Leeds (Maine)
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Foundation : | February 16, 1801 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Androscoggin County | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 18 ′ N , 70 ° 8 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 2,326 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 22.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 112.43 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 103.73 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 95 m | |
Postcodes : | 04263 | |
Area code : | +1 207 | |
FIPS : | 23-38565 | |
GNIS ID : | 00582552 | |
Website : | www.townofleeds.com |
Leeds is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . Leeds is on the west bank of Androscoggin Lake. In 2010 there were 2326 inhabitants in 1018 households on an area of 112.4 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Leeds has a total area of 112.43 km², of which 103.73 km² are land and 8.7 km² are water .
Geographical location
Leeds is in northeast Androscoggin County and borders Kennebec County . In the west the area of the town is bounded by the Androscoggin River , in the east of the town is the Androscoggin Lake . Several smaller streams flow northwards into the Androscoggin River. The Dead River is one of them. The surface of the town is rather flat, the highest point being the 200 m high Monument Hill on the west bank of Androscoggin Lake .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Livermore Falls , 3.5 mi
- Northeast: Wayne , 4.7 mi
- East: Monmouth , 8.4 miles
- South East: Wales , 6.7 mi
- South: Greene , 2.6 mi
- West: Turner , 8 miles
- Northwest: Livermore , 10.1 km
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Leeds. These include North Leeds , north of Androscoggin Lakes West Leeds, located centrally in the west on the Androscoggin River , South Leeds and in the south Keenes Corner and Leeds Junction , as well as Curtis Corner , Dead River (former railway station), East Leeds (former location of a post office) , Highmoor (former railway station), Leeds Center and Libbys Pit (former railway station).
climate
The mean mean temperature in Leeds ranges from −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 21.7 ° C (71 ° 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. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
The area was first named Littleborough after a Massachusetts family who were among the largest landowners. The town was founded in 1801. Part of the town of Livermore above the Dead River was added to the town in 1802 and a narrow strip of what originally belonged to Monmouth followed in 1809. The area at Beech Hill was given to Wayne in 1810 and in 1852 the southeastern part of Leeds was given to Wales. The town has around 9,307 hectares (23,000 ac ) of land.
The first settlers in Leeds were Thomas and Roger Stinchfield, who moved with their families to the Dead River in June 1780. The two brothers knew the area from the hunts they carried out there. Other early settlers were the Fish, Millett, and Bishop families. Revolutionary Army soldiers also followed as settlers. The first service in the town was held in 1794 at the request of Thomas Francis, a local resident. A Baptist Church was founded in 1800 and Thomas Francis was an ordained pastor. The Quakers founded a community in 1807, but it no longer exists. The first Baptist church was founded in 1836, the first Methodist in 1851.
The town had a gravel mill in the center, a sawmill and flour mill in West Leeds, and a gravel mill at Curtis Corner.
Population development
Census Results - Town of Leeds, Maine | ||||||||||
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year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
Residents | 607 | 1273 | 1534 | 1685 | 1736 | 1652 | 1390 | 1288 | 1194 | 999 |
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 1065 | 990 | 840 | 729 | 801 | 797 | 807 | 1031 | 1463 | 1669 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 2001 | 2326 |
Culture and sights
Buildings
Two buildings in Leeds have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
- Big Ram Site , recorded in 1992, register no. 92001511
- Cape Site , recorded in 1992, register no. 92001511
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 202 runs through the southernmost tip of the town . The Maine State Route 202 runs north to south Wales in the south to Live More Falls in the north. The Maine State Route 219 , however, leads east to west from Turner to Wayne. It crosses State Route 106 in North Leeds. Leeds is on the Androscoggin Railroad .
Public facilities
In addition to the school below, the Central Library in Leeds is located in the Municipal Building on Calverley Street. The nearest public hospital in the area, Green Acres Major , with 59 beds is located in Greene.
education
Leeds is part of the Maine School Administrative District 52 with Green and Turner . In Leeds there is a public, six-class primary school with an upstream kindergarten, the Leeds Central School . For secondary schools, the surrounding communities must be approached. The closest colleges are in Standish and South Portland , and the University of Maine has places in Augusta and Farmington .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Kenneth M. Curtis (* 1931), politician
- Jared Golden (* 1982) politician
- Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), General
- John Otis (1801-1856), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maine zip code list on maine.com ( Memento from March 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Leeds in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 28, 2017
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Monument Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Leeds, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Leeds, Maine (ME 04263) 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 December 28, 2017 (English).
- ↑ a b c d History of Leeds, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
- ^ Central library. In: gov.uk. www.leeds.gov.uk, accessed December 28, 2017 (UK English).
- ↑ Entry of Green Acres Manor on www.hospital-data.com (English)
- ↑ MSAD52. In: rsu52.us. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Leeds Central School - MSAD52. In: rsu52.us. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .