Embden (Maine)
| Embden | |||
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 Lake Embden |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 22, 1804 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 56 ′ N , 69 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 939 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 112.64 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 102.51 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 138 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04958 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-23410 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582466 | ||
| Website : | embden.maine.gov | ||
Embden is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 939 people lived there in 950 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of 112.64 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Embden has a total area of 112.64 km², of which 102.51 km² is land and 10.13 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Embden is in the south of Somerset County. The Kennebec River , which flows in a southerly direction, forms the eastern border of the area. The Carrabassett River flows through the southwest . There are several lakes in the area of the town. The largest is the centrally located Embden Pond . To the northwest of this is the Hancock Pond and southeast of the Embden Pond the lakes Sandy Pond and Fahl Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the 405 m high Black Hill is the highest point in the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Central Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 6.7 mi
- Northeast: Bingham , 9 mi
- East: Solon , 6.2 miles
- Southeast: Madison , 9.4 mi
- South: Anson , 6.4 mi
- West: New Portland , 7 miles
- Northwest: Pittsfield , 6.5 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Embden : Bates , Embden and Embden Center .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Embden is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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
Embden was organized as a town on June 22, 1804. The area was previously known as Township No. 1, Second Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (T1 R2 NPC WKR) . Later names of the settlements were Queenstown, Greenstown, Greenfield and Titcombtown .
The first settlers arrived in the area in the 1770s. They settled on the Kennebec River and Embden Pond. The outflow from the lake was used to operate sawmills and a grist mill. Today there is a fish farm at the lake, and the lake is mainly used for leisure activities.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Embden, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 351 | 664 | 894 | 983 | 971 | 1041 | 803 | 674 | 579 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 567 | 529 | 475 | 393 | 319 | 303 | 321 | 418 | 536 | 659 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 881 | 939 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Embden, several buildings and a district have been placed under monument protection and included in the National Register of Historic Places .
- Concord Haven , 1992 under the register no. 92001297.
- Embden Town House , 1989 under registration no. 89001704.
- Hodgdon Site , 1980 under the register no. 80000253.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 16 runs through Embden in a north-south direction along the eastern border of the town parallel to the Kennebec River and in the south-west along the Carrabassett River.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in Embden. The closest are in Bingham and Madison.
Embden does not have its own library. The closest are in New Portland, Solon and Madison.
education
Embden is part of RSU # 74 School District with Anson, New Portland, Solon, and Jobs.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Solon Elementary School in Solon, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
- Garret Schenck Elementary School in Anson, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
- Carrabec Community School in North Anson, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Carrabec High School in North Anson, with grades 9 through 12
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Embden on maine.gov (English)
- Embden on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Embden in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 29, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Black Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Embden, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Embden, Maine (ME 04958) 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 March 29, 2020 .
- ^ Embden - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Concord Haven 92001297
- ↑ Embden Town House 89001704
- ↑ Hodgdon Site 80000253
- ↑ Home. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed March 29, 2020 .
