Farmingdale (Maine)

Farmingdale
Farmingdale Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	April 3, 1852
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 16 ′  N , 69 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 16 ′  N , 69 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,956 (as of 2010)
Population density :	101.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	29.91 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 29.11 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	13 m
Postal code :	04344
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-24670
GNIS ID :	0566053
Website :	www.farmingdalemaine.org

Farmingdale is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2956 inhabitants in 1259 households on an area of ​​29.91 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Farmingdale has a total area of ​​29.91 km², of which 29.11 km² is land and 0.8 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Farmingdale is located on the Kennebec River , in the south of Kennebec County. The Kennebec River forms the eastern boundary of the town. There are no lakes in the Farmingdale area, but Jimmie Pond and Hutchinson Pond are adjacent to the west . 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: Hallowell , 1.5 km
• Northeast: Chelsea , 7.1 mi
• East: Randolph , 5.3 mi
• South-east: Gardiner , 4.5 km
• South: West Gardiner , 5.5 km
• West: Manchester , 3.1 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Farmingdale : Farmingdale and West Farmingdale .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Farmingdale is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° 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

European immigrants explored the course of the Kennebec River very early on. After the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazanno who explored the mouth of the Kennebec River in May 1524, the French Samuel De Champlain set off upriver in 1604, followed by the Englishman George Weymouth in 1605. The area was part of the charter, the 1620 of Plymouth Company as land-grant by King James I was given. Through the Plymouth Company, William Bradford came to areas along the Kennebec River in 1629, including Farmingdale. Later these areas were divided into individual parcels by a subsequent company. On April 3, 1852, Farmingdale was organized as a town. Farmingdale's first industry was the mining and trading of ice.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Farmingdale, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents							896	859	789	821
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	848	823	819	1044	1197	1449	1941	2423	2535	2918
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2804	2956

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Farmingdale, two structures were listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• The Peter Grant House was placed under a preservation order in 1976 and under the register no. 76000096
• The Capt. Nathaniel Stone House was listed as a historical monument in 2003 and has the registration no. 03000292

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 95 extends centrally in the north-south direction by Farmingdale. It connects Farmingdale with Augusta in the north and Portland in the south. US Highway 201 runs through Farmingdale parallel to the Kennebeck River, also in a north-south direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Farmingdale. The closest are in Hallowell, Gardiner and Augusta.

There is no library in Farmingdale, the closest ones are in Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner.

education

Farmingdale is part of Regional School Unit 2 together with Dresden, Hallowell, Monmouth and Richmond.

Farmingdale has three schools together with Hallowell:

• Hall-Dale Elementary School, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in Hallowell
• Hall-Dale Middle School Year 6 through 8 in Farmingdale
• Hall-Dale High School 9th ​​to 12th grades in Farmingdale

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Elbert D. Hayford (1872–1947), politician, Maine State Auditor

Web links

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

• Official Website of Farmingdale (English)
• Farmingdale on Maine.gov
• Farmingdale on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Farmingdale in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 31, 2018
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. ^ Farmingdale, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Farmingdale, Maine (ME 04344, 04345) 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 July 31, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Town History - Town of Farmingdale Maine . ( farmingdalemaine.org ).
7. ↑ Population 1860–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Peter Grant House 76000096
9. ↑ Capt. Nathaniel Stone House 03000292
10. ^ Kennebec Intra-District Schools regional school unit # 2. In: kidsrsu.org. Accessed July 14, 2018 .