Upton (Maine)

Upton
Town Hall and Library
Location in Maine
Upton
Basic data
Foundation :	February 9, 1860
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 44 ′  N , 70 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′  N , 70 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	113 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	108.34 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 102.33 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	427 m
Postal code :	04261
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-78465
GNIS ID :	0582775
Upton Library

Upton is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 113 people lived there in 199 households on an area of ​​108.34 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Upton has a total area of ​​108.34 km², of which 102.33 km² is land and 6.01 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Upton is in northwest Oxford County. To the west it borders Coös County , New Hampshire . In the northwest is the Umbagog Lake , in the east is the B Pond . The surface of the area is rather flat, the highest point is the 619 m high Rabbit Knoll .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Magalloway , 6.6 mi
• East and South: North Oxford , Unorganized Territory, 14 mi
• Southwest: Cambridge , Coös County, New Hampshire, 7.4 mi
• Northwest: Errol , Coös County, New Hampshire, 6.5 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Upton: Lower Dam and Upton (Upton Hill) .

climate

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

Upton was organized as a town on February 9, 1860. Previously it was organized as Letter B. Plantation .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Upton, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents							219	187	245	232
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	242	306	123	166	174	105	35	54	65	70
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	62	113

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Upton, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Forest Lodge , 2008 under the register no. 08001257.
• Upton Grange No. 404 , 2008 under the register no. 00001206.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 26 runs of the Town by the south-west corner. It connects Upton with Errol in New Hamsphire and Newry.

Public facilities

Upton does not have its own hospital. The closest hospital is Rumford Hospital in Rumford.

The closest libraries are in Bethel and Andover.

education

The Upton School Department is responsible for school education in Upton.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Upton 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. ↑ Rabbit Knoll. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Upton, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 9, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Upton, Maine (ME 04216) 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 1860–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Forest Lodge 08001257
9. ↑ Upton Grange No. 404 00001206
10. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .