Fort Fairfield
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 11, 1858 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 47 ′ N , 67 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,496 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 17.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 202.95 km 2 (approx. 78 mi 2 ) of which 198.657 km 2 (approx. 77 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 128 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04742 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-25615 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582476 | ||
| Website : | fortfairfield.org | ||
Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 3496 inhabitants in 1674 households on an area of 202.9 km². Fort Fairfield is right on the border with Canada .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Fort Fairfield has a total area of 202.95 km², of which 198.57 km² is land and 4.37 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Fort Fairfield is located in the northeastern part of Aroostook County on the border with Canada. The town is located on the Aroostook River near the confluence with the Saint John River . In the area of the town there are other rivers and streams, such as the Fitzherberts Stream and the Johnston Brook, the Gray Brook and the Hurd Brook. The Livingston River flows through the northeast corner of the Town and the DeChute the southwest corner. To the south are Monson Pond and Christina Reservoir . The surface of the town is hilly, the highest point is the 258 m high Melville Hill in the southwest of Fort Fairfield.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Limestone , 3.4 miles
- East: Andover , New Brunswick , Canada , 7.1 mi
- South: Easton , 3.8 miles
- Southwest: Presque Isle , 9.6 mi
- Northwest: Caribou , 5.5 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in the town of Fort Fairfield. To the north are Goodrich and Houghtonville (former railway station). To the northwest, on the Aroostook River, is Goodwin . Centrally located on a loop of the Aroostook River is the McShea settlement and to the south of it Maple Grove and Fairmont . Other settlements include: East Road (East Road Siding), Fort Fairfield , Monson Mill , Morrow Road , Murphy Road (former railway station), Robie (formerly a post office), and Stevensville .
climate
The mean mean temperature at Fort Fairfield is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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
The town was founded on March 11, 1858 and was given the letter D. In 1867 the Plymouth Grant, the Sarsfield Plantation was added to the area of the town. The town was named after the nearby fort and John Fairfield, the then governor of Maine. The first settlers arrived in this area from New Brunswick around 1816. The large number of rivers already favored the construction of various mills at that time. There were five sawmills for sawn timber and roof shingles, a planing and cleaning mill, two grist mills, two starch factories, a barrel factory, a furniture factory and other companies. A stretch of the New Brunswick Railway runs through Fort Fairfield.
There is an Amish community in Fort Fairfield. This is located in the south of the town, partly in the area of the neighboring town of Easton.
The town operates a wind farm.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 26th | 901 | 1893 | 2807 | 3526 | |||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 4181 | 4381 | 4551 | 5393 | 5607 | 5791 | 5876 | 4859 | 4376 | 3998 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3579 | 3496 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Fort Fairfield, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Philo Reed House , 1986 under the register no. 86000673. built in 1907 to a design by the architects Coombs and Gibbs
- Fort Fairfield Public Library , 1989 under registration no. 88003021.
- US Inspection Station-Fort Fairfield, Maine , 2014 under registration no. 14000555.
- Maple Grove Friends Church , in Maple Grove, 2000 under registration no. 00000764.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 runs through Easton in a north-south direction , this is crossed by Maine State Route 161 , which runs parallel to the Aroostook River in a west-east direction. From the southwest, Maine State Route 167 joins Highway 1. Fort Fairfield Airport (ME00) has a runway.
Public facilities
Fort Fairfield has its own library, the Fort Fairfield Public Library Central Library .
There is no hospital or infirmary at Fort Fairfield. Closest facilities are in Carubou and Presque Isle.
education
Fort Fairfield forms MSAD # 20. The schools on site include the Elementary School , and the Middle & High School .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Hilary McNamee (* 1990), biathlete
- John H. Reed (1921–2012), politician, Governor of Maine
- Dick Curless (1932-1995), country music singer
Personalities who have worked on site
- Nicholas Fessenden (1847–1927), politician, Secretary of State
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 79 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Home page of Fort Fairfield
- City-Data Fort Fairfield
- Data from the 2010 census
- Fort Fairfield on maine.gov
Individual evidence
- ^ Fort Fairfield in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ A b History of Fort Fairfield, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ^ Melville Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Fort Fairfield, Maine (ME 04742) 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 January 11, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Amish on the Fort Fairfield website ( memento of the original from March 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fort Fairfield wind turbine ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Philo Reed House 86000673
- ↑ Fort Fairfield Public Library 88003021
- ↑ US Inspection Station-Fort Fairfield, Maine 14000555
- ↑ Maple Grove Friends Church 00000764
- ^ Public Library, Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine. In: fortfairfield.org. Retrieved January 11, 2018 (UK English).
- ↑ Home. In: msad20.org. Retrieved January 11, 2018 (UK English).
