Newcastle (Maine)
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 Newcastle Publick House |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 19, 1753 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 3 ′ N , 69 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,752 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 23.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 84.36 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 75.24 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 35 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04553 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-48645 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582617 | ||
| Website : | www.newcastlemaine.us | ||
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Newcastle is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1752 inhabitants in 787 households on an area of 84.36 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Newcastle has a total area of 84.36 km², of which 75.24 km² are land and 9.12 km² are water .
Geographical location
Newcastle is centrally located in Lincoln County. The area is bounded by the Sheepscot River to the west and the Damariscotta River to the east. Both rivers flow in a southerly direction and flow into the Atlantic Ocean . The surface 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: Jefferson , 14.0 km
- Northeast: Nobleboro , 5.4 mi
- East: Damariscotta , 6.5 km
- South East: Bristol , 7.7 mi
- South: Edgecomb , 6.2 mi
- Southwest: Wiscasset 6.6 mi
- West: Alna , 7.1 km
- Northwest: Whitefield , 10.8 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Newcastle: Damariscotta Mills , East Newcastle , Newcastle , North Newcastle , Rosicrucian , Rosicrucian Springs , Sheepscot , Sheepscot Bridge , South Newcastle and Woodbridge's Corner .
The early settlement called Dyer's River was believed to be in this town.
climate
The mean mean temperature in Newcastle is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° 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
Newcastle was organized as a town on June 19, 1753. But previously the area was used by Indians, an oyster bank on the north bank of the Damariscotta River bears witness to this.
Newcastle was settled by European immigrants early on and was initially called Sheepscot Plantation . James Sullivan writes in The history of the district of Maine that in 1630 there were 84 families in the Plantations of Pemaquid , St. Georges and Sheepscot , of which about 50 were located in Sheepscot .
The settlement lasted until the first of the French and Indian Wars . A little girl was able to escape the massacre in Arrowsic in time, flee to Sheepscot and warn the settlers. The settlers were able to save themselves in time on a ship that was supposed to bring wood to Boston on its maiden voyage. The ship belonged to William Phips , who was later knighted and sheriff of the Dominion of New England . After the war ended, many of the residents returned. Under the commissioners John Palmer and John West, the area was reorganized regardless of the residents, but already in 1688 destroyed again by acts of war.
Resettlement began around 40 years later and forts were built at the same time to protect the settlers. Newcastle was named after the Duke of Newcastle, previously New Dartmouth for a short time . It belonged to the area of the Pemaquid patent, a land grant given in 1631 by the Plymouth Council to Robert Aldsworth and Gyles Elbridge, two merchants from Bristol.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Newcastle, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 896 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 996 | 1232 | 1243 | 1544 | 1712 | 2012 | 1791 | 1729 | 1534 | 1282 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1075 | 1066 | 993 | 914 | 994 | 1021 | 1101 | 1076 | 1227 | 1538 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1748 | 1752 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Newcastle, two historic districts, several buildings and historic sites have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The location of the historical sites is not disclosed.
- Districts
- Brick House Historic District , 2009 under registration no. 09000013.
- Sheepscot Historic District , 1978 under the register no. 78000424.
- Buildings
- Glidden-Austin Block , 1975 under the register no. 75000102.
- Gov. Edward Kavanaugh House , 1974 under registration no. 74000178.
- Perkins Homestead , 2014 under registration no. 14000919.
- Second Congregational Church , 1979 under the register no. 79000156.
- St. Andrew's Church , 1976 under registration no. 76000101.
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church , 1973 under registration no. 73000133.
- historic sites
- Dodge Point Site , 1991 under registration no. 91000319.
- Anne Hilton Site , 1989 under the register no. 89000838.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 leads from the southwest to the northeast by the South-eastern area of Town. The Maine State Route 215 and the Maine State Route 213 run in a north south direction and in the west-east direction is the Maine State Route 194 .
Newcastle is connected to the national rail network by the Portland Rockland railway line. Passenger and freight transport is provided on the route through the Maine Eastern Railroad .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Newcastle. The closest are in Damariscotta, Waldoboro and Boothbay Harbor.
There is no library in Newcastle. The closest is the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta.
education
Newcastle is part of the Central Lincoln County School System, AOS 93 , with Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Nobleboro and South Bristol . Secondary schools are not offered by the school district, schools of choice can be attended, the costs are borne by the municipalities. Most of the students attend the private Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Bristol Consolidated School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, in Bristol
- Jefferson Village School; School classes Kindergarten through Year 8, in Jefferson
- Nobleboro Central School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Nobleboro
- Great Salt Bay Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 8 in Damariscotta
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- E. Wilder Farley (1817-1888), politician
- Edwin Flye (1817-1886), politician
- William T. Glidden (1805-1893), captain, ship and railroad manager
- Jotham Bradbury Sewall (1825–1913), pastor, classical philologist and university professor
- Edward Kavanagh (1795–1844), politician and governor of Maine
- Peter Throckmorton (1928–1990), author, journalist, diver and underwater archaeologist
Personalities who have worked on site
- Henry Vaughan (1845 or 1846–1917), architect, built St. Andrews Church in Newcastle
literature
- David Quimby Cushman, The Library of Congress: The history of ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle [Me.] Including early Pemaquid, Damariscotta, and other contiguous places, from the earliest discovery to the present time, together with the genealogy of more than four hundred families ; . Bath, E. Upton & Son, printers, 1882 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newcastle in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 10, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Newcastle, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Newcastle, Maine (ME 04537) 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 November 10, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b History of Newcastle, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Brick House Historic District 09000013
- ↑ Sheepscot Historic District 78000424
- ↑ Glidden Austin Block 75000102
- ↑ Gov. Edward Kavanaugh House 74000178
- ↑ Perkins Homestead 14000919
- ↑ Second Congregational Church 79000156
- ↑ St. Andrew's Church 76000101
- ↑ St. Patrick's Catholic Church 73000133
- ↑ Dodge Point Site 91000319
- ↑ Anne Hilton Site 89000838
- ^ Central Lincoln County School System. In: aos93.org. Retrieved November 10, 2018 .
