Turner (Maine)

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High School in Turner
Location in Maine
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Basic data
Foundation :	July 7, 1786
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Androscoggin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 16 ′  N , 70 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 16 ′  N , 70 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,734 (as of 2010)
Population density :	37.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	162.44 km 2  (approx. 63 mi 2 ) of which 153.48 km 2  (approx. 59 mi 2 ) are land
Postcodes :	04282, 04283
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-77800
GNIS ID :	00582770
Website :	www.TurnerMaine.com

Turner is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 5734 inhabitants in 2481 households on an area of ​​162.4 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Turner has a total area of ​​162.44 km², of which 153.48 km² is land and 8.96 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

The area of ​​the Town Turner is located in the lake-rich delta of the Androscoggin River east of Turner in a hilly, heavily forested area. In the south of the town the Nezinscot River flows , which meanders strongly in the west of the area and forms a large wetland. The highest peaks of the town are hills: Teague Hill (249 m), General Turner Hill (196 m), and Ricker Hill (196 m).

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Livermore , 4 miles
• North East: Leeds , 8 miles
• East: Greene , 7.3 miles
• South: Auburn , 4.2 miles
• South: Minot , 10.9 km
• Southwest: Hebron , 9.8 miles
• West: Buckfield , in Oxford County, 8.3 mi
• Northwest: Hartford , in Oxford County, 6.1 mi

City structure

Turner has several residential areas: Alta (former post office), Bradford Village , Chase Mills (Chase's Mills, Chases Mills), East Turner , Howes Corner , Keens Mills , Lower Street , North Turner , Richmonds Corner , Skillings Corner , South Turner , Turner , Turner Androscoggin (former post office in East Turner), Turner Center , Turner Village (former post office in Turner), Upper Street , West Turner .

climate

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J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     84   -2 -13     84   0 -12     99   4th -6     109   12 1     99   18th 7th     109   23 12     94   26th 15th     86   25th 14th     94   21st 10     122   14th 3     125   7th -2     102   1 -9 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for gymnasts Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -2.4 -0.3 4.1 11.6 18.1 23.0 26.0 25.3 20.8 13.9 7.0 0.7 O 12.4 Min. Temperature (° C) -13.2 -12.1 -6.3 0.9 6.7 11.8 14.6 13.9 9.5 3.0 -1.9 -8.7 O 1.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 83.8 83.8 99.1 109.2 99.1 109.2 94.0 86.4 94.0 121.9 124.5 101.6 Σ 1,206.6 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean mean temperature in Turner is between −7.8 ° C in January and 20.3 ° C in July. Compared to the long-term mean of Maine, the place is about 1 degree warmer in the winter half-year, but about 1 degree cooler in the summer half-year. The daily sunshine duration in summer is at the lower end of the range of values ​​in the USA, whereas in winter it is on average.

history

The area of ​​today's Turner was first settled from around 1690 and from June 18, 1768 initially under the name Sylvester Canada , but was after a grant to the residents (an official transfer of ownership of the land to a group of buyers, in this case the already residents Residents) renamed Sylvester Plantation on September 14, 1779 . The settlement of the land went on rapidly; the population for 1778 was 119 people, for 1780 130 residents were documented. As early as July 7, 1786, the administrative form of a plantation , a simplified administration of state territory, was transferred to the full form of the town . At the same time, the settlement, which was previously named after one of its first settlers, was renamed Turner . It was named after the Reverent Charles Turner, who was also one of the original settlers.

Turner was part of Oxford County until 1854, when it became part of Androscoggin County.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Turner, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										349
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	722	1129	1726	2220	2479	2536	2682	2380	2285	2016
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1842	1708	1382	1362	1415	1712	1890	2246	3539	4315
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4972	5734

Buildings

In Leeds, one building and four historic sites have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Historic sites are:

• Moyer Site , recorded in 1992, register no. 92001518
• Quartz Scraper Site , recorded in 1992, register no. 92001508
• Turner Cattle Pound , recorded in 2009, register no. 09000592
• Wood Island Site , incorporated in 1992, Register No. 92001516

Recorded as a building:

• Turner Town House , recorded 1979, register no. 79000129

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important occupations in Turner are the building trade (11.3% of all employees, followed by apprenticeships (9.8%) and care professions (8.6%)). The distribution between men and women in these fields is very uneven and traditional.

traffic

Most of the traffic in Turner is on the country road; Route 4 connects Turner with Lewiston in the south and various small towns in the north. There is no railway line. A local airfield with 4 runways, Twitchell Airport , is also available; the nearest major airport is in Lewiston.

Public facilities

In addition to the public schools, Turner also operates a public library with more than 15,000 volumes, the Turner Public Library . The closest hospital is Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston; Nursing services and nursing homes are located in large numbers in the city and in the surrounding area.

education

Turner is part of the Maine School Administrative District 52 , along with Leeds and Green . Education in Turner is guaranteed from kindergarten through high school. Additional studies are possible in the wider area; larger colleges are located in South Portland and Standish, universities for example in Augusta, Farmington and Biddeford.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Luther Whiting Mason (1818–1896), music teacher
• Samuel Merrill (1822–1899), politician and governor of Iowa
• Franklin M. Drew (1837–1925), politician, Civil War officer, and Maine Secretary of State
• Eugene Hale (1836–1918), politician and representative of Maine in the US Congress

literature

• William Riley French: A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886 . Hoyt, Fogg & Sonham, Portland, Maine 1887. ( Online version at Archive.org )

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Turner on City-Data.com
• Turner on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maine zip code list on maine.com ( Memento from March 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Turner in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 31, 2017
3. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
4. ↑ Entry of Teague Hill on peakery.com (English)
5. ↑ Entry by General Turner Hill on peakery.com (English)
6. ↑ Entry by Ricker Hill on peakery.com (English) ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
8. ^ Turner, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
10. ↑ Census 1870, page 160, footnote y)
11. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
12. ↑ Detailed listing of professions at city-data.com (English)
13. ↑ Entry of Twitchell Airport at city-data.com (English)
14. ↑ MSAD52. In: rsu52.us. Accessed December 31, 2017 . 
15. ↑ List of schools in Turner at city-data.com (English)