Dover-Foxcroft
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Foundation : | February 29, 1812 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Piscataquis County | |
Coordinates : | 45 ° 11 ′ N , 69 ° 12 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 4,213 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 24 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 184.36 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) of which 175.63 km 2 (approx. 68 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 95 m | |
Postal code : | 04426 | |
FIPS : | 23-18195 | |
GNIS ID : | 0582445 | |
Website : | dover-foxcroft.org | |
Union Square, Dover-Foxcroft |
Dover-Foxcroft is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 4213 inhabitants in 2459 households on an area of 184.36 km². Dover-Foxcroft is Shire Town in Piscataquis County.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Dover-Foxcroft has a total area of 184.36 km², of which 175.63 km² are land and 8.73 km² are water .
Geographical location
Dover-Foxcroft is located in the south of Piscataquis County on the Piscataquis River , which flows east through the center of the town and borders on Penobscot County . The area is bordered by Sebec Lake to the north and Branns Mill Pond to the south . The surface is slightly hilly and the highest point is the 211 m high Garland Hill , on the eastern border of the town .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Bowerbank , 10 miles
- Northeast: Sebec , 6.2 mi
- Southeast: Atkinson , 6.6 mi
- South: Garland , Penobscot County, 7.1 mi
- Southwest: Sangerville , 6.8 mi
- Northwest: Guilford , 7.5 mi
City structure
Dover-Foxcroft has several settlement areas: Dover-Foxcroft , Dover South Mills , East Dover , Goff Corners (Goffs Corner) , Greeley (Greeleys Landing) , Hurd Corner , Merrick Square , Parson Landing , Starbirds (Starbird Siding) , Steadman Landing , South Dover and West Dover .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Dover-Foxcroft is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 19.4 ° C (67 ° 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
Dover-Foxcroft consists of the two former towns of Dover and Foxcroft.
Dover was bought by Hallowell and Lowell of Boston in 1860 for Charles Vaughn and John Merrick of Hallowell, from which today's titles are derived. Mr. Merrick built a meeting house on Bear Hill in 1836 and donated it to the Methodist Society. The first pioneer in the field was Abel Blood, who acquired a piece of land before 1799, which he and seven other men began to cultivate the following June. The first permanent settlers in Dover were Eli Towne and his family, who settled in 1803. Dover was named Township No. 3, Sixth Range North of Waldo Patent (T3 R6 NWP); Plantation No. 3 and on January 19, 1822 as Town. In that year the first sawmill was built on the moor. A wool spinning mill was built in 1836 on a canal built by Charles Vaughn in 1826. The building is now a listed building as the American Woolen Company Foxcroft Mill . The building of the Piscataquis Observer , formerly the only newspaper in the area, is also a listed building.
The Foxcroft Grant went to Bowdoin College . In 1800 Joseph E. Foxcroft bought it. Two years later, Foxcroft commissioned the construction of a road across the community. The first settlers settled in Foxcroft in 1806. Initially, the area was known as Township No. 5, Seventh Range North of Waldo Patent (T5 R7 NWP), or "one of the Bowdoin College townships" . The area was organized on February 19, 1812 as a town. The first shops were founded in 1813. Foxcroft Academy, a private secondary school, was founded on January 23, 1823 and still exists today as a high school. It was the first school organized in Maine after the state was established.
On March 1, 1922, the towns of Dover and Foxcroft merged to Dover-Foxcroft and the new town became the Shire Town of Piscataquis County. Before that, Dover was Shire Town.
Population development
Census Results - Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine | ||||||||||
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year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
Residents | 1042 | 1597 | 1927 | 1970 | 1983 | 1687 | 1942 | |||
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 1889 | 2091 | 1979 | 3750 | 4015 | 4218 | 4173 | 4178 | 4323 | 4657 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 4211 | 4213 |
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Dover-Foxcroft, four structures have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- American Woolen Company Foxcroft Mill , registered in 2012 under no. 12001068.
- Chandler-Parsons Blacksmith Shop , 1989 under the register no. 89001702.
- Observer Building , 1998 under the register no. 98000724.
- James Sullivan Wiley House , 1976 under registration no. 76000111.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 6 leads from west to east through the area of Dover-Foxcroft. In the village, Maine State Route 7 and Maine State Route 15 branch off in southern directions.
Public facilities
There are several medical institutions or hospitals in Dover-Foxcroft.
Dover-Foxcroft is home to the Thompson Free Library , which is also available to residents of the surrounding communities. It was founded in 1897. A land donation by the doctor Elbridge A. Thompson made the construction possible.
education
Dover-Foxcroft belongs with Sebec, Monson and Charleston to the Maine School Administrative District 68. The name for the school district is composed of the first letters of the towns: SeDoMoCha
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- SeDoMoCha Elementary School in Dover-Foxcroft, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to grade 4
- SeDoMoCha Middle School in Dover-Foxcroft, with school classes from grades 5 to 8
- Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft, high school since 1823, with grades 9 to 12
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Otis Pratt (1838–1931), politician
- Alfred Eliab Buck (1832–1902), officer and politician
- Lillian MN Stevens (1843–1914), a leader in the abstinence movement
- Frank E. Guernsey (1866-1924), politician
- Ninetta May Runnals (1885–1980), academic
Personalities who have worked on site
- James S. Wiley (1808-1891), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dover-Foxcroft in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed December 31, 2019
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Garland Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (ME 04426) 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 31, 2019 .
- ^ History of Dover, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ^ History of Foxcroft, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ^ Dover-Foxcroft - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
- ↑ American Woolen Company Foxcroft Mill 12001068
- ^ Chandler-Parsons Blacksmith Shop 89001702
- ↑ Observer Building 98000724
- ↑ James Sullivan Wiley House 76000111
- ^ Thompson Free Library. In: me.us. Thompson Free Library, accessed December 31, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ rsu 68. In: sedomocha.org. RSU 68, accessed December 31, 2019 (American English).