Cushing (Maine)
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| Foundation : | January 30, 1789 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 1 ′ N , 69 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,534 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 30.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 67.47 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of which 49.83 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 27 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04563 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-15780 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582428 | ||
| Website : | www.cushing.maine.gov | ||
Cushing is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1534 inhabitants in 642 households on an area of 67.47 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Cushing has a total area of 67.47 km², of which 49.83 km² is land and 17.64 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Cushing is located in the south of Knox County, at the confluence of the Saint George River in the Muscongus Bay of the Atlantic Ocean . There are several small lakes in the town's area. The largest is the centrally located Fresh Pond . Several islands also belong to the area of the town. The most famous are Crotch Island and Gay Island . The surface of the area is slightly hilly, with no significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Thomaston , 6.5 mi
- Northeast: South Thomaston , 8.6 mi
- East: St. George , 3.1 miles
- Southeast: Hope , 5.2 mi
- Southwest: Friendship , 6.3 mi
- Northwest: Warren , 3 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Cushing : Cushing , North Cushing , Pleasant Point , South Cushing, and Wentworth Corners .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Cushing ranges from −5.6 ° C (22 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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 area at the mouth of the Saint George River was used by Indians centuries before the first white settlers. Traces can be found at the protected Gaunt Neck Site Complex . The first Europeans reached the area in 1605 as part of George Weymouth's Massachusetts and Maine expedition. An inscription by Thomas King, a member of the expedition, on a stone in Cushing, the Thomas King Inscription , attests to their arrival.
First settlers settled in 1635, two families and the merchant Richard Foxwell are listed in that year. The area was patented by Samuel Waldo in 1730. In the following years there were attacks by Indians. In one of these attacks during the Seven Years' War , Richard Falley, ancestor of future President Grover Cleveland , was captured by Indians and taken to Montreal. Falley later fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill .
Cushing was organized as a town on January 30, 1789. Previously it was known as the St. George Plantation . The town was named after Thomas Cushing , who was governor of the state of Massachusetts in 1785. After Cushing was organized as a town in 1789, the eastern part split off on the eastern side of the Saint George River in 1803 and the town of St. George was founded. Portions of Warren were added in 1807 and given to Thomaston in 1891. Crotch Island was added by the Town Friendship in 1834. Land was given to Friendship in 1839 and Thomaston in 1909.
In 1743, Samuel Waldo gave land to William Hathorn VII, Samuel Hathorn I and Alexander Hathorn from Salem, Massachusetts, who first built a log cabin there, which was replaced by what is now known as the Olson House at the end of the 18th century . Anna Christina Olson , who became known through the painting Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth , later lived in this house . This painting by Wyeth is one of the best known works of 20th century American art.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Cushing, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 942 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1415 | 532 | 600 | 681 | 790 | 807 | 796 | 704 | 805 | 688 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 604 | 535 | 416 | 350 | 362 | 376 | 479 | 522 | 795 | 988 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1322 | 1534 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Cushing, a structure and several archaeological sites were listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The exact location of these sites is not disclosed.
- Building
- Olson House 1995 under registration no. 93001114
- Archaeological sites
- Benjamin Burton Garrison Site 1983 under registration no. 83000461
- Gaunt Neck Site Complex 2005 under the register no. 05001467
- Thomas King Inscription 1979 under the register no. 79000152
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 97 runs through the north-west of Cushing. It joins US Highway 1 shortly after the town area .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Cushing. The closest are in Waldoboro and Rockland.
The Cushing Public Library is located in Cushing . It was founded in 1977 and is located on Cross Road, in the Community Center.
education
Cushing is part of Regional School Unit 13 , along with Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Cushing Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 5 in Cushing
- Thomaston Grammar School; School classes Kindergarten to 5th grade, in Thomaston
- Ash Point Community School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Owls Head
- South School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Rockland
- Oceanside Middle School; School classes 6–8, in Thomaston
- Oceanside High School; School grades 9–12, in Rockland
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Edward Robinson (1796-1857), politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), painter. His work Christina's World was created in Cushing
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cushing in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 15, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ a b c d Cushing, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Cushing on City-Data.com , accessed on September 15, 2018
- ↑ a b Historical Society's Cushing Timeline , accessed September 15, 2018
- ^ A Brief History of the Hathorn / Olson House , accessed September 15, 2018
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Olson House 93001114
- ↑ Benjamin Burton Garrison Site 83000461
- ↑ Gaunt Neck Site Complex 05001467
- ↑ Thomas King Inscription 79000152
- ^ Cushing Public Library , accessed September 15, 2018
- ^ Regional School Unit 13 , accessed September 15, 2018
