Bucksport (Maine)

Bucksport
Buck Memorial Library
Location in Maine
Bucksport
Basic data
Foundation :	June 27, 1792
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 38 ′  N , 68 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 68 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	4,924 (as of 2010)
Population density :	36.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	146.41 km 2  (approx. 57 mi 2 ) of which 133.49 km 2  (approx. 52 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	63 m
Postal code :	04416
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-07800
GNIS ID :	0582377
Website :	www.bucksportmaine.gov

Bucksport is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 4924 inhabitants in 2551 households on an area of ​​146.41 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Bucksport has a total area of ​​146.41 km², of which 133.49 km² are land and 12.92 km² are water .

Geographical location

Bucksport is located at the confluence of the Penobscot River in Penobscot Bay and in the northwest of Hancock County and is bordered to the north by Penobscot County and to the west by Waldo County . The Penobscot River limits the town to the west. There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. The largest is Silver Lake in the south. To the north are Thurston Pond and Long Pond . Jacob Buck Pond is centrally located . The surface is hilly, the highest point being the centrally located, 256 m high Kings Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Orrington , Penobscot County , 2.1 mi
• East: Dedham , 14 miles
• Southeast: Orland , 6.1 mi
• South: Verona Island , 3 mi
• Southwest: Prospect , Waldo County , 8.2 mi
• West: Frankfort , Waldo County, 12 mi
• Northwest: Winterport , Waldo County 17 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Bucksport: Bucks Mills (Buck's Mills), Bucksport , Bucksport Center , East Bucksport , Millvale , North Bucksport , Santiago and Winterport Ferry (former railway station).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Bucksport is between -7.22 ° C (19 ° 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

East Maine Conference Seminary circa 1907

Bucksport was one of the six municipalities whose Grant by the King Wilhelm and Maria II.an awarded David Marsh and 350 other citizens of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The land allocation was upheld by the Massachusetts court in 1764.

Initially, the area was named Township No. 1 East of Penobscot River, Livermore Survey (T1 EPR LS) , or Township No. 1 West of Union River . The other five townships were Plantation No. 2 Orland , Plantation No. 3 Penobscot (Castine) , Plantation No. 4 Sedgwick , Plantation No. 5 Blue Hill and Plantation No. 6 surry .

Colonel Jonathan Buck reached the place in August 1762 along with James and William Duncan, Richard Emerson and William Chamberlain and began the settlement. The settlement was burned down by the British in 1779. As a town, the area was first named Buckstown in 1792 after Jonathan Buck, one of the first settlers. The name was changed to Bucksport in 1817. The town's first post office was established in 1799 and the Gazette of Maine, one of the early newspapers, was published in Buckstown in 1804. The Penobscot Bank was founded in 1804 and existed for six years.

The Eastern Maine Railway reached Bucksport in 1883, initially as the Bucksport and Bangor Railroad . It was taken over by the Maine Central Railroad . Passenger traffic was discontinued in 1937, since then only goods traffic has taken place on the route.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Bucksport, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	624	1403	1658	2237	3015	3381	3554	3433	3047	2921
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2339	2216	1906	2135	2927	3102	3466	3756	4345	4825
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4908	4924

Culture and sights

Buildings

Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House

Bucksport Rail Road Station

Jed Prowty Tavern

Several buildings in Bucksport have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

• Brown-Pilsbury Double House , recorded 1997, register no. 97001129
• Buck Memorial Library , incorporated in 1987, register no. 87002193
• Bucksport Railroad Station , recorded in 1975, register no. 75000091
• Duck Cove School , incorporated in 1993, register no. 93000640
• Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House , recorded 1990, register no. 90000925
• Brown-Pilsbury Double House , recorded 1997, register no. 97001129
• James Emery House , recorded 1974, register no. 74000151
• Phineas Heywood House , recorded in 1988, register no. 87002194
• Jed Prouty Tavern and Inn , incorporated in 1986, register no. 86000074
• Wilson Hall , recorded 1983, register no. 83000452

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 15 runs north to south along the located in the West Penobscot Rivers. Maine State Route 46 also runs in a north-south direction through the east of the town .

Public facilities

Bucksport does not have its own medical facilities or hospitals. The closest are in Brewer, Belfast and Bangor.

The Buck Memorial Library is located on Maine Street in Bucksport.

education

Bucksport belongs to the school district RSU 25 with Orland, Prospect and Verona Island .

The following schools are offered in Bucksport:

• GH Jewett School, with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
• Miles Lane School with grades 1 to 4
• Bucksport Middle School with grades 5 to 8
• Bucksport High School with grades 9 to 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Carl Darling Buck (1866–1955), philologist

Personalities who have worked on site

• Molly Kool (1916–2009), sea captain
• Edmund von Mach (1870–1927), art historian, university professor, author and translator
• Scott Nearing (1883–1983), author, educator, and farmer
• Peter Suber (* 1951), Professor of Philosophy, a leader in the Open Access movement

Web links

Commons : Bucksport, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Bucksport on Maine.gov
• Bucksport on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bucksport in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 26, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Kings Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Bucksport, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Bucksport, Maine (ME 04416) 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 May 26, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ Remembering The Past - Town of Bucksport, Maine. In: bucksportmaine.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
8. ^ History of Bucksport, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 26, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
10. ^ Public Library - Town of Bucksport, Maine. In: bucksportmaine.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
11. ^ Regional School Unit 25. In: rsu25.org. Retrieved May 26, 2018 .