Skowhegan
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| Foundation : | 1773 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 46 ′ N , 69 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,589 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 56.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 156.62 km 2 (approx. 60 mi 2 ) of which 152.42 km 2 (approx. 59 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 34 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04976 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-68910 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0579029 | ||
| Website : | www.skowhegan.org | ||
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Skowhegan is a town in Somerset County of the State of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 8,589 inhabitants in 4,234 households on an area of 156.62 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Skowhegan has a total area of 156.62 km², of which 152.42 km² is land and 4.20 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Skowhegan is in the south of Somerset County and borders on Kennebec County . The town extends for a length of about one kilometer to both banks and an island of the Kennebec River , right on the Skowhegan Falls , a series of rapids that overcome about 10 meters (28 feet) in elevation over a kilometer. These rapids are now built over by a dam and are used to generate energy by a hydropower plant . To the east, Lake George borders the Skowhegan area. The surface is slightly hilly. The highest point is the 238 m high Bigelow Hill .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Cornville , 6.8 mi
- East: Canaan , 6.5 miles
- Southeast: Clinton , Kennebec County, 10.8 mi
- South: Fairfield , 8.1 mi
- West: Norridgewock , 7.4 mi
- Northwest: Madison , 7.2 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Skowhegan: French Settlement , Malbons Mills , Skowhegan , South Bloomfield and Wesserunsett Settlement .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Skowhegan ranges from −9.4 ° C (15 ° F ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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
Originally the area was inhabited by a tribe of the Abenaki Indians who fished at the falls from spring to autumn. The name of the place comes from them: it means something like "the place where you wait for the fish".
On September 29, 1775, Colonel Benedict Arnold and his troops passed this place on their way along the Kennebec River to Quebec. A bronze plaque reminds of this in the main street.
On April 30, 1772, the first white settlers, a Joseph Weston and his family, arrived at the site; as early as 1773 a village was founded on the north bank of the river. It was initially considered part of the nearby Canaan ; on February 5, 1823, the place became independent under the name Millburn . However, the residents preferred the old name of the settlement and renamed the town Skowhegan in 1836. In 1861, the parish of Bloomfield, across the river, was incorporated. The waterfall has been used systematically for energy production since the late 19th century, and with the general industrialization of the area, Skowhegan became a thriving paper and sawmill town. Nowadays the industry is dominated by wood processing companies and a large shoe factory.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Skowhegan, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1006 | 1584 | 1756 | 2266 | 3893 | 3860 | 5068 | |||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 5180 | 5341 | 5981 | 6433 | 7159 | 7422 | 7661 | 7601 | 8098 | 8725 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 8824 | 8589 | ||||||||
politics
Skowhegan is affiliated with the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG) , an administrative community from various locations that delegate joint tasks to this location, thereby reducing local administrative costs.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Skowhegan History House , a brick house built around 1839 that now houses the local historical collection of the site and attempts to recreate the way of life between 1840 and 1860.
Buildings
In Skowhegan, several buildings and a district have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Skowhegan Historic District , 1982 under registration no. 82000781.
- Bigelow-Page House , 1988 under registration no. 88000395.
- Bloomfield Academy , 1982 under registration no. 82000778.
- Gov. Abner Coburn House , 1974 under the register no. 74000193.
- Dudley's Corner School House , 2002 under registration no. 02000787.
- First Baptist Church, Former , 1991 under registration no. 91000770.
- Gould House , 1982 under registration no. 82001886.
- History House , 1983 under the register no. 83003677.
- Skowhegan Fire Station , 1983 under the register no. 83003679.
- Skowhegan Free Public Library , 1983 under register no. 83000473.
- Somerset County Courthouse , 1984 under no. 84000332.
- Samuel Weston Homestead , 1980 under the register no. 80000256.
The inner city of Skowhegan is dominated by a more than 20 meter high sculpture of an Indian, created by the sculptor Bernard Langlais. It is the tallest Indian sculpture in the United States. It can be found on the north side of the city administration's public parking lot.
Economy and Infrastructure
Industry
The Somerset Mill paper mill of the international paper group Sappi employs 725 people. The pulp mill and the three paper machines produce 525,000 tons of pulp and 795,000 tons of paper annually.
traffic
Skowhegan is about 20 kilometers from Interstate 95 at the intersection of US Highway 2 , which runs west-east, and US Highway 201, which runs north-south. Maine State Route 150 and Maine State Route 104 also converge at this intersection . The river is not navigable and a formerly existing railway line has been closed.
media
A daily newspaper, the Somerset Gazette, appears in Skowhegan. It is part of the newspaper chain "Orphan Publications".
Public facilities
The Redington-Fairview General Hospital with 65 beds has been supplying the area in medical emergencies since 1952. There are also other medical facilities in Skowhegan.
There are two libraries in Skowhegan. The Skowhegan Free Public Library is on Elm Street and the Margaret Chase Smith Library is on Norridgewock Ave.
education
Skowhegan is part of the RSU # 54 / MSAD # 54 School District with Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, and Smithfield.
There are several schools in the school district:
- North Elementary School in Skowhegan, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
- Canaan Elementary School in Canaan, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
- Mill Stream Elementary School in Norridgewock, with classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
- Bloomfield Elementary School in Skowhegan, with classes 1 to 3
- Margaret Chase Smith School in Skowhegan, with grades 4 to 5
- Marti Stevens Learning Center in Skowhegan
- Skowhegan Area Middle School in Skowhegan, with grades 6 to 8
- Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan, with grades 9 to 12
All educational institutions that go beyond basic education are located in the surrounding communities. For example, the nearest college is in Fairfield .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Abner Coburn (1803-1885), Governor of Maine
- Stephen Coburn (1817-1882), politician
- William H. McLellan (1832-1912), politician of the Maine Attorney General was
- Forrest Goodwin (1862-1913), politician
- Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- David Kidder (1787–1860), politician lawyer in Skowhegan
- Benjamin White Norris (1819–1873), politician, ran a grocery store in Skowhegan
- Clyde Smith (1876–1940), Somerset County sheriff, politician
- Samuel W. Gould (1852–1935), politician lawyer in Skowhegan
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Skowhegan on maine.gov
- Skowhegan on City-data.com
- Location and weather data and codes for nearby airports (in English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Skowhegan in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 15, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Bigelow Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Skowhegan, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Skowhegan, Maine (ME 04976) 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 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Skowhegan Historic District 82000781
- ↑ Bigelow-Page House 88000395
- ↑ Bloomfield Academy 82000778
- ↑ Gov. Abner Coburn House 74000193
- ^ Dudley's Corner School House 02000787
- ^ First Baptist Church, Former 91000770
- ↑ Gould House 82001886
- ↑ History House 83003677
- ↑ Skowhegan Fire Station 83003679
- ↑ Skowhegan Free Public Library 83000473
- ↑ Somerset County Courthouse 84000332
- ↑ Samuel Weston Homestead 80000256
- ^ Rebuilding History: Tale of an Indian , accessed February 15, 2020
- ↑ Somerset Mill. In: Locations. Sappi North America, accessed February 15, 2017 .
- ^ Skowhegan Free Public Library. In: me.us. skowheganpublic, accessed February 15, 2020 .
- ^ Margaret Chase Smith Library. In: mcslibrary.org. Margaret Chase Smith Library, accessed February 15, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Home - RSU / MSAD 54. In: msad54.org. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
