Chesterville (Maine)

Chesterville
North Chesterville
Location in Maine
Chesterville
Basic data
Foundation :	February 20, 1802
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 5 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,352 (as of 2010)
Population density :	14.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	97.25 km 2  (about 38 mi 2 ) of which 93.68 km 2  (about 36 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	113 m
Postal code :	04938
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-12595
GNIS ID :	0582409
Website :	www.townofchesterville.me

Chesterville is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1352 inhabitants in 549 households on an area of ​​97.25 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Chesterville has a total area of ​​97.25 km², of which 93.68 km² is land and 3.57 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Chesterville is in the south of Franklin County, on the border with Kennebec County. The Little Norridgewock Stream flows north through the town, it flows into the Sandy River at Farmington Falls . In the east, the McGurdy's River forms the border to the neighboring town of Vienna. Several lakes are in the area of ​​the town. In the north of Locko Pond , south of it the Sand Pond , in the center the North Pond , west of the centrally located Chesterville Wildlife Management Area the Horseshoe Pond , south of the Norcross Pond . In the north, the Crowell Pond borders the area of ​​the Town, in the south the largest lake, Parker Pond . The surface of the town is hilly, the highest point is the 276 m high Blabon Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Farmington , 4.2 mi
• Northeast: New Sharon , 7.9 mi
• East: Vienna , Kennebec County , 7.5 mi
• Southeast Mount Vernon , Kennebec County, 10 mi
• South: Fayette , Kennebec County, 3.6 mi
• West: Jay , 6.6 mi
• Northwest: Wilton , 10.1 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Chesterville: Chester (formerly a post office), Chesterville , Chesterville Hill , Farmington Falls (formerly Messee Contee, or Messucontu), North Chesterville (formerly Keith's Mills) and South Chesterville (formerly a post office).

climate

The mean average temperature in Chesterville ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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 first settlers who settled on the rapids of the Little Norridgwock River discovered remnants of palisades and an Indian burial site. There they found human bones and wampumpeag , as well as other relics.

Abraham Wyman, the first settler to settle in the southern part of the area in 1782, initially called it Wyman's Plantation . More settlers followed in the next year, who built mills near the center of the settlement. The name changed to Chester Plantation . The area was organized as a town in 1802.

In 1811 Chesterville received land from the neighboring town of Wilton and in 1847 from Vienna. The Village Farmington Falls is partially located in Farmington and Chesterville.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Chesterville, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		430		923	1098	1142	1110	1011	955	770
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	709	627	586	575	538	588	505	643	869	1012
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1170	1352

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 156 runs along the northwestern boundary of the Town. Maine State Route 41 runs through the northeast . The US Highway 2 runs north of Sandy Rivers through the area of Farmington.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Chesterville. The closest are in Farmington and Canton.

Chesterville does not have its own library. The closest is in Farmington.

education

Chesterville belongs with Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna, Weld and Wilton to the Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Gerald D. Cushing School in Wilton (school classes Pre-K to 1)
• Academy Hill School in Wilton (grades 2 to 5)
• Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon (Classes Pre-K to 5)
• WG Mallett School in Farmington (school classes Pre-K to 2)
• Cascade Brook School in Farmington (grades 3 to 5)
• Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
• Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Samuel P. Morrill (1816-1892), politician

Web links

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

• Chesterville on maine.gov
• Chesterville on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chesterville in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 6, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Blabon Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 6, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Chesterville, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed April 6, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chesterville, Maine (ME 04938) 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 April 6, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Chesterville, Maine, from A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , by Geo. J. Varney , accessed April 6, 2018
8. ↑ Chesterville . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2011 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
9. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
10. ↑ mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .