South Portland

South Portland
South Portland Marina
Location in Maine
South Portland
Basic data
Foundation :	March 15, 1895
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 38 ′  N , 70 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′  N , 70 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	25.002 (as of 2010)
Population density :	803.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	37.0 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 31.1 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	7 m
Postcodes :	04106, 04116
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-71990
GNIS ID :	0575893
Website :	www.southportland.org
Mayor :	Patricia "Patti" Smith

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County in the US state of Maine . South Portland had a population of 25,002 in the 2010 US census, covering an area of ​​37 km². South Portland is on the Fore River across from Portland , which is connected by a bridge.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of ​​37.0 km², of which 31.1 km² is land and 5.9 km² is water.

Geographical location

South Portland is a city in southern Cumberland County and is located on Casco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean . In the western part of the city there is industry and the business district, in the eastern part a community college, the beach area, several parks, a maritime museum and a marina, as well as a large port.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Portland , 7 miles
• South: Cape Elizabeth , 9.5 km
• West: Scarborough , 3.6 miles
• Northwest: Westbrook , 4.9 mi

City structure

There are several settlements in South Portland: Berwick Branch (former post office), Cape Elizabeth Depot (former post office), Cape Elizabeth Ferry , Cash Corner , Ferry Village , Knightville (Knightsville), Meetinghouse Hill , Pleasantdale , South Portland , South Portland Gardens , South Portland Heights , Sunset Park , Thornton Heights , Willard Square and Ligonia .

climate

The mean mean temperature in South Portland is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) 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

Until it became independent on March 15, 1895, South Portland belonged to the town of Cape Elizabeth. A shipyard was established in 1940 to build cargo ships for Great Britain. During the Second World War , more than 10% of all Liberty freighters were built here. At peak times, more than 30,000 people were employed there. This decreased sharply after the end of the war.

On July 11, 1944, there was a serious aircraft accident. The US Army pilot, Lt. Phillip Russel landing in control of his Douglas A-26 and crashed into a trailer park on Brick Hill in South Portland. 19 people died and 20 were seriously injured in this accident. 66 years later, a memorial, the Long Creek Air Tragedy Memorial, was erected to commemorate the victims.

Population development

Census Results - City of South Portland, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	6287	7471	9254	13840	15781	21866	22788	23267	22712	23163
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	23324	25002

Culture and sights

Buildings

Portland RR Co 1911

Three structures and one district are listed buildings and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

As a district

• State Reform School Historic District , incorporated in 1985, Register No. 85000730

Other structures

• Portland Breakwater Light , recorded 1973, register no. 73000238
• Seavey-Robinson House , incorporated in 1986, register no. 86002468
• Spring Point Ledge Light Station , recorded in 1988, register no. 87002279

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Interstate 95 runs north-south through the west of South Portland. Interstate 295 branches off from here to the west . It connects Portland with Interstate 95. From the south just before the bridge to Portland, US Highway 1 meets Interstate 295.

Public facilities

There are several medical facilities in South Portland. More are available in Portland. There are two public libraries in South Portland , the South Portland Public LIbrary and the South Portland Public LIbrary

education

City education is organized by the South Portland School Department .

The following schools are available in South Portland:

• South Portland High School
• Mahoney Middle School
• Dora L. Small Elementary School
• Skillin Elementary School
• Kaler Elementary
• Dyer Elementary School
• Frank I. Brown Elementary School
• South Portland Preschool

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• James C. Oliver (1895–1986), politician

Personalities who have worked on site

• Frank M. Coffin (1919–2009), politician
• Even L. Elwell (1921–2009), South Portland shipbuilder and Maine State Treasurer
• Simon M. Hamlin (1866–1939), politician

Web links

Commons : South Portland, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of South Portland
• South Portland on maine.gov
• South Portland on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ South Portland in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 19, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ^ South Portland, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed March 19, 2018 (English). 
5. ↑ ^{a b} South Portland, Maine (ME 04106, 04107) 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 19, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Our City on the South Portland homepage
7. ↑ Randy Billings, April 1, 2010, "Fundraising for South Portland air crash memorial faces June deadline" ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . The Forecaster. 
8. ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
9. ^ South Portland School Department. In: spsd.org. Retrieved March 23, 2018 (American English).