Otisfield

Otisfield
Former town house
Location in Maine
Otisfield
Basic data
Foundation :	February 19, 1798
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′  N , 70 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,770 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	114.61 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 103.42 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	205 m
Postal code :	04270
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-55960
GNIS ID :	0582655
Website :	www.otisfieldme.gov
Bell Hill School

Otisfield is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1770 inhabitants in 1169 households on an area of ​​114.61 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Otisfield has a total area of ​​114.61 km², of which 103.42 km² are land and 11.19 km² are water .

Geographical location

Otisfield is located in the southeast of Oxford County and borders on Cumberland County in the southwest . The Crooked River forms the border between the town and the county. The Androscoggin County is adjacent to the east. In the southeast is Thompson Lake and in the south of Pleasent Lake , other lakes in the area of ​​the town are in the north of Moose Pond and Saturday Pond . The Little Androscoggin River flows south through Thompson Lake . The surface of the area is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 271 m high Scribner Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Norway , 9.8 miles
• Northeast: Oxford , 5.3 mi
• Southeast: Poland Androscoggin County, 10.4 mi
• South: Casco , Cumberland County, 4 mi
• Southwest: Naples , Cumberland County, 6.8 mi
• West: Harrison , Cumberland County, 7.1 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Otisfield: Bolsters Mills , Chambers Corner , Dunkertown , East Otisfield , Gould Corner , Oaks , Otisfield , Otisfield Gore , Rayville, and Wright Corner .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Otisfield ranges from −8.3 ° C (17  ° F ) in January to 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

Land was granted by the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1736 to Captain John Gorham and others for service in the 1690 Indian Wars. After the survey, it was found that these areas were mostly in New Hampshire and the grant was canceled. For this they were given replacement areas in 1771, which included the area of ​​today's Town Otisfield and other areas. Among the beneficiaries of the grant was John Otis and after him the area was organized as Otisfield Plantation in 1787 and as Town Otisfield on February 19, 1798.

In the following years there were numerous changes of area. Phillips Gore joined in 1803. For the establishment of the Town Harrison 1805 and for the establishment of the Town Naples 1834 land was given up. More land was given to Naples in 1848. Parts of the Phillips Gore went to Oxford in 1830, and parts of the Thompson Pond Plantation were added in the same year. In 1858 parts of Poland were added and finally in 1933 an unorganized gore .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Otisfield, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										197
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	450	912	1107	1274	1307	1171	1199	1099	927	838
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	728	632	581	568	488	599	549	589	897	1136
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1560	1770

Culture and sights

Buildings

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

• Bell Hill Meetinghouse , 2003 under registration no. 03000620.
• Bell Hill School , 2003 under registration no. 03000619.
• The Nutting Homestead , 1974 under the register no. 74000163.
• Otisfield Town House , 2005 under registration no. 05000055.
• Ryefield Bridge , 1999 under the register no. 99001193.
• Levi Sargent House , 1987 under registration no. 87000419.

Regular events

The Seeds of Peace Camp has been held regularly in Otisfield since 1993 . More than 6000 young people and carers from all parts of the world have so far met in the former Camp Powhatan to discuss conflict resolution strategies.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 121 passes through the southeastern part of the Town, partially along the West shore of Lake Pleasant Lakes and Thompson Lakes.

Public facilities

There are no hospitals or medical facilities in Otisfield. The closest are in Bridgeton, Norway and Auburn.

Otisfield does not have its own library. The closest are in Oxford, Casco and Harrison.

education

With Harrison, Hebron, Norway, Oxford, Paris, South Paris and Waterford, Otisfield belongs to the Oxford Hills School District also 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

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Otisfield in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 2, 2019.
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Scribner Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed February 2, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Otisfield, Oxford County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 2, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Otisfield, Maine (ME 04270) 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 2, 2019 . 
7. ↑ history. In: rootsweb.com. sites.rootsweb.com, accessed February 2, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ↑ Bell Hill Meetinghouse 03000620
10. ↑ Bell Hill School 03000619
11. ↑ The Nutting Homestead 74000163
12. ↑ Otisfield Townhouse 05000055
13. ↑ Ryefield Bridge 99001193
14. ↑ Levi Sargent House 87000419
15. ↑ About. In: seedsofpeace.org. Seeds of Peace, accessed February 2, 2019 (American English). 
16. ↑ Oxford Hills School District - Oxford Hills School District | Aude Suscipere Ausum. In: msad17.org. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .