Phippsburg, Maine
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| Foundation : | January 26, 1814 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Sagadahoc County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 44 ′ N , 69 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,216 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 29.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 184.41 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) of which 74.02 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 2 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 04562, 04565, 04567 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-58515 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582675 | ||
| Website : | phippsburg.com | ||
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Phippsburg is a town in Sagadahoc County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 2216 people lived there in 1748 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of 184.41 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Phippsburg has a total area of 184.41 km², of which 74.02 km² are land and 110.39 km² are water .
Geographical location
Phippsburg is located in southeast Sagadahoc County and borders on Cumberland County . The area of Phippsburg lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Kennebec River in the Atlantic Ocean . Other islands belong to the area of the town. These include Bear Island , Harbor Island , Hermit Island , Lee Island, and Wood Island . There are several smaller lakes in the town area, the largest of which is Mill Pond . The surface of the area is rather flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- Northeast: Arrowsic , 14.2 km
- East: Georgetown , 4.1 mi
- Southwest: Harpswell , Cumberland County, 10.1 mi
- Northwest: West Bath , 9.2 mi / 14.8 km
City structure
In Phippsburg there are several settlement areas: Ashdale , Brightwater , Cape Small , Cliffstone , Fort Baldwin , Hunnewel`s Point , Meadowbrook , Parker Head , Phippsburg , Popham Beach , Sebasco , Sebasco Estates , Small Point , Small Point Beach , West Point and Winnegance .
climate
The mean average temperature in Phippsburg is between −6.7 ° C (20 ° F ) in January and 21.1 ° C (70 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than 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
The town of Phippsburg was organized on January 26, 1814 and named after the Governor William Phips of Massachusetts , who was born in neighboring Woolwich. Previously, the area belonged to Georgetown. A first English settlement was built in 1607, but the Popham Colony was dissolved again in 1608. The area was repopulated in 1659 by John Parker II, who acquired the land from the Indians.
During the King Philip's War , the settlements in the Kennebec River Valley were attacked by Indians and burned to the ground. This happened again in 1689 in King William's War and only after the Peace of Utrecht did European settlers settle again.
Ragged Island was given to Harpswell in 1891. Some islands in Casco Bay were added in 1903, but given back in 1905. Bushy, Hen, Bear, Malaga, Burnt Coat, Black Snake, Wood, Little Wood and Gooseberry Islands were added in 1917.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Phippsburg, Maine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1119 | 1311 | 1657 | 1805 | 1770 | 1344 | 1497 | 1396 | ||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1254 | 1079 | 872 | 801 | 1020 | 1134 | 1121 | 1229 | 1527 | 1815 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 2106 | 2216 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Phippsburg, Popham Beach and Small Point, several buildings and historic sites have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Cold Spring Farm , 1985 under the register no. 85000274.
- Fort Baldwin Historic Site , registered under no. 79000166.
- Charles H. Ingraham Cottage , 1986 under the register no. 86003512.
- McCobb-Hill-Minott House , 1977 under the register no. 77000083.
- Ropes End , 2001 under the register no. 01001421.
- Wallace-Haskell Homestead , 2017 under registration no. 100000526.
- Popham Beach
- Arnold Trail to Quebec , 1969 under the register no. 69000018.
- Fort Popham Memorial , 1969 under registration no. 69000012.
- Popham Colony Site , 1970 under the registration no. 70000063.
- Small point
- Joseph and Susan Manley Summer Cottage , 1998 under registration no. 97001642.
- Small Point Club , 1999 under the register no. 99000376.
Parks
The Popham Beach State Park is a 214 hectare State Park in Phippsburg. English colonists from the Plymouth Company settled in the area for a short time in 1607. A fortified settlement, Fort George, was built by George Popham. After the death of George Popham, the surviving colonists built the Virginia of Sagadahoc and sailed back to England in 1608.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 209 runs north to south through the area of Phippsburg Phippsburg and connects with West Bath in the west.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Phippsburg. Closest facilities for Phippsburg residents are in Boothbay Harbor, Bath and Brunswick.
In Phippsburg, the Albert F Totman Public Library is located on Parker Head Road.
education
Phippsburg belongs to Regional School Unit 1 (RSU 1) with Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, West Bath and Woolwich.
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Dike Newell School in Bath, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through grade 2
- Fisher Mitchell School in Bath, with classes from grades 3 to 5
- Bath Middle School in Bath, with school classes from grades 6 to 8
- Morse High School in Bath, with classes from grades 9 through 12
- Phippsburg Elementary School in Phippsburg, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to grade 5
- Woolwich Central School in Woolwich, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through grade 8
Personalities
Personalities who have worked on site
- Mark Langdon Hill (1772–1842), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Phippsburg in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 2, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Phippsburg, Maine (ME 04562) 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, 2020 .
- ^ Phippsburg - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Cold Spring Farm 85000274
- ↑ Fort Baldwin Historic Site 79000166
- ↑ Benjamin Riggs House 86003512
- ↑ McCobb Hill Minott House 77000083
- ↑ Ropes End 01001421
- ↑ Homestead 100000526
- ↑ Arnold Trail to Quebec 69000018
- ↑ Fort Popham Memorial 69000012
- ↑ Popham Colony Site 70000063
- ↑ Joseph and Susan Manley Summer Cottage 97001642
- ↑ Small Point Club 99000376
- ^ History. In: me.us. .me.us, accessed on February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ rsu 1. In: rsu1.org. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
