Farmington (Maine)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 1, 1794 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 41 ′ N , 70 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,760 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 53.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 144.57 km 2 (approx. 56 mi 2 ) of which 144.18 km 2 (approx. 56 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 133 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 04938, 04992, 04940 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-24740 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582474 | ||
| Website : | www.farmington-maine.org | ||
Farmington is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 7,760 inhabitants in 3,072 households on an area of 144.57 km². Farmington is the largest city in Franklin County and its Shire Town .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Farmington has a total area of 144.57 km², of which 144.18 km² is land and 0.39 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Farmington is in the south of Franklin County. The Sandy River , a tributary of the Kennebec River , flows south through the center of the town. There are no lakes in the Farmington area, but Clearwater Pond borders to the northeast . The surface of the town is rather flat. The highest point is the 338 m high Mosher Hill on the west bank of the Clearwater Ponds .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Strong , 8.5 km
- Northeast: Industry , 6.7 mi
- Southeast New Sharon , 9.7 mi
- South: Chesterville , 4.2 mi
- Southwest: Wilton , 7.5 mi
- Northwest: Temple , 9 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Farmington : Fairbanks , Farmington , Farmington Falls (formerly Messee Contee, or Messucontu), Knowltons Corner , North Farmington (formerly a post office), West Farmington and Westville (formerly a railway station).
climate
The mean average temperature in Farmington is between −10.0 ° C (14 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) 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
An initial exploration of the area in which Farmington is located was made in 1776 by Stephen Titcomb, Robert Grover, James Henry, Robert Alexander and James MacDonald, all of Topsham, Maine. They marked out the later settlement areas. The land belonged to William Tyng and others. Tyng had been awarded it for his services to the state in 1703. It was called Tyngtour or Plantation Number One and Sandy River Plantation . The settlement grew from the very beginning and received its charter in 1794. The first post office opened in 1797. Since its early days, Farmington has been home to higher education institutions such as the Willows, a seminary for young women founded by Hiram Belcher .
Today Farmington is the location of the University of Maine at Farmington .
The high fertility of the soils in Farmington was the basis for particularly effective agriculture. In addition to grain, the wool industry developed particularly well. It made Farmington one of the largest wool producing towns in New England. Small industry, such as the construction of carriages, baskets and other goods, also settled here.
The Sandy River Railroad reached Farmington in 1879. The Farmington – Marbles railway was closed in 1933 and is now only used in sections as a museum railway.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Farmington, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 942 | 1639 | 1938 | 2341 | 2613 | 2725 | 3106 | 3251 | 3353 | 3207 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 3288 | 3210 | 3197 | 3600 | 3743 | 4677 | 5001 | 5657 | 6730 | 7436 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 7410 | 7760 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Museums
The listed building, Nordica Homestead, is the birthplace and later summer residence of opera singer Lillian Nordica . It has been used as a museum since 1928.
Buildings
One district and eleven structures are listed buildings and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
- as a district
- Farmington Historic District , incorporated in 1995, Register No. 94001551
- further structures
- Cutler Memorial Library , recorded 1973, register no. 73000104
- First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ , recorded 1974, register no. 74000149
- Franklin County Courthouse , incorporated in 1983, Register No. 83003641
- Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse , recorded 1973, register no. 73000264
- Greenacre , recorded in 1982, register no. 82000422
- Chester Greenwood House , incorporated in 1978, register no. 78000160
- Little Red Schoolhouse , recorded 1972, register no. 72000070
- Merrill Hall , recorded in 1980, register no. 80000217
- Nordica Homestead , recorded in 1969, register no. 69000006
- Old Union Meetinghouse , recorded 1973, register no. 73000106
- Hiram Ramsdell House , recorded 1973, register no. 73000107
- Tufts House , incorporated in 1979, register no. 79000130
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 2 passes through the southern part of the Town in east-west direction. Maine State Route 27 branches off from it in a northerly direction towards the Canadian border.
Public facilities
There are several medical facilities in Farmington that are also used by the residents of the surrounding towns and plantations. Farmington has its own library. The Farmington Public Library is on Academy Street.
education
With Chesterville, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna, Weld and Wilton, Farmington is part of the Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Gerald D. Cushing School in Wilton (school classes Pre-K to 1)
- Academy Hill School in Wilton (grades 2 to 5)
- Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon (Classes Pre-K to 5)
- WG Mallett School in Farmington (school classes Pre-K to 2)
- Cascade Brook School in Farmington (grades 3 to 5)
- Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
- Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Chester Greenwood (1858-1937), inventor
- Janet T. Mills (born 1947), politician
- Lillian Nordica (1857–1914), opera singer
- Dan Simoneau (* 1959), cross-country skier
Personalities who have worked on site
- Jacob Abbott (1803–1879), youth writer and educator
- Hiram Belcher (1790–1857), politician and founder of a high school for girls in Farmington
- Gerd Heinrich (zoologist) (1896–1984), zoologist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Farmington in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 22, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Mosher Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Farmington, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Farmington, Maine (ME 04938, 04992) 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 22, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b Historical Sketch of FARMINGTON, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed April 23, 2018 .
- ^ University of Maine Farmington. In: maine.edu. www.umf.maine.edu, accessed April 23, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Contact. In: weebly.com. FARMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018 .
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