Hampden (Maine)

Hampden
Hampden Academy
Location in Maine
Hampden
Basic data
Foundation :	February 24, 1794
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 44 ′  N , 68 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′  N , 68 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	7,257 (as of 2010)
Population density :	73.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	100.60 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 98.26 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	35 m
Postal code :	04444
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-30795
GNIS ID :	0567550
Website :	www.hampdenmaine.gov

Hampden is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 7257 inhabitants in 3030 households on an area of ​​100.60 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hampden has a total area of ​​100.60 km², of which 98.26 km² is land and 2.33 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Hampden is in the south of Penobscot County and borders Waldo County in the south . The eastern border of the area of ​​the town forms the Penobscot River . Several smaller rivers flow through the area of ​​Hampden and flow into it. To the north is Hampden Pond and to the northwest is Patten Pond . 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: Bangor , 13.0 km
• Northeast: Brewer , 8.1 mi
• East: Orrington , 5.8 miles
• South: Winterport , Waldo County, 5.8 mi
• West: Newburgh , 19 miles
• Northwest: Hermon , 6 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Hampden: Areys Corners , East Hampden , Hampden , Hampden Center , Hampden Highlands , Nealeys Corner , North Hampden , South Hampden and West Hampden .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hampden is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° 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

Settlement of the Hampden area began around 1767 and the first settler in the area was Benjamin Wheeler. More settlers arrived shortly after him and Wheeler, a carpenter, built several mills. The settlement became known as Wheelersborough. After several raids by British troops, the settlers fled in 1779 through the woods to Kennebec and from there to Woolwich and Portland. They returned in 1783. The area was measured and divided in 1796 by Ephraim Ballard. 100 acres of land were allocated to each household if the household settled in the area prior to 1784. These settlers had to pay a fee of $ 6. If they settled after 1784 but before 1794, a fee of $ 50 was due. As a town, Hampden was organized on February 24, 1794 and named after John Hampden.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Hampden, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	904	1279	1443	2020	2663	3195	3085	3068	2911	2484
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2182	2380	2352	2417	2591	3608	4583	4693	5250	5974
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	6327	7257

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Hampden, several buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Hampden Academy , 1975 under registration no. 75000106.
• Hampden Congregational Church , 1987 under registration no. 87000921.
• Harmony Hall , 2007 under the register no. 07000596.
• Martin Kinsley House , 1983 under registration no. 83000469.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 runs along the northern edge of the town . The US Highway 1A extends along the western shore of Penobscot Rivers in north-south direction and the US Highway 202 from west to east. Maine State Route 69 runs through the southwest corner of the area in a north-south direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Hampden. The closest facilities for the residents of Hampden are in Bangor.

The Edythe Dyer Community Library is located in Hampden . It was founded in 1971 and was initially based at the Hampden Academy. She got her own building in 1983 when Edythe Dyer, who moved to Mount Desert Island, donated her house in Hampden as a building for a community library.

education

Hampden is part of Regional School Unit 22 with Frankfort, Newburgh and Winterport.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Earl C. McGraw School in Hampden, with classes from Pre-K through Year 2
• Leroy H. Smith School in Winterport, with classes from Pre-K through Year 4
• Weatherbee Elementary School in Hampden, with classes from 3rd to 5th grade
• Samuel L. Wagner Middle School in Winterport, with school classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden, with classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Hampden Academy in Hampden, with school classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• James S. Brown (1824-1878), politician
• Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802–1887), health care reformer
• Hannibal Emery Hamlin (1858–1938), politician and Maine Attorney General
• Thompson H. Murch (1838-1886), politician

Personalities who have worked on site

• Stephen King (born 1947), writer

literature

• Chase & Co Williams, Cornell University Library: History of Penobscot County, Maine; with illustrations and biographical sketches . Cleveland: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hampden in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 19, 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. ↑ Hampden, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 19, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hampden, Maine (ME 04444) 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 19, 2019 . 
6. ^ History of Hampden, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Hampden Academy 75000106
9. ↑ Hampden Congregational Church 87000921
10. ↑ Harmony Hall 07000596
11. ↑ Martin Kinsley House 83000469
12. ^ Edythe Dyer Community Library , accessed May 19, 2019
13. ↑ rsu 22. In: rsu22.us. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .