Caswell (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 14, 1879 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 1 ′ N , 67 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 306 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 107.64 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 106.97 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 247 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04750 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-11335 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582398 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Caswell is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 306 inhabitants in 176 households on an area of 108.0 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Caswell has a total area of 107.64 km², of which 106.97 km² is land and 0.67 km² is made up of water .
Geographical location
Caswell is located in northeast Aroostook County on the Canadian border. In the south of the town is the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge with the centrally located Butterfield Brook Pond . There are other smaller lakes in the Caswell area and to the northwest is the larger Big Black Brook Lake . The surface of the town is flat and there are no major rivers. The Saint John River runs near the northeastern tip of the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Hamlin , 2.2 mi
- East: Grand Falls , New Brunswick , Canada , 8.7 mi
- South: Limestone , 2.9 mi
- Southwest: Caribou , 7 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory Connor , 9.2 mi
- Northwest: Cyr Plantation , 10.1 mi
City structure
There are two settlement areas in the Caswell Town area: Caswell Plantation (formerly Caswell) and Pleasant Ridge (former Caswell Post Office).
climate
The mean mean temperature in Caswell is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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 settlement was founded in 1878 as Pleasant Ridge Plantation . On April 14, 1879, the town of Caswell was founded and at the same time named after RS Caswell, the first settler in the area. Caswell was and is rich in wood, which is well suited as construction timber. Agriculture is also practiced. In 1890 hops were grown for beer production. Mainly however potatoes, oats, buckwheat and hay. In addition, extensive livestock farming on the farms. Sheep, cattle, pigs and poultry were kept. Today a large part of the cultivation area is used for potatoes and peas. Oats are also sometimes grown.
Next to the Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, there is a land radar station in Caswell, which the government acquired in 1951. Up to 150 people worked in this station.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Caswell, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 212 | |||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 368 | 529 | 558 | 642 | 650 | 687 | 853 | 693 | 586 | 408 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 326 | 306 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 runs through the city and continues north towards Van Buren and south towards Limestone . Caswell never had a rail connection. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .
Public facilities
Caswell does not own a library. The closest is in Carubou.
There is no hospital or medical facility in Caswell. The closest hospital to Cary Plantation and the region is in Carubou.
education
From 1899 to 1926 there were five small schools in Caswell. Pleasant Ridge School was founded in 1927 for grades 1 through 8, and St Mary's School in 1928. After a new school was built in 1974, St Mary's School closed. The Caswell Elementary School is attended by students from grades 1 to 7, from grade 8 they switch to Limestone High School.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Caswell in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 6, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Caswell, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Caswell, Maine (ME 04750) 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 January 6, 2018 (English).
- ↑ city-data.com
- ↑ a b Caswell on the Aroostook County's website ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
