Wellington (Maine)

Wellington
Wellington Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 23, 1828
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 5 ′  N , 69 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 5 ′  N , 69 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	260 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	103.42 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 103.24 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	255 m
Postal code :	04942
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-81405
GNIS ID :	0579056

Wellington is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 260 people lived there in 278 households on an area of ​​103.42 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Wellington has a total area of ​​103.42 km², of which 103.24 km² are land and 0.18 km² are water .

Geographical location

Wellington is located in southwest Piscataquis County and borders Somerset County . There are several smaller lakes in the town area. The surface is slightly hilly and the highest point is the centrally located, 306 m high King Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Kingsbury , 5.3 mi
• Northeast: Parkman , 8.3 mi
• Southeast: Cambridge , Somerset County, 7 mi
• South: Harmony , Somerset County, 7.2 mi
• Southwest: Athens , Somerset County, 14.2 mi
• West: Brighton Plantation , Somerset County, 5.9 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Wellington: Burdin , Burdin Corner , Huff Corner , Hutchins Corner and Wellington .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Wellington is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 19.4 ° C (67 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 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 by European settlers began in 1814. Wellington was organized as a town on February 23, 1828. First, after surveying Township No. 3, First Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T3 R1 BKP EKR) , but also Bridges Town , Bridgestown or Bridgetown . Land was given to neighboring Parkman in 1841 and to Cambridge in 1885.

The town was named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Wellington, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				639	722	600	694	681	647	584
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	413	393	459	350	261	252	231	232	287	270
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	258	260

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 154 leads north to south through the area of Wellington. It connects Wellington with Brighton in the west and Harmony in the south.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Wellington. Closest facilities for Wellington residents are in Hartland and Dexter.

Wellington does not have its own library, the closest one is in Parkman.

education

Wellington is part of MSAD 04 with Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman and Sangerville.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford with school classes from pre-kindergarten through grade 8
• Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford with grades 9 through 12

Web links

Commons : Wellington, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Wellington on maine.gov
• Wellington on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wellington in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 16, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ King Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed January 16, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Wellington, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 16, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Wellington, Maine (ME 04942) 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 January 16, 2020 . 
7. ^ Wellington - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Welcome to SAD 4! In: sad4.org. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .