Hodgdon
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 View over New Limerick and Hodgdon |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 11, 1821 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 3 ′ N , 67 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,309 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 12.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 103.52 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 103.13 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 157 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04730 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-33385 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582521 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Hodgdon is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 1309 people lived there in 568 households on an area of 103.5 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Hodgdon has a total area of 103.52 km², of which 103.13 km² are land and 0.39 km² are water .
Geographical location
Hodgdon is located in the southeast of Aroostook County, on the border with Canada . The surface of the town is flat. The highest point is the 259 m high Westford Hill located southeast of Hodgdon. The Meduxnekeag River flows through the western part of Hodgdon .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Houlton 2.5 mi
- East: Richmond Parish , Carleton County , New Brunswick , 12 mi
- South: Cary Plantation , 2.2 miles
- Southwest: Unorganized Territory of South Aroostook , 25 mi
- West: Linneus , 15.8 km
- Northwest: New Limerick , 10.2 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Hodgdon : East Hodgdon , Hodgdon , Hodgdon Corners , Hodgdon Mills , Jackins Settlement , South Hodgdon (former post office) and Union Corners .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Hodgdon is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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 town was founded on February 11, 1821 and named after John Hodgdon, the early landowner. The town emerged from the two townships in the north of the Groton Academy Grant and in the south of the Westfield Academy Grant. The first settlers got their land from John Hodgdon. The nearest train station is in Houlton on the former European and North American Railway .
There were various mills on the Meduxnekeag River, including three sawmills and a grist mill. Products included long and short sawn timber, clapboards, chairs, flour semolina, carriages, boots and shoes. The first sawmill was built by Jabez Bradbury in 1828. There was also a steam wood mill.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Hodgdon, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 665 | 862 | 963 | 989 | 1089 | 1113 | ||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1130 | 1153 | 1070 | 1054 | 1076 | 1162 | 926 | 933 | 1084 | 1257 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1240 | 1309 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 runs through Hodgdon and connects Hodgdon to the north with Presque Isle and to the south with Weston.
Public facilities
Hodgdon does not have his own library. The closest is the Cary Library in Houlton.
There is no hospital or medical facility in Hodgdon. The closest hospital to Hodgdon and the region is in Houlton.
education
Hodgdon belongs to the Maine School Administrative District # 70 with Amity, Cary Plantation, Haynesville, Linneus, Ludlow, and New Limerick .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Mill Pond School in Hodgdon
- Hodgdon Middle / High School in Hodgdon
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Ira G. Hersey (1858–1943), politician
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 16 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hodgdon in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 20, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Westford Hill on Peakery
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Hodgdon, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Hodgdon, Maine (ME 04730) 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 21, 2018 (English).
- ^ Hodgdon on City Data , accessed April 29, 2015.
- ^ The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett
- ^ A b History of Hodgdon, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ^ A History and Description of New England, General and Local by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, 159
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ MSAD 70 - Hodgdon, Maine School System. In: msad70.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
