Chapman (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 11, 1915 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 36 ′ N , 68 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 468 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 4.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 100.54 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 99.46 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 157 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04757 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-12000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582403 | ||
| Website : | mapleton.me/ | ||
Chapman is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 468 inhabitants in 213 households on an area of 100.5 km². The towns of Castle Hill, Mapletown and Chapman have made an agreement for joint management of their towns. The common administration of the towns is in Mapletown. Castle Hill and Mapletown have been working together since 1947 and Chapman joined in 1974.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Chapman has a total area of 100.54 km², of which 99.46 km² is land and 1.09 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Chapman is in the middle of Aroostook County. Alder Lake is located on the southern edge of the urban area . The Presque Isle Stream flows north towards Presque Isle, where it joins the Aroostook River . The surface of the town is flat, with a few small bumps. The tallest is the 314 m high Chandler Mountain .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Mapleton , 2.7 mi
- East: Presque Isle , 9 miles
- Southeast: Westfield , 10 mi
- South: Unorganized Territory South Aroostook , 20 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory South Aroostook , 20 mi
- Northwest: Castle Hill , 7.9 mi
City structure
There are two settlement areas in Chapman: Chapman and Grindstone .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Chapman 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
Today's town was founded on April 27, 1874 as Chapman Plantation. About 40 people lived there in 1870. Ten years later, in 1880 it was already 166. It was measured by the surveyor Cyrus Chapman, who also set the boundary markings, and marked with his name. Since then she has been called Chapman. The timber industry is the main occupation in Chapman. From 1910 onwards, Chapman experienced an influx of further settlers through the railway line and became a town on March 11, 1915. In 1947, Chapman joined the school district with Mapleton, Castle Hill, Wade, Washburn and Perham and the local school closed. The school building, which is more than 100 years old, was built in timber frame construction and is now used as a town hall for citizens' meetings, the meeting of the snowmobile club and for the fundraising dinner.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Chapman, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 166 | 231 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 285 | 426 | 490 | 409 | 397 | 381 | 376 | 328 | 406 | 422 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 465 | 468 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The only road access is a narrow country road to Mapleton . Chapman is located on the Squa Pan – Stockholm line , on which freight trains of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway still operate occasionally . From 1910 to 1951 passenger trains stopped at the city's train station. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle.
Public facilities
Chapman does not own a library, the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle is the closest library.
There is no hospital in Chapman. The closest hospitals to residents of this area are in Caribou and Presque Isle.
education
Chapman is part of the Maine School Administrative District # 1 with Castle Hill, Presque Isle, Mapleton and Westfield .
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Zippel Elementary School in Presque Isle
- Mapleton Elementary School in Mapleton
- Pine Street Elementary School in Presque Isle
- Presque Isle Middle School in Presque Isle
- Presque Isle High School in Presque Isle
- Presque Isle Regional Career & Technical Center in Presque Isle
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922 (English, digitized ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chapman 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)
- ↑ Interlocal Agreement. In: mapleton.me. Retrieved January 6, 2018 (UK English).
- ^ Chandler Mountain . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Chapman, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Chapman, Maine (ME 04757) 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
- ^ Maine Encyclopedia , accessed April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- Jump up ↑ Home - Maine School Administrative District # 1. In: sad1.org. Maine School Administrative District # 1, accessed January 6, 2018 (American English).
