Hallowell (Maine)

Hallowell
Kennebec River from London Hill around 1905
Location in Maine
Hallowell
Basic data
Foundation :	April 26, 1771
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 17 ′  N , 69 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 17 ′  N , 69 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,381 (as of 2010)
Population density :	156.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	15.77 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.23 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	12 m
Postal code :	04347
FIPS :	23-30550
GNIS ID :	0567519
Website :	www.hallowell.govoffice.com
Mayor :	Mark L. Walker

Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 lived there 2381 inhabitants in 1193 households on an area of ​​15.77 km². Hallowell is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area Augusta - Waterville .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hallowell has a total area of ​​15.77 km², of which 15.23 km² is land and 0.54 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Hallowell is located on the Kennebec River , in the south of Kennebec County. The Kennebec River forms the eastern boundary of the city. There are several smaller lakes in the city, the largest being Cascade Pond , which is traversed by Vaughn Brook in an easterly direction. The Vaughn Brook flows into the Kennebec River. The surface of the city 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: Augusta , 8.5 km
• East: Chelsea , 7.4 km
• South: Farmingdale , 1.9 miles
• West: Manchester , 4.4 mi

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Hallowell: Bodwell Falls (formerly a post office), Hallowell and New France .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hallowell is between -6.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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 place is named after Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and owner of the land that had originally been owned by the Plymouth Company since the 1620s . The area originally included the areas of today's Augusta , Chelsea and parts of Manchester . From 1797 the parts gradually became independent; Hallowell was organized as a city in 1852. In 1880 the place had 3,154 inhabitants. Hallowell was part of Massachusetts until 1820 .

Population development

Census Results - City of Hallowell, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										1194
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1364	2068	2919	3961	4654	4769	2435	3007	3154	3181
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2714	2864	2764	2675	2906	3404	3169	2814	2502	2534
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2467	2381

Culture and sights

theatre

Founded in 1937, the Gaslight Theater is the oldest amateur theater in Maine. "Old Hallowell Day" has been celebrated annually in the city since 1968.

Buildings

Hallowell is known for its old architecture, especially from the 19th century. In Hallowell, two districts and a number of buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

The following was placed under monument protection as a district:

• Hallowell Historic District , recorded in 1970, register no. 70000076
• Maine Industrial School for Girls Historic District , incorporated in 2003, Register No. 03000289

Other buildings:

• Elm Hill Farm , recorded in 1970, register no. 70000045
• Gardiner Railroad Station , recorded 1982, register no. 82000423
• Powder House Lot , recorded in 2002, register no. 02000348
• Row House , recorded 1970, register no. 70000047
• Vaughan Homestead , recorded in 1970, register no. 70000091

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Hallowell lies between Interstate 95 and the Kennebec River , the Brunswick – Skowhegan railway runs through the town. The US Highway 201 runs along the shore of Kennebec Rivers.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Hallowell. The closest are in Augusta and Gardiner.

In Hallowell, the Hubbard Free Library is in one of the oldest library buildings in Maine, which still serves its original function. It was inaugurated as the Hallowell Social Library in March 1880. A donation in 1893 from Thomas H. Hubbard enabled an extension to be built and it was renamed the Hubbard Free Library. It was expanded again in 1897.

education

Hallowell is part of Regional School Unit 2 together with Dresden, Farmingdale, Monmouth and Richmond.

Hallowell and Farmingdale have three schools:

• Hall-Dale Elementary School, PreKindergarten through 5th grade in Hallowell
• Hall-Dale Middle School Year 6 through 8 in Farmingdale
• Hall-Dale High School 9th ​​to 12th grades in Farmingdale

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Reuel Williams (1783–1862), politician
• Hiram Belcher (1790-1857), politician
• Obed Hussey (1792–1860), inventor of a mower
• George Evans (1797–1867), politician
• Jacob Abbott (1803–1879), youth writer
• Gorham Dummer Abbott (1807–1874), pastor, educator, and author
• Charles A. White (1828–1898), politician
• Arthur Joseph Russell (1861–1945), journalist and writer

Personalities who have worked on site

• Peleg Sprague (1793-1880), lawyer and politician (had a law firm in Hallowell)
• John Hubbard (1794–1869), politician (died in Hallowell)
• Amos Nourse (1794–1877), politician (was postmaster in Hallowell from 1822 to 1841)
• John Otis (1801-1856), politician (died in Hallowell)
• James W. Bradbury (1802-1901), politician (was headmaster in Hallowell)
• Joseph R. Bodwell (1818–1887), politician (died in Hallowell)

Web links

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

• Hallowell website
• Old Hallowell Day website
• George Jones Varney: History of Hallowell, Maine. Russell, Boston 1886.
• Hallowell on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hallowell in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 14, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 census results (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Hallowell, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed July 14, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Hallowell, Maine (ME 04347) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. Accessed July 14, 2018 . 
6. ^ Henry Gannett: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Office, Washington, DC 1905, p. 147 ( Google books , Reprinted 1977, ISBN 0-8063-0544-4 )
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ↑ About Gaslight ( Memento from November 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on gaslighttheater.org
9. ^ Susan McMillan: Hallowell ready to celebrate on centralmaine.com
10. ^ Kennebec Intra-District Schools regional school unit # 2. In: kidsrsu.org. Accessed July 14, 2018 .