Maidstone (Vermont)

Maidstone
Maidstone, Vermont by Albert Fitch Bellows
Location in Vermont
Maidstone
Basic data
Foundation :	October 12, 1761
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Essex County
Coordinates :	44 ° 38 ′  N , 71 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 71 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	208 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	83.6 km 2  (approx. 32 mi 2 ) of which 79.1 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	421 m
Postal code :	05905
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-42475
GNIS ID :	1462141
Website :	maidstone-vt.org

Maidstone is a town in Essex County in the US state of Vermont . At the last census in 2010 it had a total of 208 inhabitants. It is part of the Berlin Micropolitan Statistical Area .

geography

Geographical location

Maidstone is centrally located in east Essex County. The Connecticut River forms the eastern border with New Hampshire , several smaller tributaries of the Connecticut River drain the area of ​​the town and the Paul Stream runs through the north in an easterly direction . Maidstone Lake is centrally located in the area of ​​the town . The surface is hilly and the highest point is the east of Maidstone Lake located 628 m high Stoneham Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Brunswick , 3 miles
• Northeast: Stratford , New Hampshire, 8.4 mi
• East: Lancaster , 7.5 miles
• South: Guildhall , 2.9 mi
• Southwest: Granby , 7.5 mi
• Northwest: Ferdinand , 16.9 km

climate

The mean mean temperature in Maidstone ranges from −11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfall between mid-October and mid-May is more than two meters, about twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range of values ​​in the USA, between September and mid-December it is even significantly lower.

history

The Grant for Maidstone was awarded on October 12, 1761 by Benning Wentworth as part of the New Hampshire Grants . The Grant covered 17,472 acres (7,071 hectares ).

It was one of several grants that a group of land investors led by Samuel Averill from Connecticut won. In addition to Maidstone, they also received grants for Averill, Ferdinand, Lewis and other towns. It is believed that Maidstone was named after Maidstone in Kent . This is where many of Connecticut's early settlers came from.

The town organized itself in 1788, the first town clerk was Haines French.

Maidstone was on the North Stratford Railroad . However, it is now out of service.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Maidstone, Vermont
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										125
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	152	177	166	236	271	237	259	254	286	198
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	206	175	171	123	96	81	78	94	100	131
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	105	208

Culture and sights

Maidstone State Park

Parks

The Maidstone State Park is located on Maidstone Lake . It was created in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Maidstone Lake is a glacial lake, which was formed about 12,000 years ago. It is up to 120 feet (36.6 m ) deep. Today a popular destination for camping, hiking and fishing.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Janice Peaslee Bridge

The Vermont State Route 102 runs north to south from Guildhall in the south to Brunswick in the north, parallel to the Connecticut River through the eastern part of the Town. The historic Janice Peaslee Bridge , built in 1893, formerly Maidstone-Stratford Hollow Bridge , connects Maidstone with Stratford Hollow. After it was closed for disrepair in 1990, MP Janice Peaslee campaigned for the restoration. When it opened in 2005, the bridge was renamed in her honor.

Public facilities

The Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury is the closest hospital for residents of the Town.

education

Maidstone is part of the Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union with Concord, Granby, Guildhall, Kirby, Lunenburg, Victory and Waterford . There is no school of its own in Maidstone.

There is no library of its own in Maidstone. The closest are in Guildhall or Strafford, New Hampshire.

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. Volume III p 108 ( limited preview in Google Book search). (for the period up to 1840)
• Benjamin Homer Hall: History of Eastern Vermont . D. Appleton & Co., New York 1865 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Commons : Maidstone, Vermont  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the community on the official portal www.Vermont.gov (English)
• Entry at VirtualVermont.com (English) ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maidstone in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 28, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Stoneham Mountain on Peakery.com , accessed May 28, 2017
4. ↑ Index of / geo. In: census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Maidstone on the City Daty portal , accessed May 28, 2017
6. ^ Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical , page 108 , accessed May 27, 2017
7. ↑ Maidstone on Virtual Vermont , accessed May 28, 2017
8. ↑ Maidstone Town Plan 2007, History, page 11 (pdf) , accessed May 28, 2017
9. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
10. ^ Maidstone State Park , accessed May 28, 2017
11. ↑ Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 28, 2017