Damariscotta
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| Foundation : | March 15, 1848 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 1 ′ N , 69 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,218 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 68.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 38.10 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 32.17 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 29 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04543 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-16235 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582432 | ||
| Website : | www.damariscottame.com | ||
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Damariscotta is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2218 inhabitants in 1051 households on an area of 38.10 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Damariscotta has a total area of 38.10 km², of which 32.17 km² are land and 5.93 km² consist of water .
Geographical location
Damariscotta is centrally located in Lincoln County and is bounded to the west by the Damariscotta River and to the northeast by Pemaquid Pond and to the southeast by Biscay Pond . Muddy Pond and Little Pond are centrally located in the area of the town . 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: Nobleboro , 5.5 mi
- Northeast: Waldoboro , 14.3 km
- East: Bremen , 7.2 km
- South: Bristol , 9.3 miles
- West: Newcastle , 4 miles
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Damariscotta : Biscay , Damariscotta and Knowlton Corner .
climate
The mean average temperature in Damariscotta ranges from −6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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
Damariscotta was originally part of the Bristol area and that includes the old Pemaquid settlement area . Pemaquid is considered to be one of the earliest and most important coastal settlements in New England's early history. From the area of the Pemaquid patent, a land grant given in 1631 by the Plymouth Council to Robert Aldsworth and Gyles Elbridge, two Bristol merchants. The area covered by the patent included the entire peninsula between the Damariscotta River and Medomac River, including Darnariscove Island and other islands off the coast. A first settlement was established in 1632 on the east side of the Pemaquid River. The settlement was secured by a fort with palisades. The settlement was attacked and looted by the pirate Dixie Bull .
Pemaquid was claimed by the Duke of York, later King James II , in 1664 . He claimed an area that also included Sagadahoc and New York. In order to secure the English supremacy in New England, many Dutch settlers were directed to Pemaquid by the British colonial governor Edmund Andros . He named the settlement Jamestown in honor of King Jacob. Some strengthened the fort's garrison. After the outbreak of King Philip's Wars in the spring of 1675, the threat posed by Indians to the settlers increased. There were initially no attacks, as an agreement with the Indians was reached through the mediation of Abraham Shurt. However, after Indians were kidnapped by a trader who wanted to sell them as slaves, all settlements on the coast were destroyed by Indians.
After the end of the war, the settlers returned to the destroyed settlement and rebuilt it from 1678 onwards. The outbreak of the Glorious Revolution brought war to the area again and Pernaquid was attacked and destroyed by French and Indians, the fort was also destroyed. Damarixcotta was named Walpole as part of David Bunbar's Pemaquid patent in 1829 . It was called Scottie by the locals .
The business center is Damariscotta Village, on the lower falls of the Damariscotta River. A bridge spanned by US Highway 1 connects Damariscotta Village with Newcastle, near a station on the former Knox and Lincoln Railway .
Damariscotta was named after Darnarine, a Sagadahoc sachem , also known as Robinchaud by the English Robin Hood .
As a town independently organized the area on March 15, 1848 from areas that previously belonged to Nobelboro and Bristol.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Damariscotta, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1328 | 1366 | 1232 | 1142 | 1012 | |||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 876 | 771 | 849 | 825 | 844 | 1113 | 1093 | 1264 | 1493 | 1811 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 2041 | 2218 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Damariscotta, two districts and several buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Districts
- Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District , registered in 1998 under no. 98001238.
- Main Street Historic District , 1979 under registration no. 79000154.
- Buildings
- Chapman-Hall House , 1970 under the register no. 70000077.
- Stephen Coffin House , 1987 under the register no. 86003519.
- Matthew Cottrill House , 1974 under registration no. 74000177.
- Damariscotta Baptist Church , 1985 under registration no. 85001265.
- Damariscotta Oyster Shell Heaps , 1969 under the register no. 69000027.
- Huston House , 1985 under the register no. 85000241.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 runs through the north-west of Damariscotta. Maine State Route 129 branches off from here in a southerly direction .
Public facilities
There are several medical institutions or hospitals in Damariscotta. These are also available to residents of the neighboring areas.
The Skidompha Public Library was founded in 1905. The name is made up of the initials of the founding members.
education
Damariscotta belongs to the Central Lincoln County School System, AOS 93 , with Bremen, Bristol, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro and South Bristol . Secondary schools are not offered by the school district, schools of choice can be attended, the costs are borne by the municipalities. Most of the students attend the private Lincoln Academy in Newcastle .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Bristol Consolidated School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, in Bristol
- Jefferson Village School; School classes Kindergarten through Year 8, in Jefferson
- Nobleboro Central School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Nobleboro
- Great Salt Bay Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 8 in Damariscotta
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Anna Belknap (* 1972), actress
- Ben Bizier (* 1984), baseball player and coach
- Charles A. Boutelle (1839–1901), politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- Frank Springer (1929–2009), comic artist
- Ola Elizabeth Winslow (1885–1977), literary scholar, university lecturer and biographer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Damariscotta in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 21, 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
- ↑ a b Damariscotta, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Damariscotta, Maine (ME 04537) 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 October 21, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b c History of Bristol, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 21, 2018 .
- ^ History of Damariscotta, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 21, 2018 .
- ^ History of Damariscotta, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District 98001238
- ↑ Main Street Historic District 79000154
- ↑ Chapman-Hall House 70000077
- ↑ Stephen Coffin House 86003519
- ↑ Matthew Cottrill House 74000177
- ↑ Damariscotta Baptist Church 85001265
- ↑ Damariscotta Oyster Shell Heaps 69000027
- ↑ Huston House 85000241
- ↑ Skidompha Library | About | Our name . In: Skidompha Library . ( skidompha.org ).
- ^ Central Lincoln County School System. In: aos93.org. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
