South Bristol (Maine)
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| Foundation : | March 26, 1915 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 53 ′ N , 69 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 892 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 26.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 76.87 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 33.93 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 20 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04568 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-70240 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582733 | ||
| Website : | www.townofsouthbristol.com | ||
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South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 892 people lived there in 418 households on an area of 76.87 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , South Bristol has a total area of 76.87 km², of which 33.93 km² are land and 42.94 km² are water .
Geographical location
South Bristol is located in the south of Lincoln County on a peninsula on Muscongus Bay in the Atlantic Ocean . Several islands also belong to the area of the town. The better known are: Inner Heron Island and Rutherford Island (formerly Katherine Island) . To the north is the Clark Cove Pond . The Damariscotta River flows south along the western border of the town. The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North and East: Bristol , 3.9 miles
- Southwest: Boothbay , 10.1 km
- West: Edgecomb , 7.3 miles
- North West: Newcastle , 12 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in South Bristol: Christmas Cove , Clarks Cove , Heron Island , South Bristol , Walpole and West Bristol .
climate
The mean mean temperature in South Bristol is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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
Due to its location at the mouth of the Damariscotta River in the Atlantic Ocean, the area to which South Bristol also belongs was used intensively. First by Native Americans and from the 16th century European explorers reached the area and from the late 16th and early 17th centuries came the first settlers who were active as farmers, fishermen and traders.
The peninsula was settled in the 1730s by Scottish-Irish families who were brought to the area by Colonel David Dunbar. Their settlements were Walpole on the Damariscotta River, Harrington on Johns Bay and Pemaquid Village. They were mostly farmers and forest workers, built farmsteads, and exported wood, stones, bricks and hay. After the end of the Indian Wars, the population grew.
The town of Bristol, to which South Bristol also belonged at the time, was in 1765 one of the oldest towns in the province of Maine, which was part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay . Meetinghouses were built in 1772 at Walpole, Harrington and Round Pond for church services and the gatherings of the towns. The houses in Walpole and Harrington still exist today and have been listed. They are used for special occasions.
The British-American War of 1812 destroyed many commercial and economic structures in the area and the population had to find new sources of income. Fishing, especially deep-sea fishing, gained in importance and boat building became a further economic factor. There were several small fishing fleets in South Bristol at the time and dried fish was exported.
With the beginning of the 20th century tourism found its way into the area. A first summer colony emerged on Inner Heron Island, and summer visitors came to Christmas Cove, South Bristol and Clarks Cove in the 1890s. The invention of the automobile made the area more accessible, but the residents were dissatisfied with the administration in Bristol. Roads, bridges and sidewalks in South Bristol were not well maintained. The schools also felt the residents were worse off than in Bristol. After submissions from the residents to the state, the town of South Bristol was organized as an independent town on March 26, 1915.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of South Bristol, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 581 | 563 | 582 | 631 | 610 | 664 | 800 | 825 | ||
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 897 | 892 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In South Bristol, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Emily Means House , 1985 under the register no. 85000242.
- Sproul Homestead , 1978 under the registration no. 78000188.
- Thompson Icehouse , 1974 under registration no. 74000179.
- Walpole Meetinghouse , 1976 under registration no. 76000104.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 129 runs north to south through South Bristol.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in South Bristol. Town residents can use the facilities in Boothbay Harbor, Bath or Damariscotta.
The Rutherford Library is located on State Route 129 in South Bristol.
education
South Bristol is part of the Central Lincoln County School System, AOS 93 , with Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Newcastle and Nobleboro . Secondary schools are not offered by the school district, schools of choice can be attended, the costs are borne by the municipalities. Most of the students attend the private Lincoln Academy in Newcastle .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Bristol Consolidated School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, in Bristol
- Jefferson Village School; School classes Kindergarten through Year 8, in Jefferson
- Nobleboro Central School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Nobleboro
- Great Salt Bay Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 8 in Damariscotta
Individual evidence
- ↑ South Bristol in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 17, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ A b South Bristol, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved November 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b South Bristol, Maine (ME 04568) 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 November 17, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e Town of South Bristol, Maine, Christmas Cove, Walpole, Mid-coast | townofsouthbristol.com. In: townofsouthbristol.com. Retrieved November 17, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1920–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Emily Means House 85000242
- ↑ Sproul Homestead 78000188
- ↑ Thompson Icehouse 74000179
- ↑ Walpole Meetinghouse 76000104
- ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2018 .
- ^ Central Lincoln County School System. In: aos93.org. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
