Westbrook, Maine
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Westbrook, Presumpscot River |
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | February 14, 1814 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Cumberland County (Maine) | |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 42 ′ N , 70 ° 21 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 17,494 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 400.3 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 44.2 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 43.7 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 22 m | |
Postcodes : | 04092, 04098 | |
Area code : | +1 207 | |
FIPS : | 23-82105 | |
GNIS ID : | 0578237 | |
Website : | www.westbrookmaine.com |
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County in the US state of Maine . Westbrook had a population of 17,494 in the 2010 US census, covering an area of 44.2 km². Westbrook is about 10 km west of Portland, Maine on the Presumpscot River .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of 44.2 km², of which 43.7 km² is land and 0.5 km² is water.
Geographical location
Westbrook is in the south of Cumberland County. The Highland Lake is bordered to the north by the area of Westbrook. There are no lakes in the city area. The Presumpscot River flows east through Westbrook. It partially forms the border with Portland. The surface of the city area 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.
- Northeast: Falmouth , 5.3 miles
- East: Portland , 11.8 miles
- Southeast: South Portland , 4.9 mi
- South: Scarborough , 3.4 miles
- West: Gorham , 7.7 miles
- Northwest: Windham , 4.2 mi
City structure
There are several settlements in Westbrook: Cumberland Mills (formerly Ammoncongin), Highland Lake (formerly Duck Pond), Prides Corner , Saccarappa , Westbrook and Halidon .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Westbrook is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) 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
The city was originally known as Saccarappa and was named after the Saccarappa Falls on the Presumpscot River . It was a part of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) until February 14, 1814, when it became independent as the Stroudwater Ward. Soon the parish changed its name to Westbrook after Colonel Thomas Westbrook , a commander during the Dummer's War , who was given the title of King's mast agent in 1727 and who was one of the early settlers and mill operators. In 1871 Deering was separated as an independent town, which in 1889 became part of Portland. In 1891 Westbrook was incorporated as a City.
Population development
Census Results - City of Westbrook, Maine | ||||||||||
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year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
Residents | 2502 | 3238 | 4116 | 4852 | 5113 | 6583 | 3981 | 6632 | ||
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 7283 | 8281 | 9453 | 10807 | 11087 | 12284 | 13820 | 14444 | 14976 | 16121 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 16142 | 17494 |
Culture and sights
Buildings
Six buildings and one district are listed buildings and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
- As a district
- Cumberland Mills Historic District , incorporated in 1974, Register No. 74000316
- Other structures
- Nathan Harris House , recorded 1993, register no. 93001116
- St. Hyacinth School and Convent , recorded in 2013, register no. 13000439
- Vallee Family House , recorded in 1988, register no. 88001853
- Walker Memorial Library , recorded 1980, register no. 80000231
- Warren Block , recorded 1974, register no. 74000315
- Westbrook High School , incorporated in 1979, Register No. 79000146
Natural phenomenon
On the Presumpscot River in January 2019, the current of the river formed a rotating ice circle with a diameter of about 90 m . The ice circle attracted a lot of media interest and many visitors traveled to Westbrook to see the ice circle.
Economy and Infrastructure
The former largest employer in the region was the SD Warren paper mill in Westbrook. It has been part of the South African Sappi Group since the mid-1990s . Before that, it belonged to the US company Scott and was the world's largest manufacturer of coated paper . In 1956 the manufacturer Johann Wilhelm Zanders from Bergisch Gladbach acquired the license for this manufacturing process for his Zanders paper mill .
traffic
The Interstate 95 runs near the eastern border of Westbrook by Portland. In a west-east direction, US Highway 302 runs through north Westbrook.
Public facilities
There are several medical facilities in Westbrook. The Walker Memorial Library is Westbrook's public library. The building was erected in 1894 and listed as a historical monument.
education
City education is organized by the Westbrook School Department .
The following schools are available in South Portland:
- Westbrook High School
- Westbrook Middle School
- Saccarappa School
- Congin School
- Canal School
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Aja (1963-2006), porn actress
- Benjamin Paul Akers (1825) sculptor
- James D. Fessenden (1833–1897), Civil War general
- Artt Frank (* 1933), jazz drummer and author
- Scott Garland (born 1970), wrestler
- Beverly Jensen (1953–2003), actress and writer
- Edmund Morrill (1834–1909), Congressman and Governor
- Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte (* 1978), author, lecturer, political activist and local politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- Rudy Vallee (1901–1986), musician, band leader, actor and entertainer, grew up in Westbrook
- Nancy A. Henry (* 1961), poet, now lives in Westbrook
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Westbrook in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 23, 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
- ^ Westbrook, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Westbrook, Maine (ME 04092) 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 23, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b George Varney: Westbrook . In: A Gazetteer of the State of Maine . BB Russell. 1886. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ Westbrook, Maine Genealogy Project
- ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Dennis HoeyStaff Writer: Videos: Spinning in the Presumpscot, this alien-looking ice disk has Westbrook all abuzz. In: pressherald.com. 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
- ↑ westbrookhistoricalsociety.org: The Westbrook Historical Society , Access 4 August 2011
- ^ Westbrook Mill. In: Locations. Sappi North America, accessed February 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Scott Paper to buy back $ 300 million in stock and reduce debt by $ 1.3 billion ( Memento of July 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) , Business Wire of December 20, 1994, accessed August 4, 2011
- ^ Magdalene Christ, Albert Esser, Gabriele Lindlar: Zanders in Bergisch Gladbach. On the 100th birthday of Dr. Johann Wilhelm Zanders. Bergisch Gladbach 1999, p. 7 ff.
- ^ Walker Memorial Library - Home. In: walkerlibrary.org. Walker Memorial Library, accessed March 23, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ westbrook. In: westbrookschools.org. westbrook, accessed March 23, 2018 .