Corinth (Maine)

Corinth
Town Hall
Location in Maine
Corinth
Basic data
Foundation :	June 21, 1811
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 59 ′  N , 69 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 59 ′  N , 69 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,878 (as of 2010)
Population density :	27.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	104.30 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 104.30 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	66 m
Postal code :	04427
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-14380
GNIS ID :	0582420
Website :	www.townofcorinth.com
Roby Ville Bridge

Corinth is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2878 inhabitants in 1233 households on an area of ​​104.30 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Corinth has a total area of ​​104.30 km², which consists entirely of land and does not include water .

Geographical location

Corinth is in the southwest of Penobscot County. The Kenduskeag Stream flows south through Corinth. There are no lakes in the town area. The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Charleston , 6.8 mi
• Northeast: Bradford , 9 miles
• East: Hudson , 6 miles
• Southeast: Kenduskeag , 6 miles
• South: Levant , 13.8 km
• Southwest: Stetson , 8.6 mi
• West: Exeter , 5.7 miles
• Northwest: Garland , 9.9 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Corinth : East Corinth , McGregor Mill , Robyville , Savage Settlement , Skinner Settlement , South Corinth, and West Corinth .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Corinth is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) 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

Corinth was organized as a town on June 21, 1811. The original name for the area was Township No. 2, Fourth Range North of Waldo Patent (T2 R4 NWP); Ohio; New Ohio; Ohio Plantatio .

The settlement of the area initially under the names New Ohio and Ohio started in 1794 by Abner Tibbetts. More settlers followed in a short time.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Corinth, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			296	712	1318	1600	1790	1462	1333	1154
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1042	1034	891	931	954	1167	1138	1212	1711	2177
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2511	2878

Culture and sights

Buildings

A building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Corinth and the Village in East Corinth .

• Corinth Town Hall and Corinthian Lodge No. 59, IOOF , 2008 under the register no. 07001446.
• Corinth Village , 1973 under the register no. 73000135.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In a north-south direction, Maine State Route 15 runs centrally through Corinth, it crosses Main State Route 43, which runs in a west-east direction . From this, Maine State Route 94 branches off in the northwest in a northerly direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical institutions or hospitals in Corinth. Closest facilities for the residents of Corinth are in Dexter and Bangor.

The Atkins Memorial Library is on Hudson Road in Corinth.

education

Corinth belongs to Regional School Unit 64 with Bradford, Hudson, Kenduskeag and Stetson .

The following schools are offered in the school district, all of which are in Corinth:

• Central Community Elementary School, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Central Middle School, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Central High School with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Arthur R. Gould (1857–1946), politician and entrepreneur

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Corinth on maine.gov
• Corinth on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Corinth in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 21, 2019
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. ↑ ^{a b} Corinth, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 21, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Corinth, Maine (ME 04427) 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 21, 2019 . 
6. ^ Corinth. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2019 (American English). 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Corinth Town Hall and Corinthian Lodge No. 59, IOOF 07001446
9. ↑ Corinth Village 73000135
10. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved April 21, 2019 . 
11. ↑ RSU 64 - Bradford, Corinth, Hudson, Kenduskeag, Stetson. In: rsu64schools.org. RSU 64, accessed April 21, 2019 .