Hartford (Maine)

Hartford
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Location in Maine
Hartford
Basic data
Foundation :	June 13, 1798
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 23 ′  N , 70 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 23 ′  N , 70 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,185 (as of 2010)
Population density :	10.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	116.76 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 113.62 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	146 m
Postal code :	042221
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-31670
GNIS ID :	0582514
Website :	hartfordmaine.weebly.com
Bear Pond

Hartford is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1185 inhabitants in 723 households on an area of ​​116.76 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hartford has a total area of ​​116.76 km², of which 113.62 km² are land and 3.13 km² consist of water .

Geographical location

Hartford is east of Oxford County and borders Androscoggin County . There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. Lake Anasagunticook is located in the north , Bunganock Pond in the center and Bear Pond in the south . The eastern branch of the Nezinscot River forms the western boundary of the town's area . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 357 m high Bear Mountain in the west of Hartford.

Neighboring communities

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

• Northeast: Canton , 12.2 km
• East: Livermore , Androscoggin County, 8.5 mi
• Southeast: Turner , Androscoggin County, 6.1 mi
• South: Buckfield , 14.0 km
• West: Sumner , 9.8 km
• Northwest: Peru , 13.0 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Hartford : East Hartford , Hartford (Hartford Center) , North Hartford and South Hartford .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hartford is between −7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The area was settled by Hartford from 1788. The first settler in the area was Edmund Irish.

Hartford was organized as an independent town on June 13, 1798. Previously the area was registered as an East Butterfield Plantation. More land was added in 1807 from Plantation Number 1 and in 1834 from Chandler's Gore. Land was given to Canton in 1838, 1839 and 1850, and to Buckfield in 1856 and 1862.

Hartford was named after Hartford , Connecticut , which in turn was named after Hartford in England.

The former Portland and Rumford Falls Railway reached Hartford in 1868. Hartford is on the Rumford Junction – Kennebago railway line , but the section has been closed.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Hartford, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		720	1133	1294	1472	1293	1156	996	863	689
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	660	592	525	432	430	381	325	312	480	722
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	963	1185

Culture and sights

Buildings

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

• Union School , 2018 under the register no. 100002593.
• David Warren House , 1983 under registration no. 83000467.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 140 runs from the southwest in a northeast direction through the town. Maine State Route 219 branches off from here towards the south in Village Hartford .

Public facilities

Hartford does not have its own hospital or medical facility. The closest facilities are in West Paris, South Paris, Canton and Norway.

Hartford does not have its own library. The closest are in Buckfield, Livermore, or Turner.

education

Buckfield is part of the Western Foothills Regional School District (RSU # 10) with Hanover, Hartford, Mexico, Roxbury, Rumford and Sumner.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Buckfield Junior / Senior High School in Buckfield, grades 7 to 12
• Hartford-Sumner Elementary School in Sumner, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Meroby Elementary School in Mexico, school classes pre-kindergarten to 5
• Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, grades 6 to 8
• Rumford Elementary School in Rumford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 5
• Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, grades 7 through 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Samuel Blake (1807–1887), lawyer, politician, and Maine Attorney General

Web links

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

• Website of Hanover ( English )
• Hartford on City-Data.com
• Hartford on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hartford in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 30, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Bear Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hartford, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed December 30, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Hartford, Maine (ME 04221) 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 December 30, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Hartford. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2011, accessed December 30, 2018 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Union School 100002593
10. ↑ David Warren House 83000467
11. ^ Maine Area School District 39 School District in Buckfield, ME. | GreatSchools. In: greatschools.org. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .