Maxfield (Maine)

Maxfield
Maxfield Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 6, 1824
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 19 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 19 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	97 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	49.73 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 49.03 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	72 m
Postal code :	04453
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-44340
GNIS ID :	0582586

Maxfield is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 97 inhabitants in 61 households on an area of ​​49.73 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Maxfield has a total area of ​​49.73 km², of which 49.03 km² are land and 0.7 km² consist of water .

Geographical location

Maxfield is located west of Penobscot County and borders Piscataquis County . The Piscataquis River flows through the town in an easterly direction, and another arm flows south through the eastern part. They unite in neighboring Howland, just before the confluence of the Piscataquis River in the Penobscot River . The surface is level, the highest point is the 169 m high Bunker Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Seboeis , 6.1 km
• Northeast: North Penobscot , Unorganized Territory , 38 miles
• East and South: Howland , 3.5 mi
• Southwest: LaGrange , 13.5 km
• West: Medford , Piscataquis County, 7 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Maxfield : Maxfield and South Maxfield .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Maxfield is between −9.4 ° C (15 ° 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

First settlers reached the area in 1814. Maxfield was organized as a town on February 6, 1824. The area was previously part of the Bridhton Academy Grant . The settlement was extensively destroyed by a large fire in 1829. Buildings, mills, the grain in the fields, almost everything burned and many of the settlers left Maxfield without returning. The development of the area came to a standstill almost completely.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Maxfield, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				186	185	186	162	156	139	134
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	115	79	67	116	67	26th	39	24	64	86
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	87	97

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maxfield is accessed from Howland Road, the only paved road that runs parallel to the Piscataquis River in a west-east direction.

Public facilities

The closest hospital to Maxfield residents is in Howland.

There is no public library in Maxfield, the closest ones are in Howland, Enfield and Linsoln.

education

Maxfield, along with Burlington, Lowell, Edinburg, Enfield, Howland, Passadumkeag and Seboeis, is part of School Administrative Unit 31. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Penobscot Valley High School in Howland, with classes from 9th to 12th grade
• Hichborn Middle School in Howland, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Enfield Station School in Enfield, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade

Web links

• Maxfield on maine.gov
• Maxfield on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Maxfield in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed August 22, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Bunker Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Maxfield, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Maxfield, Maine (ME 04453) 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 22, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Maxfield. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2012, Retrieved August 22, 2019 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
9. ^ School Administrative District 31. In: sau31.org. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 .