Casco (Maine)

Casco
Grange Hall
Location in Maine
Casco
Basic data
Foundation :	March 18, 1841
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 57 ′  N , 70 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ′  N , 70 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	3,742 (as of 2010)
Population density :	46.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	98.4 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 80.9 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	168 m
Postal code :	04015
FIPS :	23-11125
GNIS ID :	00582395
Website :	cascomaine.org

Casco is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 3742 inhabitants in 2944 households on an area of ​​98.4 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Cacso has an area of ​​98.4  km² , of which 80.9 km² consists of land and 7.5 km² of water .

Geographical location

Cacso is in the northern part of Cumberland County. Androscoggin County borders with Poland to the northeast . In the northwest the Oxford County with Otisfield . Several lakes protrude in the area of ​​the Town Casco and in the area. Thompson Lake borders in the northeast, and Pleasant Lake rises up to the area in the northwest . Parker Pond is centrally located , with Coffee Pond to the south . In the east of the Crescent Lake and in the south the largest lake, the Sebago Lake . The surface of the area is hilly with several elevations. The largest is the 299 m high Rattlesnake Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Otisfield , Oxford County , 4 mi
• Northeast: Poland , Androscoggin County , 8.5 mi
• Southeast: Raymond , 3.2 mi
• Southwest: Sebago , 9.8 miles
• West: Naples , 14.1 km

City structure

There are several settlements in Casco : Casco , Cook Mills (Cooks Mills), Cook's (former post office), Leach Hill , Mayberry Hill , Pike Corner , Quaker Ridge , Songo Lock , South Casco and Webb Mills (Crescent Lake, Webbs Mills, Webb's Mills).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Casco is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° 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

The land was given by the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a grant to Captain William Raymond and his men in 1767 in gratitude for their service at the Battle of Québec under Sir William Phips . Until the founding of the town of Casco on March 18, 1841, it belonged to the town of Raymond.

The Longfellow steamship on the Songo River

The surface is hard and uneven, not particularly suitable as arable land. There are several lakes in Casco whose drains have been good locations for watermills. There were four sawmills, four grist mills, four clapboard factories, a wagon factory, and a tannery in Casco. In 1832 the Cumberland and Oxford Canal was built, connecting Casco with Portland . Steamships carried tourists and cargo from 1840 onwards.

Today, the local economy is made up of tourism businesses, including two holiday complexes, a golf course, various restaurants and bed and breakfasts . In addition to tourism, there are local sawmills and a construction industry. The local economy consists of many small businesses, retail and service providers including handicrafts and art galleries.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Casco, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents						1046	1116	998	908	844
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	783	688	685	713	890	881	947	1256	2243	3018
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	3469	3742

Culture and sights

Buildings

Richard Manning House

Four buildings are listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Beckett's Castle , recorded 1974, register no. 74000156
• Friends Meetinghouse , recorded in 1975, register no. 75000095
• Friends School , recorded in 1996, register no. 96000650
• Richard Manning House , recorded 1993, register no. 93000639
• Watkins House and Cabins , recorded 1992, register no. 92000792

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 302 runs through the southwest of the Town. It connects Casco with Portland in the south and Bridgton in the north. In a north-south direction, Maine State Route 121 continues to the east and Maine State Route 11 in an east-west direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Casco. The closest hospitals to Casco residents are in Auburn and Bridgton.

education

Casco is part of the Maine School Administrative District 61 with Bridgton, Naples and Sebago .

The following schools are available in the school district:

• Sebago Elementary School in Sebago
• Songo Locks School in Naples
• Stevens Brook School in Bridgton
• Lake Region Middle School in Naples
• Lake Region High School in Naples
• Lake Region Vocational Center in Naples
• Lake Region - Fryeburg Area Adult Education in Casco

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Bonnie Titcomb Lewis , politician

Web links

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

• Homepage Casco
• Casco administrative records on the official Maine State websites

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Casco in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 5, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Rattlesnake Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed March 5, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Casco, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed March 5, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Casco, Maine (ME 04015) 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 5, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ About Casco Homepage Casco
8. ^ History of Raymond, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
9. ^ A History and Description of New England, General and Local by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield
10. ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
11. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2018 (American English).