Litchfield (Maine)

Litchfield
Town Office
Location in Maine
Litchfield
Basic data
Foundation :	February 18, 1798
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 10 ′  N , 69 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 69 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	3,624 (as of 2010)
Population density :	37.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	102.72 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 96.97 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	89 m
Postal code :	04350
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-40175
GNIS ID :	0582564
Website :	www.litchfieldmaine.org

Litchfield is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 3624 inhabitants in 1441 households on an area of ​​102.72 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Litchfield has a total area of ​​102.72 km², of which 96.97 km² is land and 5.75 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Litchfield is the southernmost town in Kennebec County and is bordered by Sagadahoc County to the southeast and Androscoggin County to the southwest . In the east, the area of ​​the town is bounded by the Cobbosseecontee Stream , which forms part of the Pleasant Pond . It flows into the Kennebec River . It is bordered by Cobbosseecontee Lake to the north and Woodbury Pond and Sand Pond to the west . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 207 m high Danforth Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: West Gardiner , 4.3 miles
• Northeast: Gardiner , 9.7 miles
• East: Richmond , Sagadahoc County, 7.4 mi
• Southeast: Bowdoinham , Sagadahoc County, 5.7 mi
• South: Bowdoin , Sagadahoc County, 3.8 mi
• Southwest: Sabattus , Androscoggin County, 9.9 mi
• West: Wales , Androscoggin County, 7.9 mi
• Northwest: Monmouth , 5.7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Litchfield: Batchelders Crossing , Litchfield (formerly Purgatory Mills), Litchfield Corners , Litchfield Plains , Ring Hill , South Litchfield .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Litchfield is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° 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

Litchfield was first organized as Smithfield Plantation in 1793. The name goes back to two brothers named Smith, who were among the first settlers in the area. The early settlers received the land grant from the Plymouth Company. As a town, Litchfield was organized on February 18, 1798 under the name Litchfield.

In 1811 part of the area was given to Lincoln County. Bowdoinham in 1817, Wales in 1827 and 1856, West Gardiner in 1856 and Webster, now Sabattus, in 1867.

Litchfield Academy was founded as a private school in the Congregational Meetinghouse in 1840. With a grant from the state of Maine in 1849, the academy built its own school building, which has been preserved to this day. After the number of students decreased, the school was closed in 1960. Today it serves as a community center.

Litchfield is home to deposits of the rare mineral cancrinite .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Litchfield, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1044	1847	2120	2308	2293	2100	1702	1506	1310	1126
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1057	964	815	773	722	953	1011	1222	1954	2650
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	3110	3624

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 95 of the Maine Turnpike runs from north to south through Litchfield and Litchfield connects with the North Augusta and Portland in the south. The Maine State Route 197 runs to the south of Litchfield in east-west direction and the Maine State Route 129 runs to the north, also in the east-west direction.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Litchfield. The closest are in Gardina, Whinthrop and Augusta.

There is no public library in Litchfield. The closest are in Monmouth, Gardiner and Richmond.

education

Together with Sabattus and Wales, Litchfield is part of Regional School Unit # 4 . There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Oak Hill High School Grades 9-12, in Wales
• Oak Hill Middle School Grades 6-8, in Sabattus
• Carrie Ricker School Grades 3-5, in Litchfield
• Sabattus Primary School School classes PK-2, in Sabattus
• Libby Tozier School School classes PK-2, in Litchfield

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Henry I. Emerson (1871-1953), politician

Personalities who have worked on site

• Oramandal Smith (1832–1915), politician, Secretary of State of Maine and Maine State Treasurer

Web links

Commons : Litchfield, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website of Litchfield (English)
• Litchfield on Maine.gov
• Litchfield on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Litchfield in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 2, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Danforth Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Litchfield, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved August 2, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Litchfield, Maine (ME 04350) 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 August 2, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Litchfield, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed August 2, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Litchfield . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2012 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
9. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
10. ^ Regional School Unit 4. In: rsu4.org. Accessed December 31, 2017 .