Perham (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 26, 1897 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 54 ′ N , 68 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 386 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 4.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 94.9 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 94.6 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 205 m | ||
| Postcodes : | ME 04766 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-58060 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582670 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Perham is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 386 inhabitants in 190 households on an area of 94.9 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Perham has an area of 94.9 km² , 94.6 km² of which consists of land and 0.3 km² of water .
Geographical location
Perham is in the northeast of Aroostook County. Salmon Brook Lake is in the area of the town . The lake and the adjacent marshland are a nature reserve. To the north, Mud Lake borders Perham. Several smaller rivers flow south through Perham. The surface is rather flat, without any major elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: West Manland , 3.1 mi
- Northeast: New Sweden , 7.2 mi
- East: Woodland , 6.7 mi
- Southeast: Washburn , 7.8 miles
- South: Wade , 5.4 km
In the west of Perham there 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
In the north of Perham is the settlement Hanford (also Hanford Siding), in the center is Spaulding (also Spaulding Siding) and in the south Perham .
climate
The mean average temperature in Perham is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° 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
Perham was settled in 1856. The first settlers included the McIntire, Blacksmith, and Reverend Morse families. Before that there were only lumberjack camps of the lumberjack John Goddard. Swedish families later settled in this area, coming via Woodland. Perham was officially organized in 1867 as a plantation . The original name for this area was Township No. 14, Fourth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T14 R4 WELS). The place was recognized as a town in 1897. The city is named after the governor Sidney Perham . Logging and agriculture have shaped the place. There were various mills in Perham, and maple syrup and sugar were also produced. The place was formerly on a route of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad , the former track bed is now used as a hiking trail (Bangor and Aroostook Trail).
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Perham, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 79 | 346 | 438 | |||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 580 | 785 | 659 | 691 | 680 | 572 | 512 | 436 | 437 | 395 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 434 | 386 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 218 runs from the south in first in the north by the Town, it leaves at the level of the Center to the east and empties into Caribou on US Highway 1 .
Public facilities
There is no public library in Perham. The closest is in Caribou.
The closest hospital for the residents of Perham is in Caribou.
education
Perham belongs to MSAD 45 with Wade and Washburn .
The following schools are available for school children in the school district:
- David J Lyon Washburn District Elementary School in Washburn
- Washburn District High School
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Clifford McIntire (1908–1974), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Perham in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 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
- ^ Perham, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 10, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Perham, Maine (ME 04766) 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 10, 2018 (English).
- ^ The Pioneer Homes of Washburn, Maine by William J. Tasker
- ↑ Perham. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ MSAD 45 - Empowering learners to meet the challenges of the future. In: msad45.net. Retrieved February 10, 2018 (American English).
