Lewiston (Maine)

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Lewiston
Basilica of St. Peter and Paul
Basilica of St. Peter and Paul
Location in Maine
Lewiston (Maine)
Lewiston
Lewiston
Basic data
Foundation : February 18, 1795
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Androscoggin County
Coordinates : 44 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 36,592 (as of 2010)
107,319 (as of 2016)
Population density : 414.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 91.1 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of
which 88.3 km 2  (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 66 m
Postcodes : 04240, 04241, 04243
Area code : +1 207
FIPS : 23-38740
GNIS ID : 0569502
Website : ci.lewiston.me.us
Mayor : Robert E. Macdonald

Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . Lewiston has 36,592 inhabitants on an area of ​​91.1 km², of which 2.8 km² is water. Lewiston is located in southwest Maine on the falls of the Androscoggin River across from Auburn . Many think Lewiston and Auburn belong together. That is why they are often abbreviated to LA. Lewiston is home to Bates College and the University of Southern Maine .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Lewiston has a total area of ​​92.0 km², of which 88.4 km² is land and 3.6 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Lewiston is centrally located in Androscoggin County. To the west, the area of ​​the town is bounded by the Androscoggin River, which also separates Lewiston from Auburn. In the east of the town is the No Name Pond . Several smaller streams flow through the city, all of them flow into the Androscoggin River. The surface is rather flat, the highest point is the 116 m high David Monument on the grounds of Bates College.

Neighboring communities

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

  • North: Greene , 3 miles
  • East: Sabattus , 6.7 mi
  • South East: Lisbon , 6.7 mi
  • South: Durham , 4.3 mi
  • West: Auburn , the twin city: a few 100 meters east on the other bank of the river

City structure

Lewiston has several residential areas: Barkerville , Crowley Junction (former railway station), Garcelon's Ferry (site of a former post office), Lewiston , South Lewiston and Thorne's Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Lewiston ranges from −6.1 ° C (21 ° 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.

history

The City area was given as a grant to Thomas Purchase and George Way in 1632. After the deaths of these two original owners, most of this land became the property of Richard Wharton, a Boston attorney . To secure his land, he signed a contract with Warumbee and five other Sagamores of the Arosaguntacooks in 1684 . After Warton's death, the land was sold in 1714 to Thomas Hutchinson, John Wentworth, Adam Winthrop, John Watts, David Jeifries, Sephen Minot, Oliver Noyes and John Rusk for £ 140. After some difficulties with the boundaries, they were set by a court order from the Cumberland and Lincoln Court in 1814. The grant after which Lewiston was settled was given to Jonathan Bagley and Moses Little of Newbury , Massachusetts in 1768. The Grant's terms stipulated that Bagley and Little should have 50 families with as many homes by June 1774. A road to Durham (then Royalsboroughi) was also to be built. The name of the town should be Lewiston . The town was founded in 1795 and the City of Lewistion in 1861. The first mayor was Jacob 13. Ham. In 1809 Michael Little built a large sawmill on the falls of the Androscoggin River. This then burned down by arson in 1814.

Special

Lewiston is the location of the Stephen King miniseries Kingdom Hospital and was the site of the heavyweight boxing world championship fight Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965.

Population development

Census Results - City of Lewiston, Maine
year 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790
Residents 532
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 948 1038 1312 1549 1801 3584 7424 13600 19083 21701
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 23761 26247 31791 34948 38598 40974 40804 41779 40481 39757
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 35690 36592

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Lewiston, four districts and a number of buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

The following was placed under monument protection as a district:

Other buildings:


Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Auburn and Lewiston are connected by Interstate 95 and a railroad to the centers of Augusta to the north and to Biddeford and Boston in Massachusetts to the south . The US Highway 202 leads north-south through the city.

media

The daily newspaper "Sun Journal" appears in Lewison, which also supplies the twin town of Auburn with a local newspaper.

education

The entire American school spectrum is represented in Lewiston, from elementary schools through various high schools and colleges to a branch of the University of Maine.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lewiston in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 28, 2017
  2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
  3. ↑ Mount David . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
  4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
  5. ^ Lewiston, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 .
  6. ^ Lewiston, Maine (ME 04240) 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).
  7. ^ History of Lewiston, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
  8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
Municipalities in Androscoggin County in Maine (USA):
City

Auburn  | Lewiston

County location in Maine
Towns

Durham  | Greene  | Leeds  | Lisbon  | Livermore Falls  | Livermore  | Mechanic Falls  | Minot  | Poland  | Sabattus  | Turner  | Wales

CDPs

Lisbon Falls  | Livermore Falls (CDP)  | Mechanic Falls (CDP)

More settlements

East Livermore  | East Poland  | North Turner  | West Minot  | West Poland