Cape Elizabeth

Cape Elizabeth
Portland Head Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth
Location in Maine
Cape Elizabeth
Basic data
Foundation :	1628/1765
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 34 ′  N , 70 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′  N , 70 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	9.015 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	236 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	151.3 km 2  (approx. 58 mi 2 ) of which 38.2 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	19 m
Postal code :	04107
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-10180
GNIS ID :	0582387
Website :	www.capeelizabeth.com

Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 9015 inhabitants in 3963 households on an area of ​​151.3 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Brunswick has an area of ​​151.3  km² , of which 38.2 km² are land and 113.1 km² are water .

Geographical location

Cape Elizabeth is south of South Portland and east of Scarborough , on Casco Bay in the Atlantic Ocean . Two islands belong to the area of ​​the town, the agricultural Richmond Island and the uninhabited Ram Island . Portland Head Light , Maine's oldest lighthouse, is located in Fort Williams Park, which is part of Cape Elizabeth. To the south lies the Great Pond in the area of ​​the Town . The surface of the town is flat, without any major elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: South Portland , 5.9 miles
• East and South: Casco Bay
• West: Scarborough , 9 miles

City structure

There are several settlements in Cape Elizabeth: Birch Knolls , Bowery Beach (formerly Village), Brentwood , Broad Cove , Cape Cottage , Cape Elizabeth (formerly Cushing's Point Village), Crescent Beach , Delano Park , Elizabeth Park , Fort Williams , Oakhurst , Pond Cove , Queen Acres , Sherwood Forest and Shore Acres .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Cape Elizabeth is between −6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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

Richmond Island was toured by Samuel de Champlain around 1605 . John Smith explored and mapped the area on his New England expedition in 1615. Charles I , to whom he presented the map, chose the place name after his sister Elisabeth Stuart .

The first settlement was by Walter Bagnall, who set up a trading post on Richmond Island in 1628. His deceitful methods aroused the anger of the Indians who killed him in October 1631 and burned his home.

Two months later, the Plymouth Company left Richmond Island to the traders Robert Trelawney and Moses Goodyear, who set up a fishing business there. The first settlers on the mainland, George Cleeve and Richard Tucker, settled in 1630. Two years later, the English parliamentarian Alexander Rigby, who had taken possession of the area, had them expelled. Cleeve and Tucker then moved to what is now Portland .

The Porpooduck settlement , which then emerged on the For River, was attacked in the Indian Wars and finally destroyed in 1703. In 1719/20 a new settlement was built, which received town charter in 1765.

From 1899 to 1962 there was an artillery base called Fort Williams around Portland Head Light , which served to protect the port of Portland and has now been converted into a park.

Shipwrecks

At least 15 ships were stranded off Cape Elizabeth, including the paddle steamer Bay State in 1916 . About 7 wrecks are still visible under water.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										1356
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1275	1415	1688	1696	1666	2082	3278	5106	5302	5459
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	887	1857	1534	2376	3172	3816	5505	7873	7838	8854
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	9068	9015

Culture and sights

Buildings

Cape Elizabeth Lights

Seven buildings, most of which are lighthouses, and one Cape Elizabeth historic site are listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Beckett's Castle , recorded 1974, register no. 74000156
• CA Brown Cottage , recorded 1974, register no. 74000157
• Dyer – Hutchinson Farm , recorded 1997, register no. 97000313
• Portland Head Light , recorded 1973, register no. 73000121
• Ram Island Ledge Light , recorded in 1988, register no. 88000157
• Richmond's Island Archeological Site , incorporated in 1978, Register No. 78000175
• Spurwink Congregational Church , recorded 1970, register no. 70000044
• Two Lights , recorded in 1974, register no. 74000167

Sports

The Beach to Beacon 10K race has been held since 1998 , a ten-kilometer road race from Crescent Beach State Park to Portland Head Light.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 77 connects Cape Elizabeth to South Portland and Portland to the north and Scarborough to the west. There are no other major roads, but lead through the neighboring areas of the Maine Turnpike, Interstate 95 with its feeder Interstate 295 to South Portland and US Highway 1 .

Public facilities

The Thomas Memorial Library is located in Cape Elizabeth on Scott Dyer Road .

There are two medical facilities for residents in Cape Elizabeth. Hospitals are located in Portland and South Portland.

education

The Cape Elizabeth School Department is responsible for the education of the students in Cape Elizabeth. The following schools are available in Cape Elizabeth:

• Cape Elizabeth High School
• Cape Elizabeth Middle School
• Pond Cove Elementary School

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Joan Benoit (* 1957), long-distance runner
• Clare Egan (* 1987), biathlete, cross-country skier and athlete
• John Ford (1894–1973), film director

literature

• Geo. J. Varney: History of Cape Elizabeth, Maine . In: A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. Boston 1886

Web links

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

• Official website
• Cape Elizabeth on City-Data.com
• Cape Elizabeth on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cape Elizabeth in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 4, 2018
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. ↑ Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed March 5, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Cape Elizabeth, Maine (ME 04107) 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 4, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ mainememory.net
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ↑ Thomas Memorial Library - Welcome to TML! In: thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Retrieved March 4, 2018 (American English). 
9. ^ Cape Elizabeth Schools. In: me.us. www.cape.k12.me.us, accessed March 4, 2018 (UK English).