Stow (Maine)

Stow
Town Hall
Location in Maine
Stow
Basic data
Foundation :	January 28, 1833
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 12 ′  N , 70 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 12 ′  N , 70 ° 58 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	385 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	63.04 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 62.70 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	153 m
Postal code :	04037
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74685
GNIS ID :	0582752
Website :	www.stowmaine.us
Brickett Place

Stow is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 385 inhabitants in 232 households on an area of ​​63.04 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Stow has a total area of ​​63.04 km², of which 62.70 km² is land and 0.34 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Stow is west of Oxford County and borders Carroll County in New Hampshire . Much north of the Stow area is part of the White Mountain National Forest and is in the eastern portion of the National Forest. In this area, Shell Pond is located on the eastern border of the area. The Cold River flows south through the town. The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point being the 543 m high Blueberry Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: South Oxford , Unorganized Territory , 9 mi
• Northeast: Stoneham 6.4 miles
• Southeast: Lovell , 4.3 mi
• South: Fryeburg , 16.4 km
• West: Chatham , Carroll County, New Hampshire, 6.8 mi

City structure

There are no defined settlement areas in Stow.

climate

The mean mean temperature in Stow 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

Settlement in the area began in 1770. Stow was organized on January 28, 1833 as an independent town. Previously, parts of the area belonged to the Fryeburg Addition and the Bradley and Eastman's Grant .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Stow, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			129	165	376	471	551	427	401	291
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	270	224	199	161	153	147	108	100	186	283
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	288	385

Culture and sights

Buildings

In 1982 , the Brickett Place farm in Stow was listed as a historic monument and registered under no. 82000772 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 113 runs north to south through Stow.

Public facilities

There is no hospital or medical facility in Stow. The closest facilities are in Fryeburg and North Conway, New Hampshire.

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

education

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

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 : Stow, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Stow in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 9, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Blueberry Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Stow, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 9, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Stow, Maine (ME 04051) 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 9, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Brickett Place 82000772
9. ↑ MSAD 72 School Board - MSAD72. In: msad72.org. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .