Lincoln (Maine)

Lincoln
Administration building in Lincoln
Location in Maine
Lincoln
Basic data
Foundation :	January 30, 1829
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 21 ′  N , 68 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′  N , 68 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,085 (as of 2010)
Population density :	28.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	193.34 km 2  (approx. 75 mi 2 ) of which 175.68 km 2  (approx. 68 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	67 m
Postal code :	04457
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-39475
GNIS ID :	0582559
Website :	lincolnmaine.org/town-office/

Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 5085 inhabitants in 2866 households on an area of ​​193.34 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Lincoln has a total area of ​​193.34 km², of which 175.68 km² is land and 17.66 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Lincoln is centrally located in Penobscot County. The northwestern border of the area is the Penobscot River . Several small rivers flow north through the town's area and flow into the Penobscot River. There are several lakes in the town area. The larger ones include the Long Pond and Caribou Pond in the north and the Upper Cold Stream Ponds in the south. The central lakes Mattanawcook Pond , Croocked Pond and Folsom Pond form a chain of lakes with which the Upper Long Pond is also connected. The surface is slightly hilly, the 201 m high Fish Hill is the highest point in the area.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Chester , 6.4 mi
• Northeast: Winn , 8.6 mi
• East: Lee , 7 miles
• Southeast: Twombly Ridge , Unorganized Territory , 9.4 mi
• South: Burlington , 6.8 mi
• Southwest: Lowell , 10 mi
• West: Enfield , 8.5 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Lincoln: Chamberlains , East Lincoln , Libby Corner , Lincoln , Lincoln Center , Mattanawcook , Middletown , North Lincoln , Pollard Brook , South Lincoln, and South Lincoln Station .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Lincoln 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

Settlement began in 1822. A larger group arrived in the area in 1825, and those early settlers included Israel Heald, John Carpenter, Alfred Gates, Benjamin Hammond, Stephen Chase, Humphrey Merrill, and Ira Fisk. All areas that were not sold to other settlers, bought at the time the Governor of Maine Enoch Lincoln , after whom the town was named. The construction of the Houlton Military Road, which ran through Lincoln, gave the settlements a boost. Since Lincoln was central to the loggers, it became a meeting place for them.

Lincoln is made up of the former River Townships No. 2 and No. 3, which belonged to the second and third range and a half township, which went as a grant to JE Foxcroft from Mattanawcook.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Lincoln, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		224		404	1121	1356	1631	1530	1659	1756
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1731	1988	2452	2970	3653	4030	4541	4759	5066	5587
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	5221	5085

Culture and sights

Buildings

A building in Lincoln has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Gordon Fox Ranch , 2015 under the register no. 15000769.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 2 runs parallel to the Penobscot River through the area. It is crossed by Maine State Route 116 coming from the northwest, Maine State Route 6 coming from the north and Maine State Route 155, which runs in a southerly direction .

Lincoln is on the Bangor – Vanceboro railway line .

media

The radio WWLN is based in Lincoln.

Public facilities

There are several medical institutions or hospitals in Lincoln. They are also available to the residents of the area.

The Lincoln Memorial Library is located at 21 W. Broadway in Lincoln.

education

Lincoln belongs to Regional School Unit 67 with Chester and Mattawamkeag. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Ella P. Burr School in Lincoln, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade
• Mattanawcook Jr. High School in Lincoln, 4th through 8th grade
• Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, grade 9 through 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Elenore Abbott (1876–1935), book illustrator, set designer and painter
• Gary Ivan Gordon (1960-1993), soldier
• Ernest Holmes (1887–1960) founded the Neugeist movement

literature

• Dana Fellows: History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928 . In: Maine Collection . 1929 ( maine.edu ).

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Lincoln on maine.gov
• Lincoln on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lincoln in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 27, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Fish Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed July 27, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Lincoln, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 27, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Lincoln, Maine (ME 04457) 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 27, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Lincoln, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed July 27, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Gordon Fox Ranch 15000769
10. ^ Library - Lincoln, Maine. In: lincolnmaine.org. Accessed July 27, 2019 . 
11. ↑ rsu 67. In: rsu67.org. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .