Edgecomb
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| Foundation : | March 3, 1774 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 58 ′ N , 69 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,249 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 26.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 53.82 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 46.80 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 64 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04556 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-22675 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582462 | ||
| Website : | www.edgecomb.org | ||
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Edgecomb is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1249 inhabitants in 523 households on an area of 53.82 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Edgecomb has a total area of 53.82 km², of which 46.80 km² is land and 7.02 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Edgecomb is located in southwest Lincoln County and is bounded by the Damariscotta River to the east and the Sheepscot River to the west. The Parsons Creec flows in a southerly direction . Lily Pond is located in the center 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: Newcastle , 6.2 mi
- Northeast: Damariscotta , 7.2 mi
- East: South Bristol , 7.3 miles
- South: Boothbay , 4.5 mi
- Southwest: Westport Island , 5.6 mi
- Northwest: Wiscasset , 4.3 mi
City structure
In Edgecomb there are the settlement areas: BCross Point , Davis Island , East Edgecomb , Edgecomb , Mount Hunger , North Edgecomb and Pools Landing .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Edgecomb is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° 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
Edgecomb was originally founded in 1744 by Samuel Trask and others. After ten years of undisturbed tenure living on their land, three men from Boston appeared and demanded ownership based on an Indian title. The new applicants divided the land into several lots on the Sheep Scot River and numbered them. It was found that the Indian title had no valid limits and that no occupation had been made under it and that the matter benefited greatly from speculation. After these facts became known, a Boston lawyer took over the protection of the settlers' rights free of charge and the three Bostonians gave up their claim. The plantation was given the name Freetown in gratitude for the attorney's generosity. It kept this name until it was organized as a town on March 3, 1774. The town was named after George Edgcumbe , who was honored as a friend of the American colonies during the American War of Independence .
The island of Jerernisquain , today the town of Westport, was detached from the area of the town of Edgecomb in 1828 and organized independently.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Edgecomb, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 755 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 989 | 1288 | 1629 | 1258 | 1238 | 1231 | 1112 | 1056 | 872 | 749 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 607 | 513 | 428 | 367 | 411 | 447 | 453 | 549 | 841 | 993 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1090 | 1249 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Edgecomb, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Fort Edgecomb , 1969 under the register no. 69000020.
- John Moore House , 1979 under the register no. 79000155.
- Stephen Parsons House , 1983 under registration no. 83003648.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 passes through the northern end of Edgecomb in west-east direction. Maine State Route 27 branches off from it in a southerly direction .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Edgecomb. The closest are at Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Bath and Waldoboro.
Edgecomb does not have its own library. The closest is the Wiscasset Public Library in Wiscasset.
education
Edgecomb is part of the AOS 98 / Rocky Channels School System with Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Georgetown and Southport Island.
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Boothbay Region Elementary School in Boothbay Harbor, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Boothbay Region High School in Boothbay Harbor, with grades 9-12
- Georgetown Central School in Georgetown, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
- Edgecomb Eddy School in Edgecomb, with school classes from kindergarten to 6th grade
- Southport Central School in Southport, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
Individual evidence
- ^ Edgecomb in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed October 27, 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 Edgecomb, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Edgecomb, Maine (ME 04556) 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 27, 2018 (English).
- ^ History of Edgecomb, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Fort Edgecomb 69000020
- ↑ John Moore House 79000155
- ↑ Stephen Parsons House 83003648
- ↑ aos 98. In: aos98schools.org. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
