Mechanic Falls
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 22, 1893 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Androscoggin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 70 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,031 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | Error in expression: unrecognized punctuation mark “.” Inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.90 km 2 (approx. Err mi 2 ) of which 28.48 km 2 (approx. Err mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 97 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04256 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-44585 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 582587 | ||
| Website : | mechanicfalls.govoffice.com | ||
Mechanic Falls is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 3031 inhabitants lived there on an area of 91.1 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Mechanic Falls has a total area of 28.00 km², of which 28.48 km² is land and 0.42 km² is water .
Geographical location
Mechanic Falls is west of Androscoggin County. The Little Androscoggin River flows through the town centrally in an easterly direction and flows into the Androscoggin River at Auburn. There are no large lakes in the town area. The area of the town is flat, the highest point in Mechanic Falls is the 193 m high Pigeon Hill .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Mechanic Falls: Five Corners , Mechanic Falls (formerly Bog Falls , Groggy Harbor, and Jericho ).
climate
The mean mean temperature in Mechanic Falls is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
The history of Mechanic Falls is closely tied to the history of Poland and Minot. The original grant for the Bakerstown Plantation was given in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and other soldiers for their service in the Battle of Quebec in 1690. Bakerstown Plantation became independent as Poland, from this area Minot was founded in 1802 as an independent town. The border between these towns was the Little Androscoggin River. It also separated the settlements from Mechanic Falls. The Moinot part was first settled by Dean Andrews in 1836. He was followed by Peter Thayer, Amos Chapman, Eli Washburne and others. The area developed very quickly as the arable land was fertile and the rivers made good trade relations possible. The colonization of this part of Poland began in 1830 by Mr. Jordan, who used the abundance of wood in this area for his timber trade. He was followed by Isiah Perkins and others. The Little Androscoggin runs through the city and divides it in half, this has been a great asset and stimulator for growth from the start. Because the operation of water mills was also very effective at this point. Mechanic Falls was founded on March 22, 1893 as an independent town.
Industrial development
In the late 1840s, a railway line, the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , made it possible to do business and trade with the cities of Portland and Montreal . The first paper mill was founded in 1850. Other industries produced canned goods, bricks, confectionery, corn, carts, and tools. In 1872, John Witham Penney began making steam engines, machinery, and foundry items at Mechanic Falls. Fourteen years later, his two sons, AR and SR Penney, partnered with John Witham Penney to form JW Penney and Sons , which became one of the largest engineering companies in Maine.
In 1981 Marcal Papier closed the city's last paper mill.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Mechanic Falls, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1687 | 1678 | 1614 | 2033 | 1999 | 2061 | 2195 | 2193 | 2616 | 2919 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3138 | 3031 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Mechanic Falls, three buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
- Elms , recorded 1985, register no. 85000610
- Samuel Penney House , recorded 2002, register no. 02000346
- George Seaverns House , recorded 1985, register no. 85002180
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Several Vermont State Routes meet in the main settlement of Mechanic Falls. Maine State Route 11 coming from the south runs north as Maine State Route 124 . It crosses Maine State Route 121, which runs east-west . The western part of the town is crossed by Maine State Route 26 in a north-south direction .
Public facilities
Mechanic Falls is home to the Main Street Mechanic Falls Nursery .
education
Together with Minot and Poland, Mechanic Falls is part of Regional School Unit # 16 . Mechanic Falls is home to Elm Street School with classes from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The Minot Consolidated School in Minot , and the Poland Community School , the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School and the Poland Regional High School in Poland .
The Mechanic Falls Public Library is available to residents of the town.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- David Dunn (1811–1894), American politician and the 18th governor of Maine
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mechanic Falls in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 30, 2017
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Pigeon Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Mechanic Falls on Mainegenealogy.net , accessed on February 4, 2018
- ↑ a b Mechanic Falls, Maine (ME 04256) 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 December 30, 2017 (English).
- ^ History of Mechanic Falls, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ^ A b A History and Description of New England, General and Local by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield, p. 265
- ↑ ANDROSCOGGIN HISTORY
- ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
- ↑ rsu 16. In: rsu16.org. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
- ^ Elm Street School ( Memento December 31, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed December 30, 2017
- ^ Mechanic Falls Public Library , accessed December 30, 2017
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