Dedham (Maine)

Dedham
Dedham Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	July 2, 1827
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 42 ′  N , 68 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 42 ′  N , 68 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,681 (as of 2010)
Population density :	16.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	114.94 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 101.86 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	187 m
Postal code :	04429
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-16935
GNIS ID :	0582436
Website :	www.dedhamme.org

Dedham is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1681 inhabitants in 702 households on an area of ​​114.94 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Dedham has a total area of ​​114.94 km², of which 101.86 km² is land and 13.08 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Dedham is in the northwest of Hancock County and is bordered to the north by Penobscot County . There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. The largest is Green Lake in the southeast, others are Phillips Lake , Goose Pond , Mountainy Pond and in the north the Hatcase Pond and Burnt Pond . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 341 m high Bald Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Eddington , Penobscot County , 4.5 mi
• Northeast: Clifton , Penobscot County, 6 mi
• East: Otis , 4.7 miles
• South: Ellsworth , 6.1 miles
• Southwest: Orland , 13.5 km
• West: Bucksport , 14 miles
• Northwest: Holden , Penobscot County, 8.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Dedham : Dedham (also Dedham Village), East Dedham , Green Lake (Greenlake) and Lucerne-in-Maine (formerly Colony Village).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Dedham is between -7.22 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 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

Dedham initially belonged to Township No. 8. As early as 1835, the town of Otis was organized as an independent town from this area and in 1837 Dedham was organized as an independent town. The name came from Dedham in Massachusetts . The town gave land to Brewer in 1841 and land to Ellsworth in 1852, and Bucksport added land in 1909.

The settlement of Dedham started in 1810. Dedham is on the carriage route from Bangor to Ellsworth, which now forms US Highway 1A. The Lake House, better known as the Lucerne Inn , established itself as a place to stay , which was placed under a preservation order and entered in the National Register of Historic Places.

On April 11, 1961, a McDonnell F-101 Voodoo crashed on Bald Mountain.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Dedham, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					455	546	495	448	406	366
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	327	353	286	279	293	374	438	522	841	1229
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1422	1681

Culture and sights

Buildings

In 1982, the Lucerne Inn in Dedham was listed as a historical monument and under the register no. 82000742 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 1A runs in a north-south direction centrally through Dedham. Likewise, Maine State Route 46 , which runs through the western tip of Dedham.

Public facilities

Dedham does not have its own medical facilities or hospitals. Closest ones are in Brewer and Bangor.

There is no library in Dedham, the closest is in Orrington.

education

Dedham belongs to CSD # 8 with Aurora, Amhers, Great Pont, Orrington and Osborn .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Airline Community School in Aurora, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Center Drive School in Orrington, through Grade 8
• Dedham School in Dedham, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Pascal P. Gilmore (1845–1931), Civil War soldier, politician and Maine State Treasurer

Web links

Commons : Dedham, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Dedham on Maine.gov
• Dedham on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dedham in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 27, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Soon Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Dedham, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 27, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Dedham, Maine (ME 04429) 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 May 27, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ A Gazetteer of the State of Maine . Boston: BB Russell, 1881.
8. ^ Dedham's History . ( dedhamme.org ).
9. ↑ f101bd1. In: mewreckchasers.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
11. ↑ Lucerne Inn, Register No. 82000742 , accessed September 13, 2018
12. ^ Maine Department of Education. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018 (American English).