St. George (Maine)

St. George
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Location in Maine
St. George
Basic data
Foundation :	February 7, 1803
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Knox County
Coordinates :	43 ° 55 ′  N , 69 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 55 ′  N , 69 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,591 (as of 2010)
Population density :	40 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	303.68 km 2  (approx. 117 mi 2 ) of which 64.80 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04860
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-65095
GNIS ID :	0582709
Website :	www.stgeorgemaine.com
Marshall Point Lighthouse

St. George is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2591 inhabitants in 1207 households on an area of ​​303.68 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , St. George has a total area of ​​303.68 km², of which 64.80 km² is land and 238.87 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

St. George is located in southwest Knox County, on a peninsula in Penobscot Bay in the Atlantic Ocean and borders Lincoln County . Several islands belong to the area of ​​the town. The most famous are Allen Island , Burnt Island , Caldwell Island , Clark Island , Hooper Island , McGee Island , Mosquito Island , Norton Island , Rackliff Island , Thompson Island and Whitehead Island . The surface of the area is slightly hilly, with no significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: South Thomaston , 6.2 mi
• East: Matinicus Isle , island in Penobscot Bay, 15 mi
• South: Monhegan , Island in Penobscot Bay, Lincoln County, 7.1 mi
• Southwest: Bristol , Lincoln County, 16.7 mi
• Northwest: Friendship , 7.9 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in St. George: Clark Island , Elmore , Glenmere , Long Cove , Martinsville , Port Clyde , St. George (Wiley's Corner) , South Saint Georges , Spruce Head , Tenants Harbor (Tenant's Harbor) , Turkey , Wallston ( Gabbletown) , Wildcat and Willardham .

climate

The mean mean temperature in St. George is between -5.6 ° C (22 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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

St. George belonged to Cushing until it was organized as a town on February 7, 1803. Until the Town of Cushing was organized, the area was called St. George Plantation. The first settlers are said to have reached the area as early as 1635, with two families who settled here. For a long time there were large flocks of ducks, geese and other water birds on the coasts. In 1865 St. George gave land to neighboring South Thomaston.

Population development

Census Results - Town of St. George, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		1168	1325	1643	2094	2217	2716	2318	2875	2491
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2206	2206	2201	2108	1550	1482	1588	1639	1948	2261
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2580	2591

Culture and sights

Buildings

St. George became two Historic Districts and several structures, including several lighthouses, were listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Historic District

• Land's End Historic District 2011 under registration no. 11000633
• Allen's Island 1983 under the register no. 83003646

Building

• Marshall Point Light Station in Port Clyde, 1988 under registration no. 87002262
• Whitehead Lifesaving Station on Sprucehead Island in 1988 under registration no. 88001839
• Mosquito Island House 1983 on Mosquito Island under the register no. 83000462
• Sail Loft 1977 in Tenants Harbor under registration no. 77000076
• Tenants Harbor Light Station 1987 in Tenants Harbor under registration no. 87002026
• Whitehead Light Station 1988 in Tenants Harbor under registration no. 88000154

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 131 runs through St. George. In the north, Maine State Route 73 also runs in a west-east direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in St. George. The closest are in Waldoboro and Rockland.

In St. George's, the Jackson Memorial Library is on Main Street off Tenants Harbor.

education

The St. George Municipal School Unit is responsible for education in St. George. In the community is the St. George School, with school classes from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Charles Wilbert Snow (1884–1977), politician and governor of Connecticut

Web links

Commons : St. George, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• South Thomaston website
• South Thomaston on City-Data.com
• St. George on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ St. George in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed September 29, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} St. George, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 29, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} St. George on City-Data.com , accessed on September 29, 2018
6. ^ History of St. George, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , accessed September 29, 2018
7. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Land's End Historic District 11000633
9. ↑ Allen's Island 83003646
10. ↑ Marshall Point Light Station 87002262
11. ↑ Whitehead Lifesaving Station 88001839
12. ↑ Mosquito Iceland House Station 83000462
13. ↑ Sail Loft 77000076
14. ↑ Tenants Harbor Light Station 87002026
15. ↑ Whitehead Light Station 88000154
16. ^ Jackson Memorial Library , accessed September 29, 2018
17. ^ St. George School , accessed September 29, 2018