Guilford (Maine)

Guilford
Guilford Library
Location in Maine
Guilford
Basic data
Foundation :	February 8, 1816
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 12 ′  N , 69 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 12 ′  N , 69 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,521 (as of 2010)
Population density :	16.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	92.49 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 90.34 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	204 m
Postal code :	04443
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-30095
GNIS ID :	582504
Website :	townofguilford.com
Low`s Covered Bridge

Guilford is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1521 inhabitants in 882 households on an area of ​​92.49 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Guilford has a total area of ​​92.49 km², of which 90.34 km² are land and 2.15 km² are water .

Geographical location

Guilford is in the south of Piscataquis County . The Piscataquis River flows in an easterly direction and forms the southern border of the area. First Davis Pond is in the northwest , Big Bennett Pond in the northeast , Salmon Stream Pond in the center and Dunham Pond is in the east of the town. The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 387 m high Guilford Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Willimantic , 7 miles
• Northeast: Bowerbank , 9.2 miles
• East: Dover-Foxcroft , 7.5 miles
• South: Sangerville , 7.4 km
• Southwest: Parkman , 7.9 mi
• West: Abbot , 7.5 miles
• Northwest: Monson , 10 mi

City structure

There are several residential areas in Guilford: Dunham Corner , Edes Corner , Guilford , Guilford Center , Lows Bridge , North Guilford and Sangerville .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Guilford 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

Piscataquis Woolen Co.

Guilford was first settled in the area of ​​the Piscataquis River. A wool factory was also established there, producing around 625 m of cloth a day, as well as other water mills for wood and grain.

Guilford was one of the areas under the Bowsoin College grant . Previous names of the area were: Township No. 6, Seventh Range North of Waldo Patent [T6 R7 NWP], one of the Bowdoin College townships, Guilford Township and Lowstown .

The first settler in Guilford was Robert Low Jr., who settled there with his family in 1806. More settlers reached the area a short time later. Guilford was organized as a town on February 8, 1816. The residents advocated the name Fuvanna , but Guilford was determined by the government .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Guilford, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			325	655	892	834	837	818	881	1023
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1544	1680	1687	1735	1752	1842	1880	1694	1793	1710
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1531	1521

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Guilford, three structures were listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Guilford Memorial Library , 1986 under register no. 86002107.
• H. Hudson Law Office , 1979 under registration no. 79000162.
• Straw House , 1982 under the register no. 82000776.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 6 leads to the south parallel to the Piscataquis River from west to east through the area of Guilford. Maine State Route 150 runs north-south along the western boundary of the town .

Guilford is on the Old Town – Greenville railway line , which today only carries goods.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Guilford. The closest are at Dexter and Dover-Foxcroft.

In Guilford, the Guilford Memorial Library is on Library Street.

education

Guilford is part of MSAD 04 with Abbot, Cambridge, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford with school classes from pre-kindergarten through grade 8
• Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford with grades 9 through 12

Web links

Commons : Guilford, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

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

Remarks

1. ↑ Guilford in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 1, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Guilford Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Guilford, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Guilford, Maine (ME 04443) 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 1, 2020 . 
7. ^ History of Guilford, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed January 1, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Guilford Memorial Library 86002107
10. ↑ H. Hudson Law Office 79000162
11. ↑ Straw House 82000776
12. ^ Library. In: townofguilford.com. Town of Guilford, accessed January 1, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Welcome to SAD 4! In: sad4.org. Accessed January 1, 2020 .