Warren (Maine)
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.jpg) Warren Free Public Library |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | November 7, 1776 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 8 ′ N , 69 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,751 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 39.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 126.26 km 2 (approx. 49 mi 2 ) of which 120.36 km 2 (approx. 46 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 37 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04864 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-80215 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582790 | ||
| Website : | warrenmaine.org | ||
.jpg) St. George River |
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Warren is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 4751 inhabitants in 1508 households on an area of 126.26 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Warren has a total area of 126.26 km², of which 120.36 km² is land and 5.91 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Warren is west of Knox County and borders Lincoln County . To the north of the area are Seven Tree Pond and Crawford Pond , and to the west are North Pond and South Pond . The St. Georges River flows south, flows through the Seven Tree Pond and flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Thomaston. The surface of the area is rather flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Union , 6.3 km
- Northeast: Rockport , 10.8 mi
- East: Rockland , 7.8 miles
- Southeast: Thomaston , 8.0 km
- South: Cushing , 3 miles
- West: Waldoboro , Lincoln County, 9.7 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Warren : East Warren , East Waldoboro , Finntown , Georges River , Highland , North Warren , Patterson Mill , Pleasantville , South Warren , Spears , Warren (Warren Village) , Warren Station , White Oak Corner (Whiteoak Corner) , Whitney Corner , Wattons Mill (Wottons Mill, formerly Hilts Mill) and West Warren .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Warren is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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
Warren was part of Muscongus later Waldo Patent mentioned Grants , belonged to the St. George Plantation and was Upper Town of St. George called. The area was settled from 1736 under the patronage of Samuel Waldo . Further settlers, mostly German, Irish and English and Scottish, came after recruiting by Waldo in 1752. Warren was organized as a town on November 7, 1776. The new town was named after Joseph Warren , who had died shortly before in the Battle of Bunker Hill .
In 1777 the town of Thomaston was organized from the eastern part of Warren. Additional land was given to Thomaston in 1798 and 1864. Land was given to Cushing in 1807 and Camden in 1836.
A first rail connection was established in 1889 by the Knox Railroad . She linked Union with Rockland. The line was closed in 1932. In 1990 the Maine Coast Railroad was founded and leased the Portland – Rockland railway line . After the lease was not renewed in 2000, the Maine Coast Railroad broke up. The Maine Eastern Railroad took over the route four years later.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Warren, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 646 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 939 | 1443 | 1825 | 2030 | 2228 | 2428 | 2321 | 1974 | 2166 | 2037 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 2069 | 1812 | 1500 | 1429 | 1458 | 1576 | 1678 | 1864 | 2566 | 3192 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3794 | 4751 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Warren, the Georges River Canal was registered under no. 70000048 Listed National Monument in 1970 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 runs east to west by Warren. The Maine State Route 131 extends in the north-south direction and intersects the running from west to east Maine State Route 90 .
Warren is connected to national long-distance passenger services by the Portland – Rockland railway line .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Warren. The closest are in Camden and Rockland.
In Warren, the Warren Free Public Library is on Maine Street. It dates back to 1787.
education
Warren is part of Regional School Unit 40 along with Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, and Washington .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Friendship Village School; School classes Kindergarten to 6th grade, in Friendship
- Miller School; School classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade, in Union
- Union Elementary School; School classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade, in Union
- Prescott Memorial School; School classes Kindergarten to 6th grade, in Waldoboro
- Warren Community School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, in Warren
- Medomak Middle School; School classes 7–8, in Waldoboro
- Medomak Valley High School; School classes 9–12, in Waldoboro
- Rivers Alternative Middle School, in Union
Personalities
Personalities who have worked on site
- Freeman Tilden (1883–1980), politician and Maine Attorney General
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Warren in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed October 1, 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 Warren, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Warren on City-Data.com , accessed October 1, 2018
- ^ History of Warren, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , accessed October 1, 2018
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Georges River Canal 70000048
- ^ Warren Free Public Library , accessed October 1, 2018
- ^ Regional School Unit 40 , accessed October 1, 2018
