Poland (Maine)

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Poland
The Poland Spring House, Poland, ME.jpg
Location in Maine
Poland (Maine)
Poland
Poland
Basic data
Foundation : February 17, 1798
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Androscoggin County
Coordinates : 44 ° 3 ′  N , 70 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′  N , 70 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,376 (as of 2010)
Population density : 49.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 122.22 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of
which 109.38 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 114 m
Postal code : 04274
Area code : +1 207
FIPS : 23-60020
GNIS ID : 0582680
Website : www.PolandTownOffice

Poland is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 5376 inhabitants on an area of ​​122.2 km². The population is almost exclusively of European descent, 69 percent are over 25 years old. There are five lakes with holiday resorts and campsites around Poland.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Poland has a total area of ​​122.22 km², of which 109.38 km² is land and 12.85 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Poland is the most south-westerly place in Androscoggin County. To the west, the town is bordered by Oxford County and Thompson Lake . Tip Pond is also to the west of the town and is bordered by Cumberland County . In the south of the town is the Upper Range Pond , it merges further north into the Middle Range Pond and in the north joins the Lower Range Pond . There are other smaller lakes. Several smaller rivers cross the territory of Poland. The highest point is the 250 m high Black Cat Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

City structure

There are several settlement areas on the territory of Town Poland: East Poland , Empire , Empire Road (former railway station in East Poland), Five Corners , Oak Hill , Poland (Poland Corner), Poland Spring , Promised Land , Riccars (former railway station), South Poland and West Poland .

climate

The mean average temperature in Poland is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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, 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

The original grant for the Bakerstown Plantation was given in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and other soldiers for service in the Battle of Québec in 1690. Bakerstown Plantation became independent as Poland on February 17, 1798. The settlement was named Poland in 1795 after a leader of an Indian tribe . From this area Minot was founded on February 18, 1802 as an independent town. The border between these towns was the Little Androscoggin River. In 1893 Mechanic Falls was founded as an independent town from this area.

In the mid-nineteenth century, Poland became known as a health resort for its mineral springs. After the Second World War, the era of fashionable spa hotels in Poland came to an end. The Poland Spring mineral water brand is now owned by Nestlé , which sells groundwater from Poland under this brand.

On September 22, 1978, one of the worst aircraft accidents in Maine during the Cold War took place over Poland. A United States Navy Patrol Squadron 8 bomber , stationed at Naval Air Station Brunswick , broke in the air over Poland. Overpressure in the fuel tank caused one wing of the Lockheed P-3 Orion to tear off. It sheared off part of the stern and aerodynamic forces then detached the remaining engines and the starboard wing from the fuselage. The debris fell on Route 11 near the Tripp Corner intersection shortly after noon. No houses were hit, but the fuel-air mixture caused an explosion on impact that damaged the windows of the neighboring houses. None of the eight-person crew on the plane survived the accident.

Poland is the birthplace of John Nevins Andrews , an Adventist missionary, Bert Fernald , Senator and Governor of Maine from 1909 to 1911, and the martial artist Amanda Buckner .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Poland, Maine
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 2125 850 1353 1916 3550 1734 1799 2436 2442 2472
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 2360 2660 2746 1980 1990
Residents 1648 1382 1399 1503 1441 1503 1537 2015 3578 4342
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 4866 5376

Culture and sights

Buildings

Poland has two districts and a number of buildings that are listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

The following was placed under monument protection as a district:

Other buildings:

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 11 runs north along the Tripp Pond . Coming from the south, Maine State Route 26 leads north through the center of the town. Maine State Route 122 branches off from here in a northeastern direction . A section of the Grand Trunk Railway ran through Poland .

Public facilities

Poland does not have its own hospital. The next is available to residents of the town in Auburn.

education

Together with Mechanic Falls and Minot, Poland is part of Regional School Unit # 16 . Mechanic Falls is home to Elm Street School with classes from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. In Minot the Minot Consolidated School with classes from pre-kindergarten to the sixth grade, in Poland the Poland Community School , the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School and the Poland Regional High School are available.

In Poland is the Alvan Bolster Ricker Memorial Library .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Poland in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 31, 2017
  2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
  3. ↑ Black Cat Mountain . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
  4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
  5. ^ Poland, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b Poland, Maine (ME 04274) 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 December 31, 2017 (English).
  7. ^ History of Poland, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
  8. ↑ Maine's water wars. Source of trouble , The Economist, October 26, 2006
  9. ↑ Rabea Weihser: Source of the golden water taps , Zeit Online, September 12, 2013
  10. ^ The ultimate sacrifice; wreck sites a reminder of military plane disasters - Lewiston Sun Journal . In: Lewiston Sun Journal . 2010 ( sunjournal.com ).
  11. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
  12. ↑ rsu 16. In: rsu16.org. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
  13. ^ Elm Street School , accessed December 30, 2017
  14. ^ Ricker Memorial Library and Community House, Poland, Maine. In: rickerlibrary.org. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).
Municipalities in Androscoggin County in Maine (USA):
City

Auburn  | Lewiston

County location in Maine
Towns

Durham  | Greene  | Leeds  | Lisbon  | Livermore Falls  | Livermore  | Mechanic Falls  | Minot  | Poland  | Sabattus  | Turner  | Wales

CDPs

Lisbon Falls  | Livermore Falls (CDP)  | Mechanic Falls (CDP)

More settlements

East Livermore  | East Poland  | North Turner  | West Minot  | West Poland