Hiram (Maine)

Hiram
Soldiers Memorial Library
Location in Maine
Hiram
Basic data
Foundation :	February 27, 1807
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	43 ° 51 ′  N , 70 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 51 ′  N , 70 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,620 (as of 2010)
Population density :	16.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	100.67 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 97.25 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	202 m
Postal code :	04041
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-33315
GNIS ID :	0582520
Website :	www.townofhiram.org
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Hiram is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1620 inhabitants in 905 households on an area of ​​100.67 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hiram has a total area of ​​100.67 km², of which 97.25 km² is land and 3.42 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Hiram is located in the southeast of Oxford County and is bordered by York County to the south and Cumberland County to the east. In the northeastern border Parker Pond and the South East Pond in the area of the Town, located in the west of Clemons Pond and the Southwest Tafton Pond and the Stanley Pond . The Saco River flows in a southerly direction through the northeast corner of the town and forms the border to the neighboring town of Baldwin in the southeast. The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 491 m high Bill Merrill Mountain in the southwest of Hiram.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Denmark , 10.1 mi
• Northeast: Sebago , Cumberland County, 12 mi
• Southeast: Baldwin , Cumberland County, 6 mi
• South: Cornish , York County, 5.8 mi
• Southwest: Parsonsfield , York County, 14.2 mi
• West: Porter , 9.4 km
• Northwest: Brownfield , 7.1 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Hiram: Bridgton Junction , Durgintown , East Hiram , Hiram Village , Rankins Mill , South Hiram and Wadsworth .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hiram is between −9.4 ° C (15  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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 first settlement by European settlers took place between 1774 and 1780. The first organization took place on February 27, 1807 as a district. Hiram was organized as a town on February 27, 1814. The name was chosen in memory of Hiram I (Tire) . In 1790 General Peleg Wadsworth bought land in Hiram and built a farm there between 1792 and 1794. One of his descendants is the writer, poet, translator and playwright Henry Wadsworth Longfellow .

Portions of Baldwin were added in 1821 and 1844, and Brownfield in 1852.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Hiram, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										92
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	184	336	700	1026	1233	1210	1283	1393	1452	1063
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1015	945	921	813	787	804	699	686	1067	1260
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1423	1620

Culture and sights

Buildings

Several structures in Hiram have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Hubbard-Cotton Store , 1990 under registration no. 90000923.
• Soldiers Memorial Library , 2008 under registration no. 08000992.
• Wadsworth Hall , 1974 under registration no. 74000182.
• John Watson House , 1974 under the register no. 74000183.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 160 runs in a north-south direction through the western part of the town, the Maine State Route 113 through the central part and on it the Maine State Route 117 flows .

Public facilities

Hiram does not have its own hospital or medical facility. The closest facilities are in Fryeburg and Bridgton.

In Hiram, the Soldiers Memorial Library is on Maine Street. The library building was erected in 1915.

education

Hiram belongs to the Maine School Administrative District 55 with Baldwin, Cornish, Parsonsfield and Porter .

The following schools are available for school children in the school district:

• Sacopee Valley Elementary School in Hiram
• Sacopee Valley Middle School in Hiram
• Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Peleg Wadsworth (1748–1829), War of Independence general and politician

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hiram in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 1, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Bill Merrill Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed January 1, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hiram, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 1, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Hiram, Maine (ME 04041) 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, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Hiram, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed January 1, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ↑ Hubbard-Cotton Store 90000923
10. ↑ Soldiers Memorial Library 08000992
11. ↑ Wadsworth Hall 74000182
12. ↑ John Watson House 74000183
13. ↑ soldiersmemlib | About Us. In: wixsite.com. soldiersmemlib, accessed January 1, 2019 . 
14. ↑ home page. In: sad55.org. Retrieved January 1, 2019 .