Solon (Maine)

Solon
Coolidge Library
Location in Maine
Solon
Basic data
Foundation :	February 23, 1809
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Somerset County
Coordinates :	44 ° 56 ′  N , 69 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 56 ′  N , 69 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,053 (as of 2010)
Population density :	10.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	105.52 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of which 102.69 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	227 m
Postal code :	04979
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-69505
GNIS ID :	0582728
Website :	solon.maine.gov
Caratunk Falls, Kennebec River, Solon

Solon is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1053 inhabitants in 657 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of ​​105.52 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Solon has a total area of ​​105.52 km², of which 102.69 km² is land and 2.82 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Solon is in the south of Somerset County. The Kennebec River , flowing in a southerly direction, forms the western border of the area. There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. The largest is Ironbound Pond in the northwest . The surface is slightly hilly, the 295 m high Rowell Mountain is the highest point in the town.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Bingham , 6.1 miles
• Northeast: Brighton Plantation , 10 mi
• East: Athens , 7.1 miles
• Southeast: Cornville , 8.3 mi
• South: Madison , 7.9 mi
• Southwest: Anson , 17 mi
• West: Embden , 6.2 miles
• Northwest: Central Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 10.9 mi

City structure

There are four settlement areas in Solon: Arnolds Landing , Rice Corner , Solon and South Solon .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Solon is between -11.1 ° C (12  ° 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

Solon was organized as a town on February 23, 1809 and named after the Athenian statesman and poet Solon . The area was named Township No. 1, Second Range North of Plymouth Claim, East of Kennebec River (T1 R2 NPC EKR) and the previously existing plantation was named Spauldingtown after Thomas Spaulding. Spaulding was one of the owners of the grant to Solon. The first settler in the area was William Hilton of Wiscasset, who settled in 1782. He lived on his farm for 64 years and had 13 children. More settlers reached the area, the community grew and in 1813 the first post office opened in Solon.

Even before the arrival of European settlers, the area was used by the Eastern Abenaki . On a rock near Solon, magical symbols can still be found today, with which the sick were painted. In addition, artifacts such as pottery, knife blades, projectile points and fire pits were discovered in what is now an obvious campsite near the Kennebec River.

Beneath the Caratunk Falls, in today's Arnolds Landing, Benedict Arnold camped with his troops on October 7, 1775 on his campaign to Canada, which ended in the Battle of Québec . At this point they had to carry their boats around the waterfall.

In 1889 Solon was connected to the Oakland – Bingham line .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Solon, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	38	312	468	768	1139	1415	1345	1176	1013	977
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	996	1034	1054	852	773	746	669	712	827	916
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	940	1053

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Solon, one structure and two archaeological sites have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places . The location of the archaeological sites is not disclosed.

• Caratunk Falls Archeological District , 1986 under registration no. 86001200.
• The Evergreens , 1982 under the register no. 82000779.
• South Solon Meetinghouse , 1980 under registration no. 80000255.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 201 runs through Solon in a north-south direction along the western border of the town parallel to the Kennebec River.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Solon. The closest are in Bingham, Skowhegan and Madison.

In Solon, the Coolidge Library is on South Main Street.

education

Solon is part of RSU # 74 School District with Anson, Embden, New Portland, and Jobs.

There are several schools in the school district:

• Solon Elementary School in Solon, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Garret Schenck Elementary School in Anson, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Carrabec Community School in North Anson, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
• Carrabec High School in North Anson, with grades 9 through 12

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Solon on maine.gov (English)
• Solon on City-data.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Solon in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 17, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Rowell Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Solon, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Solon, Maine (ME 04979) 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 17, 2020 . 
7. ^ History. In: maine.gov. solon.maine.gov, accessed May 17, 2020 . 
8. ^ History of Solon, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed on May 17, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Bruce G. Trigger (Ed.): Handbook of North American Indians . Vol. 15. Northeast . Chapter: Eastern Abenaki, page 137ff. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC 1978, ISBN 0-16-004575-4 .
10. ↑ ^{a b} Solon. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (American English). 
11. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
12. ↑ Caratunk If Archeological District 86001200
13. ↑ The Evergreens 82000779
14. ↑ South Solon Meeting House 80000255
15. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Home. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed May 17, 2020 .