Jefferson (Maine)

Jefferson
Town Offices
Location in Maine
Jefferson
Basic data
Foundation :	February 24, 1807
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Lincoln County
Coordinates :	44 ° 10 ′  N , 69 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 69 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,427 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	151.72 km 2  (approx. 59 mi 2 ) of which 136.16 km 2  (approx. 53 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	73 m
Postal code :	04348
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-35695
GNIS ID :	0582535
Website :	www.jeffersonmaine.org
Cattle pound

Jefferson is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 lived there 2427 inhabitants in 1010 households on an area of ​​151.72 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Jefferson has a total area of ​​151.72 km², of which 136.16 km² are land and 15.57 km² are water .

Geographical location

Jefferson is in north Lincoln County. It is bordered by Kennebec County to the west and Knox County to the east . To the east lies Damariscotta Lake , from which the Damariscotta River flows south. In the northwest bordering Long Pond to, on the west of the Clary Lake . Dyer Long Pond is located in the center of the town . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Somerville , 8.3 mi
• Northeast: Washington , Knox County, 8.7 mi
• East: Waldoboro , 7.4 mi
• Southeast: Nobleboro , 3 mi
• South: Newcastle , 14.0 km
• Southwest: Alna , 12.3 km
• West: Whitefield , 5.5 miles
• Northwest: Windsor , Kennebec County, 5.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Jefferson: Benner , Browntown , Bunker Hill , Dyers , East Jefferson , Jefferson , Kennedy Corner , North Jefferson , South Jefferson, and West Jefferson .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Jefferson is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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

Jefferson was settled a few years before the American Revolutionary War . Initially, Jefferson and Whitefield belonged to the Ballstown Plantation area . On February 24, 1807 Jefferson was organized as an independent town and named after the incumbent President Thomas Jefferson .

Land was given to Alna in 1816 and 1824. The area that had been given up in 1824 was returned to Jefferson in 1907. In 1829 parts of the Patricktown Plantation, now called Sommerville, were given to Jefferson. Territories were given to Newcastle in 1858.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Jefferson, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		1205	1577	2074	2214	2225	2121	1821	1590	1391
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1155	1030	914	888	938	1215	1048	1242	1616	2111
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2388	2427

Culture and sights

Buildings

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

Buildings

• Dr. FW Jackson House , 1980 under the register no. 80000236.
• Jefferson Cattle Pound , 2004 under the register no. 04000742.
• Jefferson Town House , 1999 under registration no. 99000771.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 126 and Maine State Route 17 extend in west-east direction by Jefferson, in north-south direction extend the Maine State Route 215 and Maine State Route 213 . Maine State Route 32 runs northwest to southeast .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Jefferson. The closest are in Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Augusta and Gardiner.

Jefferson does not have its own library. The closest are in Washington, Damariscotta, and Waldoboro.

education

Jefferson belongs to the Central Lincoln County School System, AOS 93 , with Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro and South Bristol . Secondary schools are not offered by the school district, schools of choice can be attended, the costs are borne by the municipalities. Most of the students attend the private Lincoln Academy in Newcastle .

There are several schools in the school district:

• Bristol Consolidated School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, in Bristol
• Jefferson Village School; School classes Kindergarten through Year 8, in Jefferson
• Nobleboro Central School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Nobleboro
• Great Salt Bay Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 8 in Damariscotta

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Alden Jackson (1810–1877), Maine politician and Secretary of State
• Paul A. MacDonald (1911–2006), politician and Secretary of State of Maine
• Oakes Murphy (1849–1908), politician and governor of the Arizona Territory

literature

• Me Jefferson, The Library of Congress: Centennial celebration of the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA, Aug. 21, 1907; . Lewiston, Me., Journal printing company, 1908 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jefferson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 1, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Jefferson, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved November 1, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Jefferson, Maine (ME 04537) 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 October 21, 2018 (English). 
6. ^ History of Jefferson, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed November 1, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Dr. FW Jackson House 80000236
9. ↑ Jefferson Cattle Pound 04000742
10. ↑ Jefferson Town House 99000771
11. ^ Central Lincoln County School System. In: aos93.org. Retrieved November 1, 2018 . 

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Jefferson on City-Data.com
• Jefferson on maine.gov