Madison (Maine)

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Location in Maine
Madison
Basic data
Foundation :	March 7, 1804
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Somerset County
Coordinates :	44 ° 50 ′  N , 69 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′  N , 69 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	4,855 (as of 2010)
Population density :	36.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	141.98 km 2  (approx. 55 mi 2 ) of which 134.37 km 2  (approx. 52 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	136 m
Postal code :	04950
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-42625
GNIS ID :	0579027
Website :	www.madisonmaine.com
Lakewood Theater

Madison is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 4855 inhabitants in 2478 households on an area of ​​141.98 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Madison has a total area of ​​141.98 km², of which 134.37 km² is land and 7.61 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Madison is in the south of Somerset County. The Kennebec River , flowing in a southerly direction, forms the western border of the area. The largest lake in the area is centrally located Wesserunsett Lake . The surface is slightly hilly, the 206 m high Ward Hill is the highest point in the town.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Solon , 12.6 km
• East: Cornville , 6.8 miles
• Southeast: Skowhegan , 7.2 mi
• South: Norridgewock , 6.6 mi
• Southwest: Starks , 9.8 mi
• West: Anson , 8.2 miles
• Northwest: Embden , 15.2 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Madison: Barron Corner , Blackwell , Blackwell Corner , East Madison , Ellis Corner , Lakewood , Lower Mill , Madison , Madison East , Martin Corner , North Madison , Twelve Corners , Ward Hill , West Madison and White School Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Madison is between -9.4 ° C (15  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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 first settlers settled in the area from 1775. Town Madison was organized on March 7, 1804. After the survey in 1791, the area was named Township No. 1, First Range North of Plymouth Claim, East of Kennebec River (T1 R1 NPC EKR) . In 1846 land was given to Norridgewock. The town was named after President James Madison .

The priest Sebastian Rasles was the first European to reach the area in 1695. He lived and worked as a pastor with the Indians until 1724 when he was killed by the British. He also built the first church in the area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Madison, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		686	881	1272	1701	1769	1615	1401	1315	1815
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2764	3379	3700	3956	3836	3639	3935	4278	4367	4725
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4523	4855

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Madison, several structures and a district have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Lakewood Theater , 1975 under registration no. 75000111.
• Madison Public Library , 1989 under registration no. 88003022.
• Old Point and Sebastian Rale Monument , 1973 under the register no. 73000147.
• Weston Homestead , 1977 under registration no. 77000086.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 201 runs through Madison in a north-south direction. The Maine State Route 43 and Maine State Route 148 run in west-east direction.

Public facilities

There's a medical facility in Madison. There are more in neighboring Skowhegan.

In Madison, the Madison Public Library is located on Point Avenue.

education

Madison is part of the Maine School Administrative District 59.

There are several schools in the school district:

• Madison Elementary School with classes from kindergarten through 4th grade
• Madison Jr High with grades 5-8
• Madison High School with grades 9 through 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Stephen A. Cobb (1833–1878), politician
• Ernest W. Roberts (1858-1924), politician
• Louis J. Brann (1876–1948), politician and governor of the state of Maine

Personalities who have worked on site

• Andrew Ketterer (* 1949), lawyer and politician

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Madison in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 10, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Ward Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 10, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Madison, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 10, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Madison, Maine (ME 04950) 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 April 10, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Madison - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Lakewood Theater 75000111
10. ↑ Madison Public Library 88003022
11. ↑ Old Point and Sebastian Rale Monument 73000147
12. ↑ Weston Homestead 77000086
13. ↑ index.html. In: me.us. .me.us, accessed April 10, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Home. In: me.us. .me.us, accessed April 10, 2020 (English).