Strong (Maine)

Strong
Forster Memorial Hall, Town Office and Library
Location in Maine
Strong
Basic data
Foundation :	January 31, 1801
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 47 ′  N , 70 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′  N , 70 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,213 (as of 2010)
Population density :	16.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	74.95 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 73.43 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	239 m
Postal code :	04983
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74825
GNIS ID :	0582753
Website :	Maine.gov

Strong is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1213 inhabitants in 496 households on an area of ​​74.95 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Strong has a total area of ​​74.95 km², of which 73.43 km² is land and 1.52 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Strong is in southeast Franklin County. The Sandy River , a tributary of the Kennebec River , flows centrally from the west and then in a southerly direction through the area of ​​the town. In the northeast is the Porter Lake , near which is the Taylor Hill Pond . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 440 m high Hunter Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: East Central Franklin , Unorganized Territory , 12 mi
• East: New Vineyard , 7 miles
• South: Farmington , 5.3 miles
• Southwest: Temple , 4.8 mi
• Northwest: Avon , 6.9 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Strong: Jacks Shanty (Former Railroad Station ), Maplewood (Former Railroad Station), Porter's Mills (Former Post Office Location), South Strong, and Strong .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Strong is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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

Hotel Strong (1905)

The area of ​​the later Town Strong was settled in 1784. William Read was one of the first settlers. He was from Nobleboro , Maine. The grant for this area was sold by the state of Massachusetts to a group that Read was part of and who also served as the group's agent.

Initially, the area was named Township No. 3, First Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (T3 R1 NPC WKR) , then called Sandy River Middle Township , later called Middle Town (Middletown) and Reads Town (Readstown, Reedstown) . When the area was organized as a town, it was named Strong after Caleb Strong , who was acting governor of Massachusetts at the time.

Thomas Hunter built a wood mill in 1813 and soon after a flour mill in Strong and William Pottle built the first tannery. After a bridge was built over the Sandy River in 1828, stagecoaches reached Strong.

With the Franklin and Megantic Railway , the narrow-gauge railway reached Strong in 1884 and linked it with the Strong – Bigelow line . The line was closed in 1935. The Farmington – Marbles railway ran via South Strong. It was also shut down in 1935.

Through the connection to the railway network, Strong experienced an industrial boom. Various factories were built, as well as a brick mill and a sawmill. But tourists also reached the area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Strong, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		424	862	985	1109	1008	754	634	596	627
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	637	720	779	878	1007	1036	976	1132	1506	1217
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1259	1213

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Strong, three structures were listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• The McCleary Farm was founded in 1989 under the register no. 89000253 added.
• The Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate was founded in 1980 under the register no. 80000218 added.
• The Ora Blanchard House was founded in 1980 under the register no. 80000215 added.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 4 and Maine State Route 149 running north to south through the area of the Town. Both follow the course of the Sandy River and swivel west out of the town in the area of ​​Villages Strong. Coming from the east, Maine State Route 234 joins Village Strong on Route 149, and coming from the north, Maine State Route 145 joins Route 149.

Public facilities

There is a health center in Strong. The Strong Area Health and Dental Center can also be used as a health center for residents of the neighboring areas.

Strong has his own library. The Strong Public Library is on Main Street.

education

Strong is part of Regional School Union 58 / Maine School Administrative District 58 along with Avon, Kingfield and Phillips .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Mount Abram High School in Salem Township in the Unorganized Territory of East Central Franklin
• Kingfield Elementary School in Kingfield
• Phillips Elementary School in Phillips
• Strong Elementary School in Strong
• Spruce Mountain High School in Jay

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911), writer
• Ben C. Eastman (1812-1856), politician

Web links

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

• Strong on maine.gov
• Strong on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Strong in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 6, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Hunter Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Strong, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 6, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Strong, Maine (ME 04983) 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 May 6, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ History of Strong, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Strong, a Mosul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong. In: mainememory.net. strong.mainememory.net, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
9. ^ ^{A b} Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4. In: mainememory.net. strong.mainememory.net, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
11. ↑ http://www.strongchc.org/Strong/default.aspx. In: strongchc.org. Retrieved May 6, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Services. In: me.us. www.strong.lib.me.us, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
13. ↑ MSAD58. In: msad58.org. MSAD58, accessed May 6, 2018 (American English).