Smithfield (Maine)
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| Foundation : | February 29, 1840 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 39 ′ N , 69 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,033 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 20 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 64.13 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 51.54 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 81 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04978 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-69155 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582726 | ||
Smithfield is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1,033 inhabitants in 727 households on an area of 64.13 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Smithfield has a total area of 64.13 km², of which 51.54 km² are land and 12.59 km² consist of water .
Geographical location
Smithfield is in southwest Somerset County and borders Kennebec County . The North Pond of Lake The Narrows borders to the west and the East Pond to the east . Both are linked. The surface is slightly hilly, the 223 m high Mount Tom is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Norridgewock , 6.4 mi
- East: Fairfield , 6.9 miles
- Southeast: Oakland , Kennebec County, 4.4 mi
- South: Belgrade , Kennebec County, 3.9 mi
- Southwest: Rome , Kennebec County, 6.7 mi
- Northwest: Mercer , 5.3 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Smithfield: Mount Bett , Smithfield, and South Smithfield .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Smithfield is between −9.4 ° C (15 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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
On February 29, 1840, parts of Mercer, Dearborn and the East Pond Plantation were organized into Smithfield Town. The area was part of the Plymouth Claim, the Kennebec Purchase. The town was named after a resident, Reverend Henry Smith. The main settlement is on the east bank of the North Pond. There was a grist mill in the town around 1880 and three mills for wood processing. Today there are several holiday camps for young people in the area.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Smithfield, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 789 | 873 | 793 | 704 | 564 | 479 | ||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 449 | 427 | 390 | 374 | 353 | 354 | 382 | 527 | 748 | 865 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 930 | 1033 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Smithfield, a structure was listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Kromberg Barn , 2009 under the register no. 08001357.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 8 runs through Smithfield in a north-south direction, from which Maine State Route 225 branches off to the west and Maine State Route 137 partly runs on the same route in a west-east direction .
Public facilities
There are no hospitals or medical facilities in Smithfield. The closest are in Skowhegan, Madison and Waterville.
Smithfield does not have its own library, the closest being the Norridgewock Public Library in Norridgewock.
education
Smithfield is part of the RSU # 54 / MSAD # 54 School District with Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, and Skowhegan.
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 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Smithfield in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 10, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Mount Tom. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b Smithfield, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b Smithfield, Maine (ME 04978) 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 May 10, 2020 .
- ^ Smithfield. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Kromberg Barn 08001357
- ↑ Home - RSU / MSAD 54. In: msad54.org. Retrieved May 10, 2020 .
