Lee (Maine)

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lee Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 3, 1832
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 23 ′  N , 68 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 23 ′  N , 68 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	922 (as of 2010)
Population density :	9.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	103.0 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 100.15 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	127 m
Postal code :	04455
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-38530
GNIS ID :	0582551

Lee is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 922 people lived there in 546 households on an area of ​​103.0 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Lee has a total area of ​​103.0 km², of which 100.13 km² is land and 2.85 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Lee is to the east of Penobscot County. The Mattakeung Stream flows through the northeastern part in a northerly direction and flows into the Penobscot River . Several small rivers flow in a northerly direction through the area of ​​the Town and flow into the Mattakeung Stream or the Penobscot River. In the southwest is the Silver Lake . The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 303 m high Rollins Mountain in the northwest of Lee.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Winn , 5.7 mi
• Northeast: Webster , 7.5 mi
• East: Springfield , 6.2 mi
• Southeast: Lakeville , 11.5 miles
• South: Twombly Ridge , Unorganized Territory , 5.7 mi
• Southwest: Burlington , 9.2 mi
• West: Lincoln , 7 miles

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Lee : Crockertown , Lee and North Lee .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Lee is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) 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

The grant for Lee was given by the state of Massachusetts to Williams College , which sold him to settler groups in Cumberland County. However, the land rights had some shortcomings that led to lengthy litigation and delayed settlement and growth of the area. After the legal issues had been decided in favor of the settlers by the Supreme Court of the United States, the settlement of the area began in 1824. The earliest settlers included Jeremiah Fifield and his wife. A first mill on the Mattakeunk Stream was built in 1827. Lee was organized as Town on February 3, 1832. The area was previously known as Township No. 4, Second Range North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T4 R2 NBPP) or Williams College Grant . The town was named after Stephen Lee, one of the early settlers.

The Lee Normal Academy , now the Lee Academy , was founded by the Maine Legislature in 1845 and financed with half a township, which the Trustees of the Academy sold for about 4,000 US dollars.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Lee, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					724	917	939	960	894	929
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	801	748	724	669	618	610	555	599	688	832
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	845	922

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Lee, two buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Abial Cushman Store , 1990 under registration no. 90001906.
• Mallett Hall , 1993 under the register no. 93001115.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 9 runs centrally through the Lee area in a west-east direction . Maine State Route 168 branches off from Village Lee in a northerly direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Lee. Closest facilities for Lee residents are in Lincoln and Howland.

Lee does not have his own library. The nearest libraries are in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and East Millinocket.

education

Lee belongs to MSAD 30 with Springfield, Webster and Winn and forms the Eastern Maine Area School System - AOS 90 with Baileyville, Cooper, Grand Lake Stream, Meddybemps, Princeton, Talmadge, Waite, Lakeville, Carroll Plantation, Macwahoc Plantation and Reed Plantation. In addition to other tasks, education is one of the district's organizational tasks. The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Lee Winn Elementary School in Winn, with school classes from Kindergarten through 4th grade
• Woodland Elementary School in Baileyville, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
• Princeton Elementary School in Princeton, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• East Range II CSD School in Topsfield, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Jefferson Jr. High School in Lee, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Woodland Jr - Sr. High School in Baileyville, with classes from 8th through 12th grade

In addition, the private high school Lee Academy , which was founded in 1845 and also has a boarding school.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Walter B. Rideout (1917-2006), English studies

Web links

Commons : Lee, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lee in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 20, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Rollins Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Lee, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 20, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Lee, Maine (ME 04455) 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 July 20, 2019 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} History of Lee, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed July 20, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Lee. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2012, Retrieved July 20, 2019 (American English). 
9. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
10. ↑ Abial Cushman Store 90001906
11. ↑ Mallett Hall 93001115
12. ↑ aos90.org - About AOS 90. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed July 20, 2019 . 
13. ^ Welcome to Lee Academy. In: leeacademy.org. Welcome to Lee Academy, accessed July 20, 2019 (American English).