Dixfield

Dixfield
Town Offices
Location in Maine
Dixfield
Basic data
Foundation :	June 21, 1803
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,550 (as of 2010)
Population density :	23.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	107.98 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 106.89 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	218 m
Postal code :	04224
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-017705
GNIS ID :	0582443
Website :	dixfield.org
Dixfield

Dixfield is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2550 inhabitants in 1180 households on an area of ​​107.98 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Dixfield has a total area of ​​107.98 km², of which 106.89 km² is land and 1.09 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Dixfield is east of Oxford County and borders Franklin County . The Androscoggin River flows through the area of ​​the town in an easterly direction. The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 561 m high Colonel Holman Mountain to the west of Dixfield.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Wilton , Franklin County, 10 mi
• Northeast: Jay , Franklin County, 13.2 mi
• East: Canton , 6 miles
• South: Peru , 8.4 km
• Southwest: Rumford , 12 mi
• West: Mexico , 8.3 km
• Northwest: Carthage Franklin County, 2.6 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Dixfield : Dixfield , Dixfield Center and East Dixfield .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Dixfield is between −7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The grant for Dixfield was given by Massachusetts to Jonathan Holman and others. It also included other areas. At first the area was named Holmanstown . In the winter of 1793 Ezra Newton settled with his wife and sister in the area, which they left in the spring. Dixfield was settled permanently from 1795 and at that time the ownership of the Grant went to Elijah Dix from Boston. When the town was organized on June 21, 1803, it was named Dixfield after him .

The area had different names before it was organized as a town. It became Township No. 1, North of the Androscoggin River , Holman and Water's Township , Holman Grant , Holmanstown , Dixtown and Plantation No. 1 .

Part of Township No. 4 (later organized as Town Carthage) was added in 1822 but returned as early as 1827 when the takeover was revoked.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Dixfield, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		403	595	889	1169	1180	1181	1049	913	988
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1052	1056	1134	1521	1790	2022	2323	2188	2389	2574
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2514	2550

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 2 runs parallel to the Androscoggin River from the west and north later. The Maine State Route 142 leads from the north coming in Dixfield Village on the highway.

Public facilities

The Dixfield Health Care Center is located in Dixfield . It is also available to the residents of the surrounding towns.

The Ludden Memorial Library is located on Main Street in Dixfield.

education

Dixfield belongs with Canton, Carthage and Peru to the Maine School Administrative District 56 .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Dirigo Elementary School in Peru, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• TW Kelly Dirigo Middle School in Dixfield, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Dirigo High School in Dixfield, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Sebastian Streeter Marble (1817–1902), politician and governor of Maine

Personalities who have worked on site

• Samuel P. Morrill (1816–1892), politician and priest in Dixfield
• Charles W. Walton (1819–1900), politician and lawyer in Dixfield

Web links

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

• Website of Dixfield ( English )
• Dixfield on City-Data.com
• Dixfield on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dixfield in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 23, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Colonel Holman Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Dixfield, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 23, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Dixfield, Maine (ME 04224) 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 December 23, 2018 . 
7. ^ History of Dixfield, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 23, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ^ Ludden Library. In: dixfield.org. 2016, Retrieved December 23, 2018 (American English). 
10. ↑ Withdrawal List | Department of Education. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .