Houlton

Houlton
Nickname : Shire Town
Rear of the Houlton courthouse
Location in Maine
Houlton
Basic data
Foundation :	March 8, 1831
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	46 ° 8 ′  N , 67 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′  N , 67 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	6,123 (as of 2010)
Population density :	64.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	95.13 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 95.08 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	120 m
Postal code :	047301
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-33980
GNIS ID :	0582525
Website :	www.houlton-maine.com

Houlton is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 6123 inhabitants in 2556 households on an area of ​​95.1 km². Houlton is the administrative seat of Shire Town in Aroostook County.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Houlton has a total area of ​​95.13 km², of which 95.08 km² is land and 0.05 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Houlton is located in the south of Aroostook County in northeast Maine on the border with Canada . The Meduxnekeag River flows north through Houlton and flows into the Saint John River beyond the border with Canada . The surface of the town is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 241 m high Hovey Hill in the east of Houlton.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Littleton 2.5 mi
• East: Richmond Parish , Carleton County , New Brunswick , 12 mi
• South: Hodgdon , 2.5 miles
• Southwest: Linneus , 14.9 km
• West: New Limerick , 9.2 miles
• Northwest: Hammond , 9.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Houltion: Carys Mills (Cary's Mills), Horseback (former railway station), Houlton , Porter Settlement and West Houlton (formerly the post office).

climate

Houlton, Maine
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     81   -5 -17     61   -2 -15     79   3 -9     79   11 -1     89   19th 5     99   23 10     99   26th 13     97   25th 12     91   20th 8th     94   13 2     104   5 -3     94   -2 -11 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Houlton, Maine Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -4.8 -2.2 3.0 10.6 18.6 23.4 25.7 24.8 19.8 12.6 5.1 -1.5 O 11.3 Min. Temperature (° C) -16.5 -14.9 -8.7 -1.3 4.6 10.0 12.9 11.9 7.5 1.8 -3.3 -11.3 O −0.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 81.3 61.0 78.7 78.7 88.9 99.1 99.1 96.5 91.4 94.0 104.1 94.0 Σ 1,066.8 Rainy days ( d ) 9 8th 8th 9 9 10 10 8th 8th 9 10 10 Σ 108 Humidity ( % ) 70 69 70 71 66 71 72 75 78 77 80 76 O 72.9 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Houlton is between -10.6 ° C in January and 19.6 ° C in July. This means that compared to the long-term mean in winter, the place is about two degrees cooler than the mean for the state of Maine; in summer they hit the mean in Maine. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. During the winter season between October and April, an average of 246.4 cm of snow falls, with peaks of 54.9 cm in December and 56.9 cm in January.

history

Before white colonization, the area around Houlton was inhabited by Maliseet and Passamaquoddy .

The place was founded in 1807 by Joseph Houlton, from whom it also got its name. In 1828 the Hancock Barracks military base was founded. Three years later, on March 8, 1831, the government granted the settlement town charter. During the Aroostook War , three companies of the 1st Artillery Regiment were stationed in Houlton. After the end of the armed conflict with the British colonies, the military post was dissolved again in 1847.

In 1970 the association of the Aroostook Indians (AAI) was founded through the cooperation of the local Indian tribes and the Ricker College in Houlton.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Houlton, Maine

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			115	579	1597	1453	2035	2850	3228	4015
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	4686	5845	6191	6865	7771	8377	8289	8111	6766	6613
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	6476	6123

Culture and sights

Museums

The Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum is located at 109 Main Street in the Grade I listed White Memorial Building in Houlton. The museum was founded by Ransford W. Shaw in 1938 after the building was previously donated to the town by the White family. The collection includes the Ricker Room , Military Room , Sarah Houlton's kitchen, a collection of photographs by EB White and the remains of a POW camp from 1944 when German POWs were held in Houlton.

Buildings

Market Square Historic District

Blackhawk Putnam Tavern

Cary Library, around 1920

Walter Mansur House

Eleven buildings and two districts have been listed in Houlton and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

The Market Square Historic District is a district that encompasses the historic business center from the late 19th century. It is located at the intersection of Market Square, Court Street, Water Street and Main Street and includes a relatively continuous range of commercial buildings of brick and masonry, designed by architect and from 1885 to 1910 after the arrival of Bangor and Aroostook Railroad were built . The district was included in 1980 under the register number 80000214.

The First National Bank of Houlton was incorporated in 1973 under registration number 73000099. Built in 1907, it was one of the last buildings designed by the architect George M. Coombs . It is an excellent local example of a neo-Greek revival style commercial building.

In 1976 the Blackhawk Putnam Tavern was incorporated under registration number 76000087. The building was constructed in 1813 and is the oldest standing building in Aroostook County.

The Amazeen House was built in 1882. It is an imposing 2½-story building, which was planned as a speculative project, probably as a hotel on the route of the New Brunswick Railways. In 1986 it was recorded under the register number 86002470.

The Cary Library is Houlton's public library. It is located in an architecturally sophisticated building designed by John Calvin Stevens and opened in 1904. The building was recorded in 1987 under the register number 87000929.

In 1987 the Edward L. Cleveland House was incorporated under registration number 87000939. The building was built in 1902 by Edward L. Cleveland, one of the largest potato traders in Aroostook County.

The Unitarian Church of Houlton is a historic church building on Military Street in Houlton. It was designed by Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. in 1902. The building has medieval and Gothic elements made of wood. It was recorded in 1987 under the register number 87000945.

The Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail building was constructed in 1859. The oldest part dates back to 1859. It was built to a design by Gridley JF Bryant and was the district's first purpose-built court. Later additions from 1895 and a wing added in 1928 gave the building its current appearance. It was recorded in 1990 under the register number 89002340.

Also in 1990 the Walter P. Mansur House was incorporated under the register number 89002342. Built in 1880, it is the most architecturally sophisticated Second Empire style building in Maine. It was built for Walter P. Mansur, a prominent local businessman and banker.

The Donovan-Hussey Farms Historic District includes farm houses from the 19th century in rural Houlton. The two courtyards, the complexes of which are opposite each other on Ludlow Road to the northwest of the city center, were established in the mid-19th century and significantly modernized in the early 20th century. They were recorded in 2009 under the register number 09000012.

The Elms Building, also known as the Boardman J. Stevens House or George W. Richards House , is a historic home on Court Street in Houlton. It was built around 1872 and it saw a significant change between 1906 and 1912 when high quality craftsmanship was carried out inside it. It is built in the style of the Second Empire and was recorded in 2009 under the register number 09000549.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The city was connected to the Canadian railroad network by the Houlton Branch Railroad in the late 1860s . The connection with the network of the US railways was not made until 1893 by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad . The routes to Caribou and Canada have since been closed, and passenger trains to Houlton ended on September 4, 1961.

Most of the road traffic to and from Houlton is carried by Interstate 95 , which ends at the city. Due to its proximity to the Canadian border, the city is an important transit point. The north-south US Highway 1 and the west-east US Highway 2 intersect in the center of Houlton .

Three kilometers east of the city is an airport, Houlton International Airport . Currently (2007) there are only charter flights. The airport also houses a flight school.

Public facilities

In Houlton is the Cary Library , which is also responsible for the residents of the region.

There are several hospitals and medical facilities in Houlton.

education

Houlton belongs with the Hammond, Littleton and Monticello to the Maine School Administrative District No. 29 .

There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Houlton Elementary School in Houlton (PreK- 2)
• Southside School in Houlton (3–5)
• Houlton Middle / High School in Houlton (6-12)

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• John Benson Brooks (1917–1999), jazz pianist, arranger and composer of swing and modern jazz
• Paul Davenport , writer
• Jean E. Howard (* 1948), literary scholar
• Alton Kelley (1940-2008), artist
• Bern Porter (1911–2004), physicist, publisher and writer
• Ted Reichman (* 1973), jazz musician and composer
• Samantha Smith (1972–1985), actress and peace activist

Personalities who have worked on site

• Benjamin Ames (1778–1835), politician
• Shepard Cary (1805–1866), politician
• Llewellyn Powers (1836–1908), politician, Governor of Maine

literature

• Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 7th ff . ( Digitized version ).

Web links

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

• Homepage of the place
• Houlton on City-Data.com
• Houlton on maine.gov

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Hovey Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
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6. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
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20. ↑ Houlton, 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). 
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22. ↑ rsu 29. In: rsu29.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .