Bristol (Maine)
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| Foundation : | June 21, 1765 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 53 ′ N , 69 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,755 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 31.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 202.61 km 2 (approx. 78 mi 2 ) of which 88.03 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 0 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04539 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-07485 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582369 | ||
| Website : | www.bristolmaine.org | ||
.jpg) Pemaquid Point Light |
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Bristol is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2755 inhabitants in 1309 households on an area of 202.61 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Bristol has a total area of 202.61 km², of which 88.03 km² is land and 114.58 km² is water .
Geographical location
Bristol is located in the south of Lincoln County on a peninsula on Muscongus Bay in the Atlantic Ocean . Several islands also belong to the area of the town. The better known are: Johns Island , Louds Island and Marsh Island . In the north lies the Biscay Pond and in the center of the town the Boyd Pond . The Damariscotta River flows south along the western border of the town. 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: Damariscotta , 15.0 km
- Northeast: Bremen , 10.7 km
- East: Louds Island , Unorganized Territory , 3.9 mi
- Southeast: Monhegan , 11.7 mi
- Southwest: South Bristol , 3.9 mi
- West: Edgecomb , 15.1 km
- Northwest: Newcastle , 7.7 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Bristol : Bristol , Chamberlain , Dingley , Loudville (on Louds Island), New Harbor , Pemaquid , Pemaquid Beach , Pemaquid Harbor , Pemaquid Point , Round Pond and West Bristol .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Bristol is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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
Bristol includes the old Pemaquid settlement area . Pemaquid is considered to be one of the earliest and most important coastal settlements in New England's early history. Of the area covered by the Pemaquid patent, a land grant given in 1631 by the Plymouth Council to Robert Aldsworth and Gyles Elbridge, two Bristol merchants, the area of Bristol is about a third. The area covered by the patent included the entire peninsula between the Damariscotta River and Medomac River, including Darnariscove Island and other islands off the coast. A first settlement was established in 1632 on the east side of the Pemaquid River. The settlement was secured by a fort with palisades. The settlement was attacked and looted by the pirate Dixie Bull .
Pemaquid was claimed by the Duke of York, later King James II , in 1664 . He claimed an area that also included Sagadahoc and New York. In order to secure the English supremacy in New England, many Dutch settlers were directed to Pemaquid by the British colonial governor Edmund Andros . He named the settlement Jamestown in honor of King Jacob. Some strengthened the fort's garrison. After the outbreak of King Philip's Wars in the spring of 1675, the threat posed by Indians to the settlers increased. There were initially no attacks, as an agreement with the Indians was reached through the mediation of Abraham Shurt. However, after Indians were kidnapped by a trader who wanted to sell them as slaves, all settlements on the coast were destroyed by Indians.
After the end of the war, the settlers returned to the destroyed settlement and rebuilt it from 1678 onwards. The outbreak of the Glorious Revolution brought war to the area again and Pernaquid was attacked and destroyed by French and Indians, the fort was also destroyed. Most of the residents were killed or captured. In 1692, William Phips , an adventurer, military and politician from the area, began again with the construction of the settlement and a fort. But in 1696 this was again destroyed by the French. Still, it became a meeting point for returning residents. David Dunbar rebuilt it in 1729, but it was destroyed again during the Revolution.
The area was organized on June 21, 1765. In 1815 land was given to Nobleboro and to Bremen in 1828 and South Bristol in 1915. The town of Damariscotta was organized in 1847 from the area of Bristol as an independent town.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Bristol, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 516 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 2062 | 2753 | 2946 | 2450 | 2945 | 2931 | 3335 | 2916 | 3196 | 2821 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 2572 | 2415 | 1419 | 1413 | 1355 | 1476 | 1441 | 1721 | 2095 | 2326 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 2644 | 2755 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Bristol, several structures and an archaeological site have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The location of the archaeological site is not disclosed.
- Arch Bridge , 2003 under the register no. 03000618.
- Cottage on King's Row , 2016 under registration no. 15000970.
- Nahanada Village Site , 1980 under registration no. 80000240.
- Pemaquid Point Light , 1985 under the register no. 85000843.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 130 runs in a north-south direction through the west of Bristol, also in a north-south direction, the Maine State Route 32 runs through the east of Bristol.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Bristol. Town residents can use the facilities in Boothbay Harbor, Waldoboro or Damariscotta.
The Bristol Area Library is located in the Village Pemaquid.
education
Bristol, along with Bremen, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro and South Bristol, is part of the Central Lincoln County School System, AOS 93 . Secondary schools are not offered by the school district, schools of choice can be attended, the costs are borne by the municipalities. Most of the students attend the private Lincoln Academy in Newcastle .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Bristol Consolidated School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, in Bristol
- Jefferson Village School; School classes Kindergarten through Year 8, in Jefferson
- Nobleboro Central School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Nobleboro
- Great Salt Bay Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 8 in Damariscotta
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- William North (1755-1836), politician
- Elizabeth Upham Yates (1857–1842), suffragette and missionary
Individual evidence
- ^ Bristol in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed October 20, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ A b c Bristol, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Bristol, Maine (ME 04537) 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 October 20, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b c History of Bristol, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Arch Bridge 03000618
- ↑ Cottage on King's Row 15000970
- ↑ Nahanada Village Site 80000240
- ↑ Point Light 85000843
- ^ Bristol Area Library. In: tidewater.net. bal.tidewater.net, accessed October 20, 2018 .
- ^ Central Lincoln County School System. In: aos93.org. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
