Thomaston (Maine)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 20, 1777 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 69 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,781 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 98.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 29.73 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.33 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 28 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04861 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-76330 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582763 | ||
| Website : | www.town.thomaston.me.us/public/ | ||
 Montpelier, Henry Knox Home |
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Thomaston is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2781 inhabitants in 1219 households on an area of 29.73 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Thomaston has a total area of 29.73 km², of which 28.33 km² is land and 1.4 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Thomaston is located in the south of Knox County, at the confluence of the St. George River in the Georges Bay of the Atlantic Ocean . Part of the town lies on the southern bank of the St. Georges River . There are several smaller lakes in the town area. The surface of the area is slightly hilly, with no significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Rockland, Maine , 2.9 mi
- East: Owls Head , 6.8 miles
- Southeast: South Thomaston 3.1 miles
- South: Cushing , 6.5 miles
- West: Warren , 8.0 km
City structure
There are two settlement areas in Thomaston : Thomaston and Willis Corners .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Thomaston is between -5.6 ° C (22 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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
Thomaston was the most important settlement that goes back to the Museongus patent, later Waldo patent . A first trading house for trading with the Indians was built as early as 1630 on the east bank of the St. George River. To attract more settlers, two heavily fortified log houses were built between 1719 and 1720 to protect the new settlers. At the same time, the old trading house was further fortified and equipped with a crew of 20 men. The Indians considered this to be an unjustified interference and protested. The English then declared that the area had been sold to William Phips and showed a document signed by Madockawando and Sheepscot John. The Indians denied the legality, but could not prevail and attacked the young settlement. The government sent 45 men with cannons to support the settlers. In 1722 the Indians attacked the settlement, burned the sawmill, set fire to a sloop in the harbor and destroyed all the houses. However, they were unable to take the garrison's blockhouses and they withdrew. A later siege also failed. Later attacks also failed, but the settlement suffered from the attacks by the Indians.
Thomaston was finally organized as a town on March 20, 1777, previously the area was known as St. Georges Plantation and at that time still included the areas of Rockland and South Thomaston, which were organized as independent towns in 1848. Thomaston was named after General John Thomas .
In 1849 land was given to East Thomaston, which is now part of Rockland, and in 1852 areas were taken over by Rockland. Parts of Chushing were taken over in 1891 and 1909.
Henry Knox , the first US Secretary of War, lived in Thomaston with his family. He built his Montpelier estate on the site of the Thomaston trading house. Knox is the namesake of Knox County. Today, a replica of the property is located at the intersection of US Highway 1 and Maine State Route 131.
Thomaston was linked to Rockland and Camden by the former Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway . In 1931 operations were stopped.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Thomaston, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 799 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1397 | 2100 | 2651 | 4214 | 6227 | 2723 | 3218 | 3092 | 3017 | 3009 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 2688 | 2205 | 2019 | 2214 | 2533 | 2810 | 2780 | 2646 | 2900 | 3306 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3748 | 2781 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In 1977 the Thomaston Historic District was placed under monument protection in Thomaston and under the register no. 74000176 inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 runs east to west central through Thomaston. In a north-south direction, Maine State intersects Route 131 .
Freight traffic takes place on the Portland – Rockland railway line .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Thomaston. The closest are in Waldoboro, Camden and Rockland.
In Thomaston, the Thomaston Public Library is on Main Street. It was founded in 1834 as the Thomaston Ladys Library Association.
education
Thomaston is part of Regional School Unit 13 along with Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland and South Thomaston .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Cushing Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 5 in Cushing
- Thomaston Grammar School; School classes Kindergarten to 5th grade, in Thomaston
- Ash Point Community School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Owls Head
- South School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Rockland
- Oceanside Middle School; School classes 6–8, in Thomaston
- Oceanside High School; School grades 9–12, in Rockland
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Joshua A. Lowell (1801-1874), politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838), politician
- Samuel C. Fessenden (1815–1882), politician
- Henry Knox (1750–1806), bookseller, chief artillery officer in the Continental Army, US Secretary of War
- Edward Robinson (1796-1857), politician
- John Ruggles (1789–1874), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomaston in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Thomaston, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Thomaston on City-Data.com , accessed on September 30, 2018
- ↑ a b c History of Thomaston, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Thomaston Historic District 74000176
- ↑ Thomaston Public Library , accessed September 30, 2018
- ^ Regional School Unit 13 , accessed September 30, 2018
