Washington (Maine)
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.jpg) Washington Pond |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 27, 1811 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 16 ′ N , 69 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,527 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 15.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 101.53 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 98.52 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 100 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04574 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-80425 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582792 | ||
| Website : | www.washington.maine.gov | ||
Washington is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1527 inhabitants in 614 households on an area of 101.53 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Washington has a total area of 101.53 km², of which 98.52 km² is land and 3.0 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Washington is located north of Knox County and is bordered by Waldo County to the north and Lincoln County to the west . The largest lake in the area of the town is Washington Pond to the north . Other smaller lakes are spread over the area of the town. The surface of the area is slightly hilly and the 266 m high Patrick Mountain is the highest point in the area of the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Palermo , Waldo County, 4.3 mi
- Northeast: Liberty , Waldo County, 4.8 mi
- East: Appleton , 9.2 miles
- Southeast: Union , 7.2 mi
- South: Waldoboro , Lincoln County, 3.4 mi
- Southwest: Jefferson , Lincoln County, 8.7 mi
- West: Somerville , Lincoln County, 6.5 mi
City structure
Washington has several settlement areas: Globe , Hibberts Corner , Lucas Corner , North Washington , Razorville , South Washington , Stickney Corner , Washington, and West Washington .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Washington 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
Washington was organized as a town on February 27, 1811. Initially under the name 1811 Putnam , which was changed to Washington in 1823 . It belonged to the Plymouth and Muscongus later Waldo Patent mentioned Grant . Parts of Palermo were added to the Town area in 1854.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Washington, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 1135 | 1600 | 1756 | 1662 | 1276 | 1249 | 1230 | |||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1019 | 814 | 660 | 615 | 689 | 722 | 636 | 723 | 954 | 1185 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1345 | 1527 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Several Maine State routes traverse Washington. The 105 , 200 and 206 run in a north-south direction , in a west-east direction the 105 , which swings north in the center of Washington, as well as the 17 and the 126 .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Washington. The closest are in Camden and Waldoboro.
In Washington, the Gibbs Library is on Union Road. It goes back to a book donation from Locero Jackson Gibbs in 1915. After having different locations in private houses or back rooms of shops, she moved to the old schoolhouse in the 1950s. This burned down in 1961 and with it the book inventory. In 1993 it was able to reopen in a newly constructed building.
education
Washington, along with Friendship, Union, Warren, and Waldoboro, is part of Regional School Unit 40 .
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
sons and daughters of the town
- Elmer McCurdy (1880–1911), train and bank robber, whose body was exhibited for 60 years
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Washington in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on October 2, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Patrick Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Washington, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Washington on City-Data.com , accessed October 2, 2018
- ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
- ^ About the Library. In: gibbslibrary.org. Retrieved October 3, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Regional School Unit 40 , accessed October 2, 2018
