Vienna (Maine)

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Vienna
Vienna (Maine)
Vienna
Vienna
Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation : February 20, 1802
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Kennebec County
Coordinates : 44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 70 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 570 (as of 2010)
Population density : 9.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 66.07 km 2  (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of
which 62.94 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 216 m
Postal code : 04360
Area code : +1 207
FIPS : 23-79025
GNIS ID : 0582781
Website : www.viennamaine.org

Vienna is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 570 people lived there in 251 households on an area of ​​66.07 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Vienna has a total area of ​​66.07 km², of which 62.94 km² is land and 3.13 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Vienna is located in the northwest of Kennebec County, with Franklin County in the northwest . Parker Pond and Flying Pond are to the south and Crowell Pond and Kirball Pond to the north . The surface is hilly and the 359 m high McGaffey Mountain is the highest point.

Neighboring communities

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

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Vienna : North Vienna , Seaveys Corner and Vienna .

climate

The mean average temperature in Vienna is between −8.9 ° C (16 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20 ° C (68 ° 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

Settlement of Vienna started around 1786. The area was initially called Goshen Plantation . On February 20, 1802, the area was organized as a town. Land was given to Mount Vernon in 1802, 1826 and 1853. Territories were added by Rome in 1815 and 1840, and land was given to Chesterville in 1847.

Born in Vienna, Milton Bradley founded the Milton Bradley Company , also known as MBGames, in Springfield Massachusetts in 1860 .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Vienna, Maine
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 270 417 665 722 891 851 878 740 644 495
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 406 403 366 318 301 231 160 205 454 417
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 527 570

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Vienna the Vienna Town House was placed under monument protection in 1982 and under the register no. 82000424 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 41 runs in a north-south direction through Vienna and connects Vienna in the south with Mount Vernon and in the north with New Sharon.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Vienna. The closest are in Farmington and Augusta.

There is no public library in Vienna. The closest is in Mount Vernon.

education

With Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharo, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Weld and Wilton, Vienna is part of the Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

  • Cape Cod Hill School in Vienna, (school classes Kindergarten up to 5)
  • 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

  • Milton Bradley (1836–1911), draftsman, lithographer, patent attorney, inventor and founder of the game manufacturer Milton Bradley Company

Personalities who have worked on site

Web links

Commons : Vienna, Maine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vienna in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on August 23, 2018
  2. Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
  3. McGaffey Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
  4. Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
  5. a b Vienna, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
  6. a b Vienna, Maine (ME 04360) 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 August 23, 2018 (English).
  7. Population 1800–2010 according to census results
  8. Vienna Town House 82000424
  9. mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .