Washburn (Maine)
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 Aroostook River in Washburn |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 25, 1861 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 47 ′ N , 68 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,687 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 19 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 90.5 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 88.7 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 182 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04786 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-80285 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582791 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Washburn is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1687 inhabitants in 768 households on an area of 90.5 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of 105.7 km²; 103.9 km² of this is land and 1.8 km² is water .
Geographical location
Washburn is located in the northeastern part of Aroostook County. The Aroostook River flows through the southern part of the area and to the northeast is Caribou Lake and to the north the smaller lakes Plissey Lake and Churchill Lake . The surface of the town is 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: Woodland 2.5 mi
- Northeast: Caribou, 12 miles
- Southeast: Presque Isle , 8.5 mi
- South: Mapleton , 2.3 mi
- Southwest: Castle Hill , 8.5 mi
- West: Wade , 15.5 km
- Northwest: Perham , 12.5 km
City structure
Washburn has several settlement areas: Adaline , Bugbee , Crouseville , Jacobs , Shaw (railway station), Wade Road (former railway station) and Washburn .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Washburn is between −12.2 ° C (10 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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
In 1841 the area was first organized as the Salmon Brook Plantation . The original name was Township No. 13, Third Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T13 R3 WELS). Washburn became a town on February 25, 1861. The town was named Washburn after the governor of Maine Israel . Arthur R. Gould , who founded the Aroostook Valley Railroad and in 1910 also connected Washburn to the railway network, was essential for the development of the area . There are several villages in the town area: Adaline, Bugbee, Crouseville, Jacobs, Shaw a railroad station, Wade Road a former railroad station and Washburn. The Aroostook River Bridge, a steel bridge, crosses the Aroostook River.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Washburn, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 318 | 449 | 809 | 1097 | ||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1225 | 1582 | 1870 | 1974 | 1805 | 1913 | 2083 | 1914 | 2028 | 1880 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1627 | 1687 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
The Benjamin C. Wilder House is located in the town area . It was built in 1852 and registered in 1987 under the register no. 87000946 Listed Monument and On The National Register of Historic Places .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Maine State Route 164 runs through the town and connects Washburn with Caribou . Several railway lines run through Washburn, the Squa Pan – Stockholm , the Presque Isle – West Caribou and the now disused railway lines Carson – Sweden and Washburn – Perham Road .
Public facilities
The Washburn Memorial Library is on Maine Street in Washburn .
The closest hospital for Washburn residents is in Caribou.
education
Washburn belongs to MSAD 45 with Perham and Wade .
The following schools are available for school children in the school district:
- David J Lyon Washburn District Elementary School in Washburn
- Washburn District High School
literature
- William J. Tasker: The Pioneer Homes of Washburn, Maine
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Washburn in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 19, 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
- ^ Washburn, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Washburn, Maine (ME 04786) 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 February 19, 2018 (English).
- ^ Washburn on Maine Genealogy
- ^ Aroostook River bridge over Aroostook River, Washburn, Maine
- ↑ Population 1860–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Register no. 87000946 ( English ) npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
- ↑ MSAD 45 - Empowering learners to meet the challenges of the future. In: msad45.net. Retrieved February 10, 2018 (American English).
