Eddington, Maine

Eddington
Comins Hall
Location in Maine
Eddington
Basic data
Foundation :	February 22, 1811
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 48 ′  N , 68 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 68 ° 37 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,225 (as of 2010)
Population density :	34.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	68.74 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 64.72 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	73 m
Postal code :	04428
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-22535
GNIS ID :	0582461
Website :	eddingtonmaine.gov/index.html

Eddington is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2225 inhabitants in 1037 households on an area of ​​68.74 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Eddington has a total area of ​​68.74 km², of which 64.72 km² is land and 4.01 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Eddington is in southeast Penobscot County and borders Hancock County . It is bordered by Chemo Pond in the northeast and Davis Pond and Holbrook Pond in the southwest . The western border of the area is the Penobscot River . 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: Bradley , 6.9 mi
• East: Clifton , Hancock County, 6.5 mi
• South: Dedham , Hancock County, 4.5 mi
• Southwest: Holden , 4.4 mi
• West: Brewer , 10.1 km
• Northwest: Veazie , 5.8 mi

City structure

There are two residential areas in Eddington : East Eddington and Eddington .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Eddington is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

The land grant for the Eddington area was awarded to Jonathan Eddy and nineteen others in 1785. Settlement in the Eddington area started immediately. Eddington was organized as Town on February 22, 1811, under the name Eddington after Jonathan Eddy. Previously, the area was organized as Eddington Plantation.

The original name for the area was Township No. 10, East Side of the Penobscot River (T10 EPR) . Parts of Jarvis Gore were added in 1823 and parts of Brewer in 1846 and 1855.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Eddington, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	167	205	271	405	595	696	856	776	746	729
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	663	611	527	487	571	664	958	1358	1769	1947
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2052	2225

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Eddington, a structure and archaeological site have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places . The location of the deposit is not disclosed.

• East Eddington Public Hall , 2004 under registration no. 03001503.
• Eddington Bend (Site 74-8) , 1988 under registration no. 88000937.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In a west-easterly direction, Maine State Route 9 runs through the Eddington area. From here, Maine State Route 178 branches off in a northerly direction to the west and Maine State Route 46 in a southerly direction to the east .

Public facilities

There are medical facilities in Eddington. Others can be found in Orono and Bangor.

Eddington does not have its own library. The closest libraries are in Orono and Bangor.

education

Eddington belongs to Regional School Unit 63 with Holden and Clifton. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Eddington Elementary School in Eddington, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 1st grade
• Holden Elementary School in Holden, from 2nd to 4th grade
• Holbrook Middle School in Holden, from 5th to 8th grade

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Eddington on maine.gov
• Eddington on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eddington in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 29, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Eddington, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 29, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Eddington, Maine (ME 04428) 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 April 29, 2019 . 
6. ^ History of Eddington, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed April 29, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ East Eddington Public Hall 03001503
9. ↑ Eddington Bend (page 74-8) 88000937
10. ^ High School Registration. In: rsu63.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .