Roxbury, Maine

Roxbury
Swift River Waterfall
Location in Maine
Roxbury
Basic data
Foundation :	February 13, 1818
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 40 ′  N , 70 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′  N , 70 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	369 (as of 2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	114.30 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 111.14 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	254 m
Postal code :	04275
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-64185
GNIS ID :	0582702
Website :	roxburymaine.com
Rocky Point Cove, Silver Lake, Roxbury

Roxbury is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 369 people lived there in 430 households on an area of ​​114.30 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Roxbury has a total area of ​​114.30 km², of which 111.14 km² is land and 3.16 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Roxbury is in the east of Oxford County and borders on Franklin County . The Swift River , a tributary of the Androscoggin River , flows south through the town's area. In the northwest is the Ellis Pond . In north-south direction, a range of hills runs parallel to the Swift River through the area, the highest point being the 654 m high North Twin Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Byron , 3.4 miles
• Northeast: Weld Franklin County, 11 mi
• East: Carthage , Franklin County, 12.3 mi
• Southeast: Mexico , 14.9 km
• South: Rumford , 7.3 miles
• West: Andover , 9.7 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Roxbury: Chapmans , Frye , Roxbury , Roxbury Pond and Taylors .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Roxbury 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

Roxbury was initially called Township No. 7 Abbot's Purchase (T7 AP) and was organized as Town on March 17, 1835. Settlement of the area began around 1809. Some of the early settlers were from Roxbury, Massachusetts. The timber industry and agriculture form the economic basis for the residents.

A wind farm was established in Roxbury in 2012. It stretches over the range of hills that includes Partridge Peak, Flathead Mountain and Record Hill . It has an output of 50.6 megawatts and consists of 22 Siemens SWT-2.3-93 turbines.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Roxbury, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				11	227	246	251	162	175	222
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	238	311	276	314	346	348	344	271	373	437
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	384	369

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maine State Route 17 runs parallel to the Swift River on the east bank. The Maine State Route 120 runs in the southern area on the west bank and then leaves the area of ​​Roxbury leading west.

Public facilities

Roxbury does not have its own hospital or medical facility. The closest facilities are in Rumford and Dixfield.

Roxbury does not have its own library. The closest are in Mexico, Rumford and Andover.

education

Roxbury is part of the Western Foothills Regional School District (RSU # 10) with Buckfield, Hanover, Hartford, Mexico, Rumford and Sumner.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Buckfield Junior / Senior High School in Buckfield, grades 7 to 12
• Hartford-Sumner Elementary School in Sumner, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Meroby Elementary School in Mexico, school classes pre-kindergarten to 5
• Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico, grades 6 to 8
• Rumford Elementary School in Rumford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 5
• Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, grades 7 through 12

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roxbury in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 4, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ North Twin Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Roxbury, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 4, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Roxbury, Maine (ME 04275) 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 4, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Roxbury, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed March 4, 2019 . 
8. ^ Roxbury. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2012, Retrieved March 4, 2019 (American English). 
9. ↑ About Us. In: recordhillwind.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
11. ^ Maine Area School District 39 School District in Buckfield, ME. | GreatSchools. In: greatschools.org. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .