Temple (Maine)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 20, 1803 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 42 ′ N , 70 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 528 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.62 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 92.02 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 382 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04984 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-75980 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582761 | ||
| Website : | www.townoftemple.com | ||
Temple is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 528 people lived there in 226 households on an area of 92.62 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Temple has a total area of 92.62 km², of which 92.02 km² is land and 0.6 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Temple is in the south of Franklin County. The Temple Stream , a tributary of the Sandy River , flows with its branches in a southerly direction through the area of the town. Varnum Pond borders in the south . There are several smaller lakes in the northeast, such as Drury Pond and Staples Pond . The surface of the area is very hilly. The 638 m high Kinneys Head is the highest point in Temple.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Avon , 3.1 mi
- Northeast: Strong , 4.8 mi
- Southeast: Farmington , 9 mi
- South: Wilton , 2.2 mi
- Southwest: South Franklin , Unorganized Territory , 5.4 mi
- Northwest: Weld , 12 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Temple : Temple , Temple Intervale and Temple Mills (former location of a post office).
climate
The mean mean temperature in Temple ranges from −11.1 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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
The area of the later Town Temple was settled from 1796 and was a Quaker community . Joseph Holland and Samuel Briggs were among the first to settle. Originally, the area was Township No. 1 Abbot's Purchase (T1 AP) or Abbotstown . This name goes back to Jacob Abbott, who initially worked as a land agent for the first owner of the area, Benjamin Phillips. Abbott later bought the land in the area himself. The area was organized into town in 1803 and the name changed to Tempel.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Temple, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 482 | 615 | 795 | 955 | 785 | 726 | 640 | 580 | 470 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 394 | 403 | 425 | 315 | 252 | 284 | 314 | 367 | 518 | 560 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 572 | 528 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In 1985, the Temple Intervale School was listed as a historic monument in Temple and was registered under no. 85000240 inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 43 leads to the field of Town.
Public facilities
There is no health center in Temple. Closest health centers and hospitals are in Farmington and Dixfield.
Temple does not have its own library. Closest libraries are in Farmington, Weld and Wilton.
education
Temple belongs with Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Vienna, Weld and Wilton to the Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Gerald D. Cushing School in Wilton (school classes Pre-K to 1)
- Academy Hill School in Wilton (grades 2 to 5)
- Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon (Classes Pre-K to 5)
- WG Mallett School in Farmington (school classes Pre-K to 2)
- Cascade Brook School in Farmington (grades 3 to 5)
- Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
- Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- John F. Dryden (1839-1911), politician
- John S. Abbott (1807–1881), politician and Maine Attorney General
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Temple in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 6, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Kinney's Head. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Temple, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Temple, Maine (ME 04984) 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).
- ^ History of Temple, Weld & Wilton, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ NPGallery Asset Detail. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
- ↑ mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .
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Avon | Carrabassett Valley | Carthage | Chesterville | Eustis | Farmington | Industry | Jay | Kingfield | New Sharon | New Vineyard | Phillips | Rangeley | Strong | Temple | Weld | Wilton |
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