Standish (Maine)

Standish
Standish, historic buildings
Location in Maine
Standish
Basic data
Foundation :	November 30, 1785
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 47 ′  N , 70 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′  N , 70 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	9,874 (as of 2010)
Population density :	64.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	208.7 km 2  (approx. 81 mi 2 ) of which 152.9 km 2  (approx. 59 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	97 m
Postal code :	04084
FIPS :	23-73670
GNIS ID :	00582744
Website :	www.standish.org

Standish is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . Standish is located on the southwest coast of Sebago Lake . In 2010 there were 9,874 inhabitants in 4,425 households on an area of ​​208.7 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of ​​208.7 km², of which 152.9 km² are land and 55.8 km² are made up of water .

Geographical location

Located on the southwest side of Sebago Lake , Standish is in the most southwestern part of Cumberland County. There are several lakes in the town area. The largest lake in the town is Watchic Lake . The area of ​​the town also includes Indian Island and part of Sebago Lake. The Saco River separates Standish from the other towns in York County to the west. Much of the area consists of sandy plains that were originally covered with pine trees, which later became good arable land. The highest point is the 175 m high Oak Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Baldwin , 6.4 mi
• Northeast: Frye Island , in Sebago Lake, 9.2 mi
• East: Windham , 12 miles
• Southeast: Gorham , 13.5 km
• South: Buxton , York County , 4.4 mi
• Southwest: Hollis , York County, 4 mi
• West: Limington , York County, 8.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlements in Standish: Bonny Eagle , Dow Corner , East Standish (later Whiterock), Elmwood , Harmon Beach , Higgins Corner , Richville , Sebago Lake , South Standish , Standish (Standish Corner), Standish Neck , Steep Falls , Two Trails , Wards Cove and Whites Bridge .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Standish 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

Steep Falls Library (2014)

Standish was granted as a grant to Capitain Humphrey Hobbs and Moses Pearson and their men in 1750 for services in the siege of Louisburg. A total of 120 grants were given to the 120 men who had served in the two companies. Of these, 60 were to be settled within three years and the other 60 were to be settled within seven years. Loans were given to the provincial treasurer with a promise that every man would have a house that was 4.9 meters (16 ft ) by 5.9 meters (18 ft) by a 2.1 meter (7 ft) tall Shed would build on 5 acres of land. Settlement began in 1760, but not by the men who received the grants. They sold these on to other settlers. The settlement area was called Pearson and Hobbs Town . The town was founded on November 30, 1785 and named after Miles Standish .

In the early days of the settlement, the Abenaki often destroyed the houses and tried to evict the settlers from this, their land. After the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony could not offer the settlers any help, they provided armed guards themselves and built a fortress with their own resources.

Standish is located in a sandy area that was overgrown with pine trees and later became good farmland. There were water mills for the timber industry, for the production of barrel staves, carriages, clothes and flour. The Cumberland and Oxford Canal opened in 1832 to improve trade between Standish and Portland. It was followed by the Portland and Ogdensburg Railway which began operating in 1870. Since then, tourism has also been part of Standish. Today Standish is a recreational area for the Portland catchment area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Standish, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										716
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1226	1378	1619	2023	2198	2290	2067	2089	2035	1841
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1504	1637	1735	1317	1472	1786	2095	3122	5946	7678
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	9285	9874

Culture and sights

Buildings

Marrett House

Two districts and two buildings are listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

as a district

• Paine Neighborhood Historic District , incorporated in 1985, Register No. 85000731
• Standish Corner Historic District , incorporated in 1993, Register No. 93001117

further structures

• First Parish Meetinghouse , recorded in 1975, register no. 75000204
• Daniel Marrett House , recorded in 1974, register no. 74000314

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maine State Route 25 runs west-east through the Standish area . Built by the Portland and Ogdensburg Railway , the railway runs through the city along the southern end of the lake.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Standish. The closest hospitals to Standish residents are in Gorham, Westbrook and Portland.

education

Standish is part of Maine School Administrative District 6 with Buxton, Frye Island, Hollis and Limington .

The following schools are available in the district:

• Bonny Eagle High School in Standish
• Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton
• Buxton Center Elementary School in Buxton
• Edna Libby Elementary School in Standish
• George E Jack School in Standish
• HB Emery Junior Memorial School in Limington
• Hollis Elementary School in Hollis
• Steep Falls Elementary School in Standish

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Simon M. Hamlin (1886–1939), politician
• Albion P. Howe (1818-1897), General

Web links

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

• Standish administrative records on the official Maine state websites
• Standish on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Standish in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 20, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Oak Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed March 20, 2018 . 
4. ^ ^{A b} History of Standish, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
5. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
6. ^ Standish, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed March 20, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Standish, Maine (ME 04084) 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 20, 2018 (English). 
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Town of Standish ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. History, accessed April 7, 2015 
9. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
10. ↑ Home / Homepage. In: bonnyeagle.org. Accessed March 10, 2018 .