Stoneham (Maine)

Stoneham
Stoneham Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	January 31, 1834
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 16 ′  N , 70 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 16 ′  N , 70 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	236 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	89.98 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 87.62 km 2  (approx. 34 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	132 m
Postal code :	04231
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74510
GNIS ID :	0582750
Website :	www.stoneham-maine.com

Stoneham is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 236 people lived there in 344 households on an area of ​​89.98 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Stoneham has a total area of ​​89.98 km², of which 87.62 km² are land and 2.36 km² are water .

Geographical location

Stoneham is in the west of Oxford County. Much of the Stoneham area is part of the White Mountain National Forest and is in the eastern portion of the National Forest. This area includes Horseshoe Pond , Shell Pond, and Virginia Lake . Further south, outside the National Forest, is Keewaydin Lake . The Mill Brook flows south through the town. The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point being the 880 m high Speckled Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North and East: South Oxford , Unorganized Territory , 24 mi
• Southeast: Waterford , 14.0 km
• South: Lovell , 4.9 mi
• West: Stow , 6.4 miles

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Stoneham: Bartlettboro , East Stoneham and Gammon City .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Stoneham is between −7.8 ° C (18  ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Stoneham was organized as a town on January 31, 1834 from parts of the Fryeburg Academy Grant Plantation and the Batchelders Grant. In 1841 Stoneham was renamed Usher, but back to Stoneham in 1843.

In Songo Pond Quarry in Stoneham is aquamarine found in the quarry Lord Hill Beryllonite and Hydroxylherderit .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Stoneham, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					313	484	463	425	475	322
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	284	253	196	164	238	216	182	160	204	224
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	255	236

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 5 runs east to west through Stoneham.

Public facilities

There is no hospital or medical facility in Stoneham. The closest facilities are in Bridgton, Norway, West Paris and South Paris.

The closest library to the residents of Stoneham is in Lovell.

education

Stoneham is part of the Maine School Administrative District 72 along with Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Sweden and Stow .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Molly Ockett School in Fryeburg, with the school classes Kindergarten to 8th grade
• Brownfield Denmark Elementary School in Denmark, with the school classes Kindergarten to 4th grade
• New Suncook Elementary School in Lowell, with classes from Kindergarten through 4th grade

Web links

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

• Website of Stoneham ( English )
• Stoneham on City-Data.com
• Stoneham on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stoneham in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 8, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Speckled Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Stoneham, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Stoneham, Maine (ME 04231) 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 8, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
8. ↑ MSAD 72 School Board - MSAD72. In: msad72.org. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .