Industry (Maine)

Industry
Shorey Chapel
Location in Maine
Industry
Basic data
Foundation :	June 20, 1803
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 45 ′  N , 70 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′  N , 70 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	929 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	80.24 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 77.05 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	235 m
Postal code :	04938
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-34820
GNIS ID :	0582528
Website :	maine.gov

Industry is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 929 people lived there in 625 households on an area of ​​80.24 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Industry has a total area of ​​80.24 km², of which 77.05 km² is land and 3.19 km² is water .

Geographical location

Industry is located in southeast Franklin County on the Somerset County border . The Lemmon Stream , a tributary of the Sandy River , flows with several arms in a southerly direction through the area of ​​the town. The area's largest lake, Clearwater Pond , is to the west of Industry. To the north of this is the Mosher Pond . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 558 m high Norton Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: New Vineyard , 4.4 mi
• Northeast: Anson , Somerset County, 6.1 mi
• Southeast Starks , Somerset County, 6.6 mi
• South: New Sharon , 4.1 mi
• Southwest: Farmington , 6.7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Industry: Allens Mills (Allen's Mills), Goodrich Corner , West Industry (later North Industry, location of the former post office), and West Mills (West's Mills).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Industry is between −10.0 ° C (14 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) 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

Industry was formed from the northwestern part of the Plymouth patent, also known as Kennebec Purchases. The first settlements were founded by James and John Thompson, Zoe Withe, Thomas Johnson, and William Allen around 1793 or the following year. The lands were first taken possession of where each individual settled. Other settlers later acquired property rights from the original grant . The Town Industry was founded on June 20, 1803 from the previous Industry Plantation founded in 1799.

In the years from 1813 to 1844, the town was assigned lands in the neighboring towns of New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks and Anson. It gave land to Farmington and New Sharon in 1850 and 1852.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Industry, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		562	796	902	1036	1041	827	725	715	545
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	553	465	431	342	307	315	262	347	563	685
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	790	929

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Thompson's Bridge in the Village Allen's Mills was placed 1991 under monument protection and under registration no. 91000321 inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maine State Route 43 runs through the south of the town in a west-east direction . It connects Industry with Farmington in the west and Starks in the east. From here, Maine State Route 148 branches off in a northerly direction towards Madison.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Industry. The closest are in Farmington and Madison.

Industry does not have its own library. The closest public libraries to the town's residents are in Farmington, New Vineyard, and Madison.

education

With Chesterville, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna, Weld and Wilton, Industry is part of Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Gerald D. Cushing School in Wilton (school classes Pre-K to 1)
• Academy Hill School in Wilton (grades 2 to 5)
• Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon (Classes Pre-K to 5)
• WG Mallett School in Farmington (school classes Pre-K to 2)
• Cascade Brook School in Farmington (grades 3 to 5)
• Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
• Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington

Web links

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

• Industry on maine.gov
• Industry on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Industry in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 23, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Norton Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Industry, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 23, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Industry, Maine (ME 04938) 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 April 23, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Industry, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed April 23, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Thompson's Bridge ( English ) National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
10. ↑ mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018 .