Mercer (Maine)

Mercer
Mercer Union Meetinghouse
Location in Maine
Mercer
Basic data
Foundation :	June 22, 1804
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Somerset County
Coordinates :	44 ° 39 ′  N , 69 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′  N , 69 ° 54 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	664 (as of 2010)
Population density :	9.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	70.86 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 69.18 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	145 m
Postal code :	04957
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-45110
GNIS ID :	0582591
Website :	mercerme.webs.com

Mercer is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 664 inhabitants in 399 households on an area of ​​70.86 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Mercer has a total area of ​​70.86 km², of which 69.18 km² is land and 1.68 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Mercer is located in southwest Somerset County and is bordered by Franklin County to the west and Kennebec County to the south. The Sandy River , flowing in a southerly direction, forms the northern border of the area. The Mercer Bog Wildlife Management Area is centrally located in the area . The North Pond borders in the southeast . The surface is slightly hilly, the 177 m high Beech 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: Starks , 6.8 mi
• Northeast: Norridgewock , 7.5 mi
• Southeast: Smithfield , 5.3 mi
• South: Rome , Kennebec County, 2.1 mi
• West: New Sharon , Franklin County, 6.4 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Mercer : East Mercer and Mercer .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Mercer is between -11.1 ° C (12  ° 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 Town Mercer was organized on June 22, 1804. The area was organized in 1799 together with the "Black Settlement" as an Industry Plantation. The Black Settlement now forms the Town Industry. Originally the area belonged to the Plymouth Claim (Kennebec Purchase).

Portions of Starks were added in 1835 and 1865. Land was given to Smithfield and New Sharon in 1840, and to Norridgewock in 1849 and 1852.

The first local settler was the Brigadier-General of the American Revolutionary War Hugh Mercer, after whom the town was named.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Mercer, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		562	743	1210	1432	1186	1059	846	755	584
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	493	441	453	408	381	348	272	313	448	593
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	647	664

Culture and sights

Buildings

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

• Ingalls House , 1975 under registration no. 75000110.
• Mercer Union Meetinghouse , 2007 under registration no. 06001223.
• Henry Knox Thatcher House , 2002 under registration no. 02001273.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 2 runs through Mercer in a west-east direction. The Maine State Route 137 branches off in a southerly direction from him.

Public facilities

There is no medical facility in Mercer. The closest are in Madison, Skowhegan, Farmington and Waterville.

In Mercer, the Mercer Shaw Library is located on Beach Hill Road.

education

Mercer is part of the RSU # 54 / MSAD # 54 School District with Canaan, Cornville, Norridgewock, Skowhegan, and Smithfield.

There are several schools in the school district:

• North Elementary School in Skowhegan, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
• Canaan Elementary School in Canaan, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Mill Stream Elementary School in Norridgewock, with classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
• Bloomfield Elementary School in Skowhegan, with classes 1 to 3
• Margaret Chase Smith School in Skowhegan, with grades 4 to 5
• Marti Stevens Learning Center in Skowhegan
• Skowhegan Area Middle School in Skowhegan, with grades 6 to 8
• Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan, with grades 9 to 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• James S. Wiley (1808-1891), politician
• Frank Andrew Munsey (1854–1925), magazine and newspaper publisher and writer

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mercer in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 11, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Beech Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Mercer, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 11, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Mercer, Maine (ME 04957) 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 April 11, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Rosemary Blankenship Hubbard says: Mercer - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Ingalls House 75000110
10. ↑ Mercer Union Meetinghouse 06001223
11. ↑ Henry Knox Thatcher House 02001273
12. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Home - RSU / MSAD 54. In: msad54.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .