Mount Vernon (Maine)

Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	June 28, 1792
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 28 ′  N , 69 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′  N , 69 ° 58 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,640 (as of 2010)
Population density :	16.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	112.46 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 98.16 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	170 m
Postal code :	04352
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-47770
GNIS ID :	0582612
Website :	www.mtvernonme.org

Mount Vernon is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1640 inhabitants in 693 households on an area of ​​112.46 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Mount Vernon has a total area of ​​112.46 km², of which 98.16 km² is land and 14.30 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Mount Vernon is to the west of Kennebec County and to the west the area of ​​the town is bordered by Franklin County . The Long Pond borders in the east and the Flying Pond , Parker Pond and Echo Lake extend north-south in the west . There are other smaller lakes in the area of ​​the town. The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 395 m high McGaffey Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Rome , 8.5 km
• Northeast: Belgrade , 14 miles
• South: Readfield , 2.2 mi
• Southwest: Fayette , 7.4 mi
• Northwest: Chesterville , Franklin County, 10 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Mount Vernon: Currier , Dennis Corner , Dunns Corner (Dunn's Corner), Locks Corner , Mount Vernon , Mount Vernon Center , South Mount Vernon , West Mount Vernon, and Wings Mills .

climate

The mean mean temperature at Mount Vernon is between −7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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

Settlement of Mount Vernon began in 1774. The area was initially named Washington Plantation . Mount Vernon was organized as a town on June 28, 1792. In 1802, land was added that previously belonged to Fayette and to the Plantation of Goshen, now the Town of Vienna. Additional areas that were previously part of Rome were added in 1818. Land was given to Readfield in 1825 and 1845. Further areas of Vienna were added in 1826 and 1853, of Readfield im Fahr in 1845 and of Belgrade in 1846.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Mount Vernon, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	740	1098	1293	1439	1475	1479	1464	1252	1170	940
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	906	898	745	755	653	653	596	680	1021	1362
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1524	1640

Culture and sights

Buildings

Several properties in Mount Vernon have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• The Dr. Samuel Quimby House 1990 under the register no. 90001903
• The Spruce Point Camps 2007 under the register no. 07000011
• The John Williams House 1984 under the register no. 84000531

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In a north-south direction, Maine State Route 41 runs along the western border of the town and the western chain of lakes.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Mount Vernon. The closest are in Lewiston, Gardina, Whinthrop and Augusta.

Mount Vernon is home to the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library on Pond Road.

education

Mount Vernon is part of Regional School Unit # 38 along with Manchester, Readfield, and Wayne . There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Maranacook Community High School Grades 9-12, in Readfield
• Maranacook Community Middle School Grades 6-8, in Readfield
• Manchester Elementary School School classes PreK-5, in Manchester
• Mt. Vernon Elementary School School classes PreK-5, in Mount Vernon
• Readfield Elementary School School classes PK-5, in Readfield
• Wayne Elementary School School classes K-5, in Wayne

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• John H. Rice (1816–1911), politician
• Loren Fletcher (1833-1919), politician

Web links

Commons : Mount Vernon, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official site of Mount Vernon (English)
• Mount Vernon on City-Data.com
• Mount Vernon on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mount Vernon in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 7, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ McGaffey Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed August 7, 2018 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Mount Vernon on Mainegenealogy.net , accessed August 7, 2018
6. ↑ ^{a b} Mount Vernon on City Data , accessed August 7, 2018
7. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Dr. Samuel Quimby House 90001903
9. ↑ Spruce Point Camps 07000011
10. ↑ John Williams House 84000531
11. ↑ Dr. Shaw Memorial Library , accessed August 7, 2018
12. ↑ Maranacook Area Schools. In: maranacook.org. Retrieved August 7, 2018 (American English).