Rangeley (Maine)

Rangeley
Wilhelm Reich Museum main building
Location in Maine
Rangeley
Basic data
Foundation :	March 8, 1855
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 58 ′  N , 70 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′  N , 70 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,168 (as of 2010)
Population density :	10.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	144.06 km 2  (approx. 56 mi 2 ) of which 107.43 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	311 m
Postal code :	04970
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-61840
GNIS ID :	0582690
Website :	www.townofrangeley.com

Rangeley is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1168 inhabitants in 1829 households on an area of ​​144.06 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Rangeley has a total area of ​​144.06 km², of which 107.43 km² is land and 36.63 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Rangeley is located in western Franklin County on the border with Oxford County . In the west is the Mooselookmeguntic Lake and in the south is the Rangeley Lake . Other larger lakes in the Town area are Dodge Pond , Round Pond and Quimby Pond . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 750 m high Bald Mountain . It is on a land bridge between Mooselookmeguntic Lake and Rangeley Lake.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: North Franklin , Unorganized Territory , 9.7 mi
• East: Dallas Plantation , 9.2 mi
• South: Rangeley Plantation , 3.7 mi
• West: North Oxford , Unorganized Territory, Oxford County, 13.2 mi / 21.9 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Rangeley: Bald Mountain , Barker (former location of a post office), Burnells (former railway station), Haines Landing , Indian Rock (former location of a post office), Kamankeag , Marbles (former railway station), Mingo Springs , Mooselookmeguntic , Mountainview , Oquossoc , Pit Track (former railway station), Rangeley (also Rangeley Village), Richardson (former location of a post office), South Rangeley and Welchs (former railway station).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Rangeley is between −12.2 ° C (10 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) 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 grant for an area of ​​31,000 acres (12,545 hectares ) was awarded in 1796 to James Rangeley and three other investors by the state of Massachusetts . The land stretched between the Kennebec River and New Hampshire and included the logging and mining rights. The area was settled from 1817. After his father's death, James Rangeley, Jr. inherited his stake in Maine land and eventually bought the other partners' land. In 1825, Rangeley and his family traveled to the area via the only horse-drawn route from Madrid to settle there. He built a two-story mansion in a beautiful location and lived in it with his family. Rangeley lived by the lake for fifteen years and lived a life practiced by the English nobility. When his daughter died, he sold his property and moved with his wife to Portland, where they lived for several years. Rangeley was organized as a town in 1855 and named after James Rangeley.

In 1891 the Phillips and Rangeley Railroad reached Rangeley. In 1908 she went to the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ; In 1932 the line was closed.

In addition to agriculture and fishing in the adjacent lakes, the population has long lived from tourism.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Rangeley, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								45	64	58
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	98	190	159	79	63	44	39	52	69	103
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	123	1168

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Rangeley, five structures have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• The Orgone Energy Observatory was founded in 1999 under the register no. 98001602 added.
• The Oquossoc Log Church was founded in 1984 under the register no. 84001368 added.
• The Rangeley Tavern was opened in 2018 under the register no. 100002227 added.
• The Rangeley Trust Company Building was established in 1989 under registration no. 89000846 added.
• The Rangeley Public Library was founded in 1978 under the register no. 78000161 added.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 16 runs east to west through the area of the Town. Maine State Route 4 joins it to the west and Maine State Route 17 joins Route 4 from the south. Rangeley Municipal Airport is located in the east of the town.

Public facilities

There is no health center in Rangeley. The closest are in Rumford and Farmington.

Rangeley has his own library. The Rangeley Public Library was founded in 1909 and is located on Lake Street.

education

Rangeley belongs to RSU 78 , the Rangeley Lakes Regional Schools , with Dallas Plantation, Magalloway Plantation, Rangeley Plantation and Sandy River Plantation . In Rangeley there is an elementary school, a middle school and a high school.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957), doctor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex researcher and sociologist

Web links

Commons : Rangeley, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Rangeley on maine.gov
• Rangeley on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rangeley in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 29, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Soon Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 29, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Rangeley, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed April 29, 2018 . 
6. ^ Rangeley, Maine (ME 04970) profiles: 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 April 29, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Rangeley, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed April 29, 2018 . 
8. ^ Rangeley Lakes Region History - Rangeley-Maine.com . In: Rangeley-Maine.com . ( rangeley-maine.com ).
9. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
10. ^ Rangeley Public Library. In: rangeleylibrary.org. Accessed April 29, 2018 . 
11. ↑ RSU # 78 | Rangeley Lakes Regional School. In: rangeleyschool.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018 (American English).