Peru (Maine)

Peru
Aerial view of Peru
Location in Maine
Peru
Basic data
Foundation :	February 5, 1821
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 28 ′  N , 70 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′  N , 70 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,541 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	123.28 km 2  (approx. 48 mi 2 ) of which 120.90 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	296 m
Postal code :	04290
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-58270
GNIS ID :	0582673
Website :	townofperu.org
Androscoggin River

Peru is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1541 inhabitants in 909 households on an area of ​​123.28 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Peru has a total area of ​​123.28 km², of which 120.90 km² is land and 2.38 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Peru is in the east of Oxford County. The Androscoggin River flows through the area of ​​the town in an easterly direction. To the southeast is Worthley Pond . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 649 m high Black Mountain in the south of Peru.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Mexico , 10.3 km
• Northeast: Dixfield , 5.2 mi
• East: Canton , 10.9 km
• Southeast: Hartford , 8.1 mi
• South: Sumner , 9.9 km
• Southwest: Woodstock , 8.1 mi
• West: Milton , Unorganized Territory , 8.4 mi
• Northwest: Rumford , 11.2 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Peru: Dickvale (Brooklyn) , East Peru , Peru , West Peru , Worthley and Worthley Pond .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Peru is between −7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

Merrill Knight, Daniel Lunt, William Brackett and Bradish of Falmouth received the grant for the area from the Massachusetts government. As the first settler, Merrill Knight and his family settled in 1793. More Falmouth settlers followed. The remainder of the township's land was given or sold to E. Fox, Lunt, Thompson, and Peck. As Plantation No. 1 the area was organized in 1812 and on February 5, 1821 the organization as Town followed. Samuel Thurston , US House Delegate for the Oregon Territory, grew up in Peru.

The area had different names before it was organized as a town. It became Township No. 1, South of the Androscoggin River , sometimes called West of the Androscoggin River , Partridgetown , or Thompsontown .

Land was given to Hartford in 1807 and to Rumford in 1825 and 1895. Parts of Canton were added in 1859. Large parts of Franklin Plantation , also Township No. 2 , were added in 1899, the rest of the township was added to Rumford.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Peru, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			343	666	1002	1109	1121	931	825	692
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	773	746	738	826	965	1080	1229	1345	1564	1541
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1515	1541

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 208 runs through the northeast of the town, parallel to the Androscoggin River . US Highway 2 runs along the north bank of the Androscoggin River in the Dixfield area .

Public facilities

There is no hospital or medical facility in Peru. The closest are in Dixfield, Rumford, Canton and West Paris.

The Ludden Memorial Library is located on Main Street in Dixfield. It is the closest library to the people of Peru.

education

Together with Canton, Carthage and Dixfield, Peru belongs to the Maine School Administrative District 56 .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Dirigo Elementary School in Peru, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• TW Kelly Dirigo Middle School in Dixfield, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Dirigo High School in Dixfield, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

literature

• Hollis Turner, The Library of Congress: The history of Peru, in the county of Oxford and state of Maine, from 1789 to 1911 . Augusta, Me., Press of the Maine farmer pub. co, Augusta 1912.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peru in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 3, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Black Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed March 3, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Peru, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 3, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Peru, Maine (ME 04290) 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 March 3, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Peru, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
9. ^ Ludden Library. In: dixfield.org. 2016, Retrieved December 23, 2018 (American English). 
10. ↑ Withdrawal List | Department of Education. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .