Brownfield (Maine)

Brownfield
View of East Brownfield
Location in Maine
Brownfield
Basic data
Foundation :	February 20, 1802
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	43 ° 56 ′  N , 70 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 56 ′  N , 70 ° 55 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,597 (as of 2010)
Population density :	13.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	117.71 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 115.18 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	207 m
Postal code :	04010
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-08150
GNIS ID :	0582373
Website :	www.brownfieldmaine.org
House in brownfield

Brownfield is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1597 inhabitants in 973 households on an area of ​​117.71 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Brownfield has a total area of ​​117.71 km², of which 115.18 km² is land and 2.54 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Brownfield is located in southwest Oxford County on the New Hampshire border . The Saco River flows through the town's area in a southerly direction; partly it forms the eastern border of the town. In the area of ​​the town there are several smaller lakes, such as the Burnt Meadow Pond in the center and the Pequawket Pond in the south . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point being the 480 m high Stone Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Fryeburg , 14.0 km
• East: Denmark , 6.8 mi
• Southeast: Hiram , 7.1 miles
• South: Porter , 6.5 miles
• Southwest: Eaton , Carroll County , New Hampshire, 6.7 mi
• West: Conway , Carroll County, New Hampshire, 9 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Brownfield : Brownfield (Brownfield Center) , Brownfield Station , East Brownfield , Merrill Corner , North Brownfield, and West Brownfield .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Brownfield is between −7.89 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The Brownfield area was awarded three grants by the state of Massachusetts to Captain Henry Young Brown for his services in the Seven Years War in North America . One of the conditions of the grant was that it would have to settle 38 families by June 1770 and the settlement would have to have a priest three years later. The first clearing work started in 1765 and in 1787 the settlement was organized as a Brownfield Plantation . The organization as a town took place on February 20, 1802. Brownfield was named after Henry Brown, the landowner.

In 1807, Brownfield got land from Porterfield when the Town of Porter was organized. Land was given to Denmark in 1821 and 1907 and to Hiram in 1852. Brownfield received land from Porter in 1831, 1832 and 1855.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Brownfield, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										146
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	287	388	747	936	1360	1320	1398	1323	1229	1134
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1019	933	835	689	741	612	538	478	767	1034
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1251	1597

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Railway station around 1912

The Maine State Route 160 runs from the south east by the Town towards Denmark. In a southerly direction, Maine State Route 113 runs partially parallel to the Saco River and leads from Fryeburg in the north to Baldwin in the south. They both meet in the Village East Brownfield.

The Portland – Lunenburg railway runs through Brownfield. There is also a train station there.

Public facilities

Brownfield does not have its own hospital or medical facility. The closest are in Fryeburg, Bridgton and North Conway, New Hampshire.

The Brownfield Public Library is located on Brownfield's Main Street.

education

Brownfield is part of the Maine School Administrative District 72 along with Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Stoneham, Stow and Sweden .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Molly Ockett School in Fryeburg, with the school classes Kindergarten to 8th grade
• Brownfield Denmark Elementary School in Denmark, with the school classes Kindergarten to 4th grade
• New Suncook Elementary School in Lowell, with classes from Kindergarten through 4th grade

The private Fryeburg Academy is located in Fryeburg .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Paris Gibson (1830–1920), politician

Personalities who have worked on site

• George Albert Frost (1843–1907), painter

Web links

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

• Website of Brownfield ( English )
• Brownfield on City-Data.com
• Brownfield on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Brownfield in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 9, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Stone Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Brownfield, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Brownfield, Maine (ME 04010) 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 December 9, 2018 . 
7. ^ History of Brownfield, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 9, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
10. ↑ MSAD 72 School Board - MSAD72. In: msad72.org. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .