Embden (Maine)

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Embden
Lake Embden
Lake Embden
Location in Maine
Embden (Maine)
Embden
Embden
Basic data
Foundation : June 22, 1804
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Somerset County
Coordinates : 44 ° 56 ′  N , 69 ° 56 ′  W 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
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.

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
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 .

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

Commons : Embden, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Embden in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 29, 2020
  2. Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
  3. ^ Black Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  4. Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
  5. a b Embden, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  6. 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 .
  7. ^ Embden - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (American English).
  8. Population 1810-2010 according to census results
  9. Concord Haven 92001297
  10. Embden Town House 89001704
  11. Hodgdon Site 80000253
  12. Home. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed March 29, 2020 .