Gray (Maine)

Gray
Pennell Institute
Location in Maine
Gray
Basic data
Foundation :	June 19, 1778
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 54 ′  N , 70 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′  N , 70 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	7,761 (as of 2010)
Population density :	69.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	119.1 km 2  (approx. 46 mi 2 ) of which 112.1 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	79 m
Postal code :	04039
FIPS :	23-28870
GNIS ID :	00582497
Website :	www.graymaine.org

Gray is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 7,761 inhabitants in 3,841 households on an area of ​​119.1 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of ​​119.1 km², of which 112.1 km² is land and 7.0 km² is water.

Geographical location

Gray is centrally located in Cumberland County. To the southwest, Little Sebago Pond juts out into the Gray area. In the north, bordering Notched Pond at, in the south of Forest Lake . The largest lake in the town is Crystal Lake . The area of ​​the Town Gray is roughly square. Gray lies on a plateau and is surrounded by hills. The surface is rather flat. The highest point is the 174 m high Dutton Hill .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• Northeast: New Gloucester , 5.1 mi
• Southeast: North Yarmouth , 9.2 mi
• South: Cumberland , 8.5 mi
• Southwest: Windham , 3.7 mi
• Northwest: Raymond , 7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Gray: Dry Mills , East Gray , Gray , North Gray , South Gray , Suckerville, and West Gray .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Gray is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

The Gray area was awarded to some Boston residents by the Massachusetts General Court on December 3, 1735 . They had put a petition to the court and stressed that they would live with large families in modest circumstances. One of the first settlers was Moses Twitchell from Westboro , Massachusetts . Jabez Matthews and William Webster followed shortly thereafter. Other families also moved to Gray between 15 and 20 years ago. The settlement was attacked by Indians in the spring of 1745, they killed the cattle and destroyed the parish hall and all houses. The residents then fled to other places. After peace reigned, the residents returned in 1751 and built a new meeting house and log cabin 15 meters (50 ft ) long and 7.6 meters (25 ft) wide surrounded by a palisade 30 meters (100 ft) long and 23 Meters (75 ft) wide. There were rumors that another attack by the Indians was imminent, but no further attack followed. The town was nameless until about 1756. From this time onwards the place was called New Boston. The place became independent on June 19, 1778 under the name Gray, in honor of Thomas Gray, one of the owners. Gray enlisted men in the American Revolutionary War and Moses Twitchell, one of the first settlers to fall in Canada.

During the Civil War , Gray provided men and supplies to the Union Army. A killed Confederate Army soldier was accidentally sent to Gray. This soldier was properly buried by the residents of Gray. A tombstone marks the spot with the inscription "The Stranger". A statue dedicated to the "Unknown Soldier" was later placed in the Gray Village Center.

The soil in Gray is loamy to sandy and good arable land. There are several farms in Gray. The subsoil consists of granite and this was also mined in some places. There were several mills in Gray, twelve sawmills, one of which was steam powered, and a grist mill. Wood was mainly processed in Gray, there was also a tannery, several factories for granite and marble, horse blankets, carriages and sleighs.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Gray, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										577
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	987	1310	1479	1575	1740	1788	1767	1738	1798	1517
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1388	1270	1139	1189	1378	1631	2184	2939	4344	5904
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	6820	7761

Culture and sights

Buildings

Dry Mills School

One district and three buildings are listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

as a district

• Freeman Farm Historic District , incorporated in 2003, Register No. 03000621

further structures

• Dry Mills School , incorporated in 1996, register no. 96001495
• Pennell Institute , incorporated in 1982, Register No. 82000750
• Stimson Memorial Hall , recorded in 1992, register no. 92001296

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 95 leads from north to south by the Town. It connects Gray in the north with Augusta and in the south with Portland. The US Highway 202 runs parallel to the Interstate also in north-south direction.

A stretch of the Maine Central Railroad runs through Gray .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Gray. Hospitals can be found in Portland, Falmouth and Westbrook.

Gray has his own library. The Gray Public Library is located on Hancock Street, Gray.

education

Gray, along with New Gloucester, is part of Maine School Administrative District 15.

The following schools are available in the district:

• Gray-New Gloucester High School in Gray (Grades 9-12)
• Gray-New Gloucester Middle School in Gray (Grades 5 through 8)
• Burchard A. Dunn Elementary School in New Gloucester (Pre-Kindergarten and Grades 3-4)
• James W. Russell School in Gray (Kindergarten through Grade 2)
• Memorial Elementary School in New Gloucester (Kindergarten through Grade 2)

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Samuel Mayall (1816-1892), politician

Web links

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

• Homepage of Gray
• Gray administrative records on the official Maine state websites

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gray in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 10, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Dutton Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed March 10, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Gray, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed March 10, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Gray, Maine (ME 04039) 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 10, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Gray on the Gray homepage
8. ^ ^{A b} History of Gray, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
9. ^ A History and Description of New England, General and Local by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield
10. ^ The Stranger , accessed April 8, 2015.
11. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
12. ^ Gray Public Library Home. In: me.us. www.gray.lib.me.us, accessed on March 10, 2018 (English). 
13. ^ Schools in Gray on the homepage of twon Gray