Newry (Maine)

Newry
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Location in Maine
Newry
Basic data
Foundation :	June 15, 1805
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 31 ′  N , 70 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 31 ′  N , 70 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	329 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	159.41 km 2  (approx. 62 mi 2 ) of which 159.34 km 2  (approx. 62 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	221 m
Postal code :	04261
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-49275
GNIS ID :	0582623
Website :	newrymaine.org
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Newry is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 329 inhabitants in 1334 households on an area of ​​159.41 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Newry has a total area of ​​159.41 km², of which 159.34 km² are land and 0.08 km² are water .

Geographical location

Newry is centrally located in Oxford County. The Androscoggin River flows a little south of the town and, coming from the north, the Sunday River and the central Bear River flow into it. Other smaller rivers also flow south and flow into the Androscoggin River. The surface of the town is very hilly, the highest point is the 1008 m high Sunday River Whitecap in the northwest of the town.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: North Oxford , Unorganized Territory , 28 mi
• Northeast: Andover , 6.4 mi
• East: Rumford , 11.8 miles
• Southeast: Hanover , 10.1 km
• South: Bethel , 6.7 mi
• Southwest: Gilead , 9.2 mi
• West: North Oxford, Unorganized Territory, 28 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Newry : Newry , Newry Corner , North Newry , South Newry, and Sunday River .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Newry ranges from −11.1 ° C (12  ° F ) in January to 19.4 ° C (67 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The settlement of the area started in 1781 by Benjamin Barker and his two brothers with their families from Methuen , Massachusetts and Ithiel Smith from Cape Elizabeth . They were attacked and driven out of Canada by Indians in 1782. They returned after the peace of the Indian Wars. In 1794, New Jersey's John J. Holmes received the grant for the area. He named it Bostwick Plantation after his sister. On June 15, 1805, the area was organized as a town under the name Newry. The name Newry came from some settlers who had immigrated from Newry , Northern Ireland.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Newry, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		202	304	345	463	459	474	416	337	343
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	286	271	254	188	167	188	260	208	235	316
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	344	329

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Newry, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Foster Family Home , 1994 under the register no. 94001247.
• Lower Sunday River School , 1978 under registration no. 78000189.
• Sunday River Bridge , 1970 under registration no. 70000059.

Parks

The Grafton Notch State Park with a size of 1,259 hectares is one of the largest state parks in Maine. It is located in the northwest of Newry between Newry and Upton. It is part of the Maine Birding Trail.

Sports

The Sunday River Resort is a ski area that uses the northern slopes of Black Mountain and Barker Mountain. The Dumont Cup is held in the ski area. In summer there is also a golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and routes for mountain bikers are available.

Economy and Infrastructure

In the area of ​​the Town Newry there are deposits of different minerals that are mined in several quarries. They include the Dunton Gem Quarry , in which Elbaite and Amblygonite are mined, and also the Crooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries , in which Tourmaline quartzes are found. Other minerals are: zanazziite , whitlockite , heterosite , whitmoreit , eosphorite , earlshannonite , hydroxylherderite , herderite and columbite .

traffic

Newry is accessed by US Highway 2 , which does not run over the area of ​​the town, but it touches the confluence of the Bear River in the Androscoggin River. At this point, Maine State Route 26 branches off in a northerly direction.

Public facilities

There is no hospital of its own in Newry. The closest hospitals are Rumford Hospital in Rumford and Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, New Hampshire. Closest university is the University of Maine at Farmington.

There is no library in Newry, the closest one is the Bethel Library in Bethel.

education

Newry is part of Maine School Administrative District 44 along with Andover, Bethel, Greenwood, Gilead, Hanover and Woodstock . There are two elementary schools, Crescent Park Elementary School and Woodstock Elementary School , as well as Telstar Middle School and Telstar High School . The Baily Memorial Library is located in the Clarendon Grange Community Center .

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Noah Gray-Cabey (* 1995), actor and pianist

Web links

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

• Website Newry ( English )
• Newry on City-Data.com
• Newry on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Newry in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 13, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Sunday River Whitecap. In: peakery.com. Accessed January 13, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Newry, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 13, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Newry, Maine (ME 04261) 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 January 13, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Newry, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed January 13, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Foster Family Home 94001247
10. ↑ Lower Sunday River School 78000189
11. ↑ Sunday River Bridge 70000059
12. ^ Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA. In: mindat.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Crooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries (includes former Crooker Quarry; Blue Pit; Plumbago Prospects; Grand Canyon prospect; Martin Prospect; Big Blue Prospect; Vandelight Ledge Prospect; Stanley Prospect; several unnamed prospects), Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA. In: mindat.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019 . 
14. ^ Maine School Administrative District 44. In: sad44.org. Retrieved December 28, 2016 . 
15. ^ Bailey Memorial Library. In: wordpress.com. Bailey Memorial Library, accessed December 25, 2016 (American English).