessed March 18, 2019 (American English). 
12. ^ Brewer School Department. In: breweredu.org. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .