New Sweden (Maine)
| New Sweden | |||
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 Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | January 29, 1895 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 68 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 602 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.6 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 89.5 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 194 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04762 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-49415 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582625 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
New Sweden is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . It is part of what is known as the Swedish Colony in Maine. In 2010 there lived 602 inhabitants in 323 households on an area of 89.6 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , New Sweden has an area of 89.6 km² , of which 89.5 km² is land and 0.1 km² is water .
Geographical location
New Sweden is in the northeast of Aroostook County. New Sweden is roughly square. The surface of the town is hilly and the highest point is the 300 m high Capitol Hill . To the northwest of this summit is the 281 m high Jacobson Hill and northeast the 298 m high Gelot Hill is in the northeast. Several smaller rivers drain the area in a south-easterly direction.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Stockholm , 2.4 mi
- South-east: Caribou , 20.8 km
- South: Woodland , 2.4 mi
- Southwest: Perham , 7.3 mi
- South: West Manland , 9.2 mi
In the east and northwest of New Sweden are areas that are not intended for settlement and are not subject to any administration. However, they are subdivided into systematic parcels for later use or for major projects (e.g. the laying of high-voltage lines from power plants).
City structure
There are several settlement areas in New Sweden: Gelot Hill , Jemtland , Nelson (formerly a post office), New Sweden , New Sweden Station and Rista Siding .
climate
The mean mean temperature in New Sweden is between -12.8 ° C (9 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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.
history
New Sweden is considered to be the starting point of the Swedish colony in Maine in Aroostook County. William Widgery Thomas, Jr. had been hired by the state immigration service to recruit immigrants from Sweden. He was returning from a trip to Sweden with 51 immigrants who founded New Sweden on July 23, 1870. The colony flourished and Stockholm (1881) and Westmanland (1879) were founded in the area.
The residents of New Sweden have preserved some Swedish traditions, including celebrations such as " St. Lucia Day " and " Midsommar ." The founding day (July 23) is celebrated every year. The Swedish language can sometimes be heard from older residents.
In 2003 there were several serious poisonings when the coffee that was drunk together in the Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church after mass was mixed with arsenic . One parishioner died and 15 others suffered severe poisoning. A man was suspected of having been found shot five days later.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of New Sweden, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 517 | 707 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 867 | 905 | 964 | 898 | 844 | 827 | 713 | 639 | 737 | 715 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 621 | 602 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Museums
The New Sweden Historical Society Museum in the house called Capitolium shows exhibits on the history of the place and the colony and the Lindsten Stuga House itself can be visited publicly as an example of a typical log cabin of the immigrants.
Buildings
There are several buildings of historical importance in the area of the town. A district and several buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
The following was placed under monument protection as a district:
- Larsson-Noak Historic District , recorded in 1989, register no. 89000847
Other buildings:
- Nicholas P. Clase House , recorded 1989, register no. 89001699
- Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Churche , recorded 1997, register no. 97000608
- Pehr J. Jacobson House , recorded 2007, register no. 07000013
- Anders and Johanna Olsson Farm , recorded 1996, register no. 96000245
- Timmerhuset , recorded 1973, register no. 73000102
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 161 runs north to south through the town. It connects New Sweden with Fort Kent in the north and Caribou in the south.
Public facilities
There is no public library in New Sweden. The closest is in Caribou.
The closest hospital for the residents of New Sweden is in Caribou.
education
New Sweden is part of School Union 122 with Westmanland and Woodland .
The Woodland Consolidated School, Woodland, (PreK-8) is available to students in the school district.
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 224 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Maine's Swedish Colony
- New Sweden administrative data on the official Maine State websites
- New Sweden on Aroostook.me.us
Individual evidence
- ^ New Sweden in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 4, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Capitol Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Jacobson Hill on Peakery
- ↑ Gelot Hill
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ New Sweden on mainegenealogy.net , accessed on February 4, 2018
- ↑ a b c New Sweden, Maine (ME 04762) 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).
- ↑ a b New Sweden. In: me.us. www.aroostook.me.us, accessed February 4, 2018 (British English).
- ↑ In Maine, pains linger for arsenic poisoning survivors . In: Los Angeles Times . 2008, ISSN 0458-3035 ( latimes.com ).
- ^ Office of the Maine AG: News: AG, State Police Close Investigation Of 2003 New Sweden Poisonings; Conclude Bondeson Acted Alone. In: maine.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1880–2010 according to census results
- ↑ schoolunion122. In: schoolunion122.net. schoolunion122, accessed February 4, 2018 .
