New Limerick

New Limerick
Street in New Limerick
Location in Maine
New Limerick
Basic data
Foundation :	March 18, 1837
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	46 ° 7 ′  N , 67 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′  N , 67 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	321 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	50.6 km 2  (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 47.8 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	121 m
Postal code :	04761
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-48960
GNIS ID :	00582620
Website :	maine.gov

New Limerick is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 510 inhabitants in 407 households on an area of ​​50.6 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of ​​50.6 km²; 47.8 km² of this is land and 2.8 km² is water .

Geographical location

New Limerick is located in southeastern Aroostook County , near the border with Canada . The South Branch Meduxnekeag River flows through the town . In addition, the area is criss-crossed by several small watercourses and lakes. In the south, the larger areas of water of the Nickerson Lakes and Meduxnekeag Lakes border, in the northwest that of the Cochrane Lakes . Other smaller lakes such as Bradbury Lake , County Road Lake or Green Pond are located in the area of ​​the town. The surface of the town is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Ludlow , 1.3 mi
• East: Houlton , 9.2 miles
• Southeast: Hodgdon , 10.1 mi
• South: Linneus , 2.8 km
• Southwest: Oakfield , 9.7 mi
• Northwest: Smyrna , 9 miles

City structure

There are two residential areas in New Limerick, Village New Limerick and Titcomb (formerly the post office location).

climate

New Limerick, Maine
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     74   -6 -21     54   -4 -21     62   2 -13     68   8th -4     88   17th 2     86   23 8th     90   25th 11     98   24 9     85   18th 4th     80   11 -1     75   4th -6     80   -4 16 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for New Limerick, Maine Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -6.4 -4.0 1.8 8.3 17.1 22.6 25.3 24.1 18.4 11.2 3.6 -3.6 O 9.9 Min. Temperature (° C) -21.1 -20.6 -12.9 -3.8 2.4 7.9 10.5 9.1 3.9 -0.8 -6.1 15.7 O −1.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 74 54 62 68 88 86 90 98 85 80 75 80 Σ 940 Rainy days ( d ) 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 Σ 135 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean mean temperature in New Limerick is between −13.8 ° C in January and 17.9 ° C in July. Compared to the long-term mean, the place is around 5.0 degrees cooler in winter and around 0.5 degrees cooler in summer than the mean for the state of Maine. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. In the winter season between October and April, an average of 259.1 cm of snow falls, with peaks of 53.1 cm in December, 57.9 cm in January and 54.1 cm in February.

history

New Limerick was settled in 1775 and organized together with Ludlow as a plantation in 1830. On March 18, 1837, Ludlow was separated and New Limerick was recognized as a town. As the name suggests, many of the first settlers came from Limerick , but not from the original Irish town , but from a town of the same name in York County . In 1880, New Limerick had a tannery , two sawmills, and a starch factory.

Population development

Census Results - Town of New Limerick, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					123	160	226	308	590	567
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	600	481	412	404	413	543	394	427	513	524
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	523	510

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 95 runs along the northern border of the Town in west-east direction. It runs from Bangor in the south to the Canadian border. US Highway 2 runs parallel to the interstate from Oakfield in the west to Houlton in the east.

Public facilities

New Limerick does not have a library of its own. The closest is the Cary Library in Houlton.

There is no hospital or medical facility in New Limerick. The closest hospital to New Limerick and the region is in Houlton.

education

New Limerick is part of the Maine School Administrative District # 70 with Amity, Cary Plantation, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Linneus, and Ludlow .

There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Mill Pond School in Hodgdon
• Hodgdon Middle / High School in Hodgdon

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Dora Pinkham (1891–1941), the first woman to serve in the Maine legislature

literature

• Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 56 ff . ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : New Limerick, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Town website
• New Limerick administrative records on the official Maine state websites
• New Limerick on City Data

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New Limerick in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 4, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ New Limerick on mainegenealogy.net , accessed on February 4, 2018
5. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
6. ^ The Genealogist's Address Book 6th Edition by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, page 192
7. ^ New Limerick. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 10, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ New Limerick, Maine (ME 04730) 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 February 4, 2018 (English). 
10. ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English). 
11. ↑ MSAD 70 - Hodgdon, Maine School System. In: msad70.org. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .