Greenville (Maine)

Greenville
Center for Moosehead History
Location in Maine
Greenville
Basic data
Foundation :	February 26, 1836
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 28 ′  N , 69 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′  N , 69 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,646 (as of 2010)
Population density :	15 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	119.48 km 2  (approx. 46 mi 2 ) of which 109.63 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	429 m
Postcodes :	04441, 04442
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-29535
GNIS ID :	0582502
Website :	greenvilleme.com
Greenville Jct, Station

Greenville is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1646 inhabitants in 1661 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of ​​119.48 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Greenville has a total area of ​​119.48 km², of which 109.63 km² is land and 9.84 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Greenville is located in southwest Piscataquis County , on the south shore of Moosehead Lake . To the east of the area are Lower Wilson Pond and Rum Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 396 m high Indian Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Beaver Cove , 6.9 mi
• East: Northeast Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory , 38.2 mi
• Southwest: Shirley , 8.2 mi
• West: Northwest Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory, 41 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Greenville: Blair Hill , Greenville , Greenville Junction , Morkill , The Highlands, and Thorofare .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Greenville is between −12.2 ° C (10 ° F ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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

Greenville is located at the southern end of Moosehead Lake in western Piscataquis County. It is the starting point and supply base for lumberjacks, explorers, anglers, hunters and tourists. The grant for the southern half of the area was in favor of the Thornton Academy in Saco and for the northern half in favor of the Saco Free Bridge. The first settler in the area, Nathaniel Haskell of Westbrook, earned the Academy Grant, which had some very good agricultural land, and settled it with his family in 1827. More settlers followed. In 1836 a first steamship was put into operation on Moosehead Lake for freight transport . Others were added, including those for passengers. In 1831 the area was organized as Haskells Plantation and on February 26, 1836 as Town Greenville.

The railway reached Greenville with the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad and in the 1870s Greenville was connected to the network. Greenville was also to be connected to the Pittsfield – Harmony railway as the end point of the line, but since the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad reached the place first, it did not come to that. Greenville was also connected to the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Greenville, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					128	326	310	369	586	781
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1117	1474	1550	1615	1955	1889	2025	1894	1839	1884
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1623	1646

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Greenville, a structure, ship, and historic district have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• William M. Shaw House , 2013 under registration no. 13000867.
• KATAHDIN (Lake Boat) , 1978 under the register no. 78003435.
• Tramway Historic District , 1979 under the registration no. 79000164.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 6 leads north to south through the area of Greenville.

Greenville is on the Brookport – Mattawamkeag railway and the Old Town – Greenville railway . Today only goods are transported on both routes.

The Greenville Municipal Airport is centrally located .

Public facilities

There are several medical facilities or hospitals in Greenville that are also available to residents of the surrounding communities.

The Shaw Public Library is located in Greenville . It was founded in 1910. The first location was in the post office in 1913.

education

The Greenville School Department is responsible for school education in Greenville. The Greenville Consolidated School is located in Greenville.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Jeremy Cota (* 1988), freestyle skier

Personalities who have worked on site

• Oliver Kellogg (1878–1932), mathematician
• Markham L. Gartley (born 1944), politician

Web links

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

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

Remarks

1. ^ Greenville in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 31, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Indian Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed December 31, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Greenville, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed December 31, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Greenville, Maine (ME 04441) 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 December 31, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Greenville, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 31, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ William M. Shaw House 13000867
10. ↑ KATAHDIN (Lake Boat) 78003435
11. ↑ Tramway Historic District 79000164
12. ^ Shaw Public Library. In: greenvilleme.com. Town of Greenville, Maine, accessed December 31, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Home. In: golakers.org. GoLakers, accessed December 31, 2019 .