Garland (Maine)

Garland
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Location in Maine
Garland
Basic data
Foundation :	February 16, 1811
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 5 ′  N , 69 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 5 ′  N , 69 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,105 (as of 2010)
Population density :	11.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	98.26 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 97.56 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	148 m
Postal code :	04939
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-27190
GNIS ID :	0582488
Website :	www.garlandmaine.net

Garland is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1105 inhabitants in 552 households on an area of ​​98.26 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Garland has a total area of ​​98.26 km², of which 97.56 km² is land and 0.70 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Garland is in the southwest of Penobscot County, in the north it borders Piscataquis County . Several small streams flow through the area in which the smaller West Garland Pond lies in the southwest and the larger Garland Pond to the east . 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: Dover-Foxcroft , Piscataquis County, 7.1 mi
• Northeast: Atkinson , Piscataquis County, 7.4 mi
• East: Charleston , 6.2 mi
• Southeast: Corinth , 15.9 km
• South: Exeter , 13.0 km
• South-west: Corinna , 16.8 km
• West: Dexter , 6.4 miles
• Northwest: Sangerville , Piscataquis County, 9.1 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Garland: Berrys Corner , Durbin Corner , Earnest Corner , Garland , Gordon Corner , Hicks Corner , Holt's Mills , Knight Corner , Oliver Hill Corner , Preble Corner , Titus Corner , Twin Brook and West Garland .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Garland is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

The area, which is the Town Garland today, was established in 1796 as one of two Towns as Grant in favor of Williams College awarded. It was already measured in 1792 by Ephraiin Ballard and Samuel Weston. The college's trustees sold it to Levi Lincoln , Seth Hastings, Samuel and Calvin Sanger, Samuel Sanger Jr., and Elias Grout in 1798 . The area was named after Lincoln, one of the first owners who later became governor of Massachusetts. It was subdivided into individual plots in 1800 by Moses Hodsdon, another survey took place in 1805. The first settlers in the area were Joseph Garland with his wife and three children. The town was named after them when they were organized on February 16, 1811. The first sawmill was built in 1802, the first school in 1806 and a post office was established in 1818.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Garland, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			275	621	1065	1247	1498	1306	1211	973
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	857	817	677	673	610	581	568	596	718	1064
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	990	1105

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Garland, a building has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Garland Grange Hall , 1975 under the register no. 75000105.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In a west-east direction, Maine State Route 94 runs centrally through the area of ​​the town.

Public facilities

There is a medical facility in Garland. Other nearest facilities and hospitals for Garland residents are in Dover-Foxcroft, St. Albans and Dexter.

In Garland, the Lyndon Oak Memorial Library is on Dexter Road. It goes back to a gift from the politician Lyndon Oak.

education

Garland belongs to the Maine School Administrative District 46 and AOS 94 with Athens, Brighton Plantation, Dexter, Exeter, Harmony and Ripley .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Ridge View Community School in Dexter, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Harmony Elementary School in Harmony, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Athens Community School in Athens, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Dexter Regional High School in Dexter, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

literature

• Lyndon Oak, Boston University Mugar Memorial Library: History of Garland, Maine . Dover, Me., The Observer publishing co., 1912.

Web links

Commons : Garland, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Garland on maine.gov
• Garland on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Garland in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 16, 2019
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. ↑ Garland, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 16, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Garland, Maine (ME 04939) 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 May 16, 2019 . 
6. ^ History of Garland, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 16, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Garland Grange Hall 75000105
9. ^ Lyndon Oak Obituary. In: wordpress.com. 2012, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
10. ^ AOS # 94 - Learning All Ways, Always Learning. In: aos94.org. AOS # 94, accessed on May 16, 2019 .