West Paris

West Paris
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Location in Maine
West Paris
Basic data
Foundation :	September 1957
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 19 ′  N , 70 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 19 ′  N , 70 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,812 (as of 2010)
Population density :	28.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	63.20 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 62.78 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	194 m
Postal code :	04289
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-83890
GNIS ID :	0582809
Website :	www.westparisme.com
Stearns Hill Farm

West Paris is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 1812 people lived there in 812 households on an area of ​​63.20 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , West Paris has a total area of ​​63.20 km², of which 62.78 km² is land and 0.41 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

West Paris is in the southeast of Oxford County. The Little Androscoggin River flows through the area of ​​the town in a southerly direction. In the northeast is the Moose Pond . The surface of the area is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 459 m high The Pinnacle .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Woodstock , 5.9 miles
• Northeast: Peru , 11.7 mi
• East: Sumner , 9.4 km
• Southeast: Buckfield , 14.0 km
• South: Paris , 8.3 km
• West: Norway , 12.5 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in West Paris: Bates , Dean Neighborhood , Forbes District , Hungry Hollow , North Paris , Porter District , Trap Corner , Snow Falls , Tuell Town and West Paris .

climate

The mean mean temperature in West Paris is between −8.3 ° C (17  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The land grant for Paris was given in 1771 by Captain Joshua Fuller and another 64 people from his company for their services in the Seven Years' War in North America . Settlement began in 1779 in the Paris Hill area. A first church was built in 1795. Paris was organized as Town on June 20, 1793, previously the area was named Plantation No. 4 known. After Oxford County was established in 1805, Paris became Shire Town of Oxford County's. The Paris-born Hannibal Hamlin was one of the most famous residents .

West Paris split off from Paris in 1957 and was organized as an independent town in September 1957.

Population development

Census Results - Town of West Paris, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents							1050	1171	1390	1514
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1722	1812

Culture and sights

Buildings

In West Paris, several buildings and a district have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library , 1989 under registration no. 88003016.
• Stearns Hill Farm , 2009 under registration no. 09000014.
• West Paris Lodge No. 15, IOOF , 2012 under the register no. 11001058.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 26 runs north to south through the town. At Village Trap Corner , Maine State Route 219 crosses west-east .

Public facilities

Hospitals and medical facilities for the population of West Paris are located in South Paris, Norway, Canton, Dixfield and Rumford.

The Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library began in 1889 when residents met and discussed the possibility of starting a library. They founded the West Paris Library Association . The members had to pay an annual fee. In 1924 it became a free library. For a while the library was in the post office because the librarian was also the postmaster. She then moved to the hardware store when the librarian changed. She continued to move into various shops and apartment buildings until she moved to her present home, the Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library, in 1926. The property and start-up capital for the library were donated by the Mann family. It was designed by the architecture firm Gibbs & Pulsifer from Lewiston. An extension was inaugurated in 2010.

education

With Harrison, Hebron, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris and Waterford, West Paris also belongs to the Oxford Hills School District and MASD17.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Waterford Memorial School in Waterford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 2
• Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten to 6
• Harrison Elementary in Harrison, grades 3 through 6
• Hebron Station in Hebron, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Otisfield Community in Otisfield, pre-kindergarten through 6
• Oxford Elementary in Oxford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Paris Elementary in Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Guy E. Rowe Elementary in Norway, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Oxford Hills Middle School in South Paris, grades 7 to 8
• Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, grades 9 to 12

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Sterling Noel (1903–1984), science fiction author and journalist

literature

• William Berry Lapham, Silas P. (Silas Packard) Maxim, University of California Libraries: History of Paris, Maine, from its settlement to 1880: with a history of the grants of 1736 & 1771: together with personal sketches, a copious genealogical register and an appendix . Paris, Me.: Printed for the authors, 1884 (English).

Web links

Commons : West Paris, Maine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of West Paris ( english )
• West Paris on City-Data.com
• West Paris on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ West Paris in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 10, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ The Pinnacle. In: peakery.com. Accessed March 10, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ West Paris, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 10, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} West Paris, Maine (ME 04289) 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 March 10, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Paris, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed March 2, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1960–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library 88003016
10. ↑ Stearns Hill Farm 09000014
11. ↑ West Paris Lodge No. 15, 100F 11001058
12. ^ History of the Library - West Paris Public Library. In: westparislibrary.org. Retrieved March 10, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Oxford Hills School District - Oxford Hills School District | Aude Suscipere Ausum. In: msad17.org. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .