Bridgewater (Maine)

Bridgewater
Bridgewater border post
Location in Maine
Bridgewater
Basic data
Foundation :	March 2, 1858
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	46 ° 25 ′  N , 67 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 25 ′  N , 67 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	610 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	100.93 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 100.49 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	133 m
Postal code :	04735
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-07065
GNIS ID :	0582367
Website :	maine.gov

Bridgewater is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 610 people lived there in 326 households on an area of ​​100.9 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Bridgewater has a total area of ​​100.93 km², of which 100.49 km² is land and 0.44 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

The city is located in the east of Aroostook County on the Canadian border. There are several smaller lakes in the town, including Portland Lake to the southeast and Packard Lake and Whitehead Lake to the northeast . The Oromocto River runs through the northeast of the town in a southeastern direction. It flows into the Saint John River . The surface of the town is flat, the highest point is the 238 m high Estabrook Hill.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Blaine , 1.9 mi
• East: Wilmot , New Brunswick , Canada , 16.4 mi
• South: Monticello , 3.6 km
• West: Unorganized Territory of Central Aroostook , 25.7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Bridgewater : Boundary , Bridgewater , Bridgewater Center (formerly the post office location), Bridgewater Corner , Snow Settlement, and Sugar Hill .

climate

Bridgewater, Maine
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     80   -5 -18     62   -3 -17     74   3 -10     79   10 -2     93   18th 4th     92   23 9     104   26th 12     100   25th 11     93   20th 6th     96   12 1     107   5 -4     92   -2 -13 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bridgewater, Maine Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -5.4 -3.1 2.6 9.9 18.1 23.4 25.8 24.6 19.5 12.3 4.6 -2.4 O 10.9 Min. Temperature (° C) -17.8 -16.5 -9.7 -2.3 3.5 9.1 11.8 10.6 6.1 1.0 -4.2 -12.9 O −1.7 Precipitation ( mm ) 80 62 74 79 93 92 104 100 93 96 107 92 Σ 1,072 Rainy days ( d ) 10 7th 9 10 12 11 12 11 10 11 11 10 Σ 124 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean mean temperature in Bridgewater is between −11.6 ° C in January and 18.8 ° C in July. Compared to the long-term mean, the place is around 4 degrees cooler in winter and around 0.5 degrees in summer than the mean for the state of Maine. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. During the winter season between October and April, an average of 224.3 cm of snow falls, with peaks of 51.8 cm in December and 56.4 cm in January.

history

The northern part of Bridgewater was given by the Massachusetts General Court as a grant to the Bridgewater Academy and the southern part to the Portland Academy. Bridgewater was named after the city ​​of the same name in Massachusetts . On March 2, 1858, Bridgewater was declared a town .

The Presque Isle River flows through the northern part of the town, into which the westward flowing Whitney Brook flows. There is a small settlement at the mouth, where there was also a sawmill and a grist mill. A bridge at this point was about 500 m long and made entirely of cedar wood.

In the town there were other sawmills, a post office, a tannery, a starch factory, a steam mill and a buckwheat mill. The soil is only slightly loamy where it is not rocky or gravelly, so that a large variety of fruits and grains can be grown. Wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat and potatoes were grown. There were also fruit trees and berry bushes, the fruits of which were processed in a nearby distillery until Prohibition. The income from rent was split proportionally between Bridgewater and Portland Academy, while the General Court alone, later the Town Council, could decide on any land sales.

In the center of Bridgewater is the Bridgewater Town Hall and Jail, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places under number 89002339. This building, built in the Victorian style, was used as a town hall with government functions, as a seat of social organizations and for public events. Today it's a museum.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Bridgewater, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents							491	605	722	946
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1179	1238	1212	1235	1267	1279	999	895	742	647
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	612	610

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Bridgewater, a structure was listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Bridgewater Town Hall and Jail , 1990 under registration no. 89002339.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 1 runs through Bridgewater and continues north towards Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle and south towards Houlton . There was a passenger train station at Station Street . However, the Brownville – Saint-Leonard railway line that passes here has been closed and is now used as a cycling and hiking trail, the Bangor-Aroostook Trail . The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .

Public facilities

Bridgewater does not have its own library. In the northern part of the twin cities Mars-Hill is the WTA Hansen Memorial Library in Mars-Hill.

There is no hospital or other medical facility in Bridgewater. The closest hospital for the town's residents is in Presque Isle.

education

Bridgewater belongs with Mars Hill, Fort Fairfield and the no longer independent E-Township to the AOS 99 - Mid County School System

literature

• Annie E. Rideout: History of Bridgewater, Maine. Falmouth Publishing House, Manchester ME 1953.

Web links

Commons : Bridgewater, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Bridgewater on maine.gov
• Bridgewater, Maine on city-data.com
• George J. Varney: Bridgewater. in: Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Boston: Russell, 1886.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bridgewater in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 2, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Estabrook Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Bridgewater, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
7. ↑ city-data.com
8. ↑ Document on the Protection of the Bridgewater Town Hall and Jail , accessed April 17, 2015.
9. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
10. ^ Bridgewater Town Hall and Jail 89002339
11. ^ Welcome to the WTA Hansen Memorial Library - Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library. In: wtahansenlibrary.org. Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library, accessed January 1, 2018 (American English). 
12. ↑ Bridgewater, Maine (ME 04735) 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 3, 2018 (English). 
13. ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).