Wales (Maine)

Wales
Wales Presbyterian Church
Location in Maine
Wales
Basic data
Foundation :	February 1, 1816
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Androscoggin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 10 ′  N , 70 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 70 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,616 (as of 2010)
Population density :	39.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	43.59 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 41.31 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	110 m
Postcodes :	04280
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-79585
GNIS ID :	00582787
Website :	walesmaine.org

Wales is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1616 inhabitants in 652 households on an area of ​​43.6 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Wales has a total area of ​​43.59 km², of which 41.31 km² is land and 2.28 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Wales is in the middle of the eastern part of Androscoggin County, on the north bank of the Sabattus Ponds. It is bordered by Kennebec County to the northeast . In the southeast of the town is the Oak Hill (189 m) and in the southwest of the Sabattus Mountain (244 m).

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Monmouth , 2.9 mi
• East: Litchfield , 7.9 miles
• South: Sabattus , 4.0 km
• West: Greene , 6.7 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Wales : East Wales , Leeds Junction , Wales Center , Wales Corner , Wales Station (former railway station).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Wales ranges from −7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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 town, together with the town of Monmouth, belonged to the Plantation of Wales before 1792. At that point, Monmouth was spun off and in 1803 the rest was reorganized as a plantation under the old name. The incorporation of Wales was made by the Massachusetts General Court on February 1, 1816.

The first settler in the area was James Ross from Brunswick in 1778. He settled on the western side of Sabattus Mountain. From 1780, more settlers reached the area. In 1758 Joseph Small was captured by Indians and taken to Québec . He was held there until the conquest of Québec by General James Wolfe .

The first grist mill was built in 1800 and the first meeting house, a union house, was built in the center of town in 1826. A Baptist church was organized in 1831.

A small portion of the Leeds area was added to the Town of Wales in 1852. On the southeast side of the northern foothills of the Sabattus Mountains is a low cave that extends about fifty meters deep. Their width is significantly smaller. In the rock there is mica slate heavily interspersed with iron and sulfur. Red ocher and iron ore can also be found in the cave. The soil is good arable soil.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Wales, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			515	612	658	612	602	556	505	451
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	436	499	428	446	434	437	488	624	862	1223
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1322	1616

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The main transport link in Wales is US Highway 202 . It runs from the southwest to the northeast through the town. Wales is on the Maine Central Railroad .

Public facilities

Wales does not have its own library. The town's residents can use the public libraries at Auborn, Lewiston and Monmouth.

The town also does not have its own hospital. The closest hospitals are in Auborn and Lewiston.

education

Together with Litchfield and Sabattus, Wales is part of Regional School Unit # 4 . There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Oak Hill High School Grades 9-12, in Wales
• Oak Hill Middle School Grades 6-8, in Sabattus
• Carrie Ricker School Grades 3-5, in Litchfield
• Sabattus Primary School School classes PK-2, in Sabattus
• Libby Tozier School School classes PK-2, in Litchfield

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Varney, George J. (1886): Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Wales (English)
• Maine Genealogy: Wales, Androscoggin County, Maine
• Wales on City-Data.com
• Wales on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maine zip code list on maine.com ( Memento from March 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Wales 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. ↑ Oak Hill on Peakery
5. ↑ Sabattus Mountain map - Maine | peakery. In: peakery.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
7. ^ Wales, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Wales, Maine (ME 04280) 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 December 31, 2017 (English). 
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} History of Wales, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
10. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
11. ^ Regional School Unit 4. In: rsu4.org. Accessed December 31, 2017 .