New Portland
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 9, 1808 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 54 ′ N , 70 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 718 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 114.56 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 113.65 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 163 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 04954, 04961 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-49205 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582622 | ||
| Website : | newportlandmaine.org | ||
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New Portland is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 718 people lived there in 605 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of 114.56 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , New Portland has a total area of 114.56 km², of which 113.65 km² is land and 0.91 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
New Portland is in southwest Somerset County and borders Franklin County . Through the west, later the south of the area, the Carrabassett River flows in a south-easterly direction and flows into it in the east of the Gilman Streeam , which forms the outflow of the Gilman Pond in the northeast . In the southwest is Gammon Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the 338 m high Millay 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: Central Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 8.3 mi
- East: Embden , 7 miles
- Southeast: Anson , 6.7 mi
- South: New Vineyard , Franklin County, 3.5 mi
- West: East Central Franklin , Franklin County, 16 mi
- Northwest: Kingfield , Franklin County, 8.5 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in New Portland : East New Portland , Elder Neighborhood , Great Works , New Portland , North New Portland, and West New Portland .
climate
The mean mean temperature in New Portland 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
New Portland was organized as a town on March 9, 1808. After the survey, the area was named Township No. 2, Second Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (T2 R2 NPC WKR) . It was also called East Falmouth because the area was given to the residents of Portland (then Falmouth) by the Massachusetts General Court in 1775 to make up for the damage caused by the devastation caused by British forces. The area was settled from 1785.
Portions of neighboring Anson were added in 1830 and portions of Freeman Township in 1833. Portions of New Vineyard were added in 1834 but returned in 1835.
In New Portland there is a wire suspension bridge that was built in 1842 from wire cables brought in from England. It was listed as a historical monument in 1970.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of New Portland, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 421 | 817 | 1214 | 1620 | 1460 | 1554 | 1454 | 1271 | 1034 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 913 | 882 | 840 | 818 | 765 | 733 | 620 | 559 | 651 | 789 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 785 | 718 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In New Portland, a building was listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- New Portland Wire Bridge , 1970 under registration no. 70000065.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Through New Portland, Maine State Route 16 runs parallel to the Carrabassett River and Maine State Route 27 runs parallel to the Gilman Stream in a north-south direction. The Maine State Route 146 connects in west-east direction ago.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in New Portland. The closest are in Bingham and Madison.
In New Portland, the New Portland Community Library is located on River Road.
education
New Portland is part of the RSU # 74 School District with Anson, Embden, Solon, and Jobs.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Solon Elementary School in Solon, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
- Garret Schenck Elementary School in Anson, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
- Carrabec Community School in North Anson, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Carrabec High School in North Anson, with grades 9 through 12
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Peter Percival Elder (1823–1914), politician
- Abram P. Williams (1832-1911), politician
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Portland on maine.gov (English)
- New Portland on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ New Portland in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 19, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Millay Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b New Portland, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
- ↑ a b New Portland, Maine (ME 04961) 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 19, 2020 .
- ^ New Portland - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ New Portland Wire Bridge 70000065
- ^ Community Library - New Portland, Maine. In: newportlandmaine.org. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Home. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed April 19, 2020 .
