Norway (Maine)

Norway
Downtown Norway
Location in Maine
Norway
Basic data
Foundation :	March 9, 1797
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 14 ′  N , 70 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 70 ° 37 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,014 (as of 2010)
Population density :	43 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	122.58 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 116.65 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	176 m
Postal code :	04268
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-53965
GNIS ID :	0582643
Website :	www.norwaymaine.com
Lake Pennesseewassee in Norway

Norway is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 5014 inhabitants in 2804 households on an area of ​​122.58 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Norway has a total area of ​​122.58 km², of which 116.65 km² is land and 5.93 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Norway is located in the southeast of Oxford County and borders on Cumberland County in the southwest . There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. The largest is the centrally located Pennesseewassee Lake , in the north is the North Pond , west of Pennesseewassee Lake is the Little Pennesseewassee Pond and in the southwest of the Sand Pond . Pennesseewassee Lake drains into the Little Androscoggin River . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 359 m high Brown Hill in the west of the town.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Greenwood , 14.1 km
• Northeast: West Paris , 12.5 km
• East: Paris , 6.1 mi
• South East: Oxford , 7.2 mi
• South: Otisfield , 9.8 miles
• Southwest: Harrison , Cumberland County, 4.1 mi
• West: Waterford , 5.8 miles
• Northwest: South Oxford , Unorganized Territory , 16.7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Norway: Millettville , Nobles Corner , North Norway , Norway , Norway Center , Norway Lake and Swift's Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Norway is between −8.3 ° C (17  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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 area of ​​Norway was settled for the first time from 1786, in the two years before that exploration, surveying and clearing had already started in order to gain settlement areas. The first settlers were Joseph and Jonas Stevens, George Lessley, Jeremiah and Amos Hobbs, Nathan Noble and their families. The soil was very fertile, rich in fish and game, there was an abundance of wood, so that the settlement could grow well in the first few years. Initially, the settlers named the area Rustfield Plantation. In 1797 the population had grown to more than five hundred residents and on March 9, 1797 the area was organized as an independent town with the name Norway.

In 1821 the area of ​​a parish-free Gores was added to the area of ​​the Town and in 1859 and 1861 land was exchanged with Paris.

Norway was connected to South Paris by the Norway – South Paris tram . The line was opened in 1895 and closed and dismantled in 1918. In addition, there was a railway connection between the two towns from 1879 to 1939 on the South Paris – Norway railway , which Norway was also connected to the Portland – Island Pond railway .

Today Norway is connected to the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad via a branch line .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Norway, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	609	1010	1294	1713	1786	1963	1982	1954	2519	2665
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2902	3002	2969	3145	3649	3811	3733	3595	4042	4754
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4611	5014

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Norway, one district and one structure have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Norway Historic District , 1988 under the register no. 88000391.

• Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bennett House , 1996 under registration no. 96000652.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 118 runs in a west-east direction through the area of ​​the town, partly along the south bank of the Pennesseewassee Lake. From here, Maine State Route 117 branches off to the south and Maine State Route 26 to the east .

Public facilities

There are several hospitals and medical facilities in Norway. They are also available to the residents of the surrounding towns.

In Norway, the Norway Memorial Library is located on Maine Street. It goes back to the founding of the Norway Library Association in 1885. In 1938 the building was rebuilt and expanded in the late 1990s.

education

Norway, along with Harrison, Hebron, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, South Paris and Waterford, is part of the Oxford Hills School District including MASD17.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Waterford Memorial School in Waterford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 2
• Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten to 6
• Harrison Elementary in Harrison, grades 3 through 6
• Hebron Station in Hebron, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Otisfield Community in Otisfield, pre-kindergarten through 6
• Oxford Elementary in Oxford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Paris Elementary in Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Guy E. Rowe Elementary in Norway, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Oxford Hills Middle School in South Paris, grades 7 to 8
• Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, grades 9 to 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• George Lafayette Beal (1825–1896), politician and Maine State Treasurer
• Donald B. Partridge (1891-1946), politician
• Leona May Peirce (1863–1954), mathematician

Web links

Commons : Norway, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Norway in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 26, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Brown Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ ^{A b} Norway, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 26, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Norway, Maine (ME 04268) 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 26, 2019 . 
7. ^ Historical Sketch of Norway, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed January 26, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Norway Historic District 88000391
10. ^ Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bennett House 96000652
11. ^ Norway Memorial Library. In: me.us. www.norway.lib.me.us, accessed January 26, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Oxford Hills School District - Oxford Hills School District | Aude Suscipere Ausum. In: msad17.org. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .