Westport Island
| Westport Island | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Evening mood in Westport Island |
|||
| Location in Maine | |||
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 5, 1828 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 55 ′ N , 69 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 718 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 31.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 36.88 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 22.82 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
||
| Height : | 29 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04578 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-84140 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582810 | ||
| Website : | westportisland.us | ||
Westport Island is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 718 people lived there in 535 households on an area of 36.88 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Westport Island has a total area of 36.88 km², of which 22.82 km² is land and 14.06 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Westport Island is located in southwest Lincoln County on an island in the Atlantic Ocean . This island is called like the town Westport Island , it was also called Jeremisquam Island . The Black River runs along the western coast of the town and the Sheepscot River runs along the eastern coast . It borders Sagadahoc County to the west . The surface 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: Edgecomb , 9.0 km
- East: Boothbay , 9.4 miles
- Southeast: Southport , 7.1 mi
- South: Georgetown , Sagadahoc County, 14.2 mi
- Southwest: Arrowsic , Sagadahoc County, 5.5 mi
- West: Woolwich , Sagadahoc County, 4.8 mi
- Northwest: Wiscasset , 7.1 mi
City structure
Westport Island has a settlement area called Westport .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Westport Island ranges from −6.8 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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
Westport Island was organized as an independent town on February 5, 1828. Previously the island was known as Jeremisquam and belonged to the area of the Town Edgecomb. European explorers reached the area as early as the 17th century and in 1649 John Richards is said to have bought the island from the Sagamore Robinhood.
To the north of Westport Island are the remains of an earth fortification that was built during the War of 1812. The fortification was named Fort McDonough .
George Davie Wiscasset acquired land from three Abenaki Indians in 1734 , which also included Westport Island. After the end of the Indian wars, the settlement of the area began in 1750. Litigation arose between a group of Boston investors, the Wiscasset Proprietors, who had acquired the property from Wiscasset's granddaughter, and the owners of a grant from the Plymouth Colony, the Kennebec Proprietors. When these were settled, the Kennebec Proprietors got the Wiscasset area and the Wiscasset Proprietors got the island of Jeremysquam.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Westport Island, Maine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 554 | 655 | 761 | 798 | 699 | 612 | 451 | |||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 330 | 284 | 165 | 108 | 111 | 146 | 133 | 228 | 420 | 663 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 745 | 718 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Westport Island, several structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Josiah K. Parsons Homestead , 1982 under the register no. 82000770.
- Squire Tarbox House , 1985 under the register no. 85000725.
- Union Meeting House, (Former) , 2002 under the register no. 02000786.
- Westport Community Church , 2002 under registration no. 02000784.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 144 runs north to south through Westport Iceland. The island is accessed via a bridge from neighboring Wiscasset.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Westport Island. Town residents can use the facilities in Boothbay Harbor, Bath or Damariscotta.
In Westport Island, the Little Free Library is located on Bay Shore Rd.
education
Westport Island is part of the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 school district with Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Windsor and Whitefield.
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Chelsea Elementary School in Chelsea, with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Palermo Consolidated School in Palermo, with school classes from kindergarten to 8th grade
- Somerville Elementary School in Somerville, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
- Whitefield Elementary School in Whitefield, with classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Windsor Elementary School in Windsor, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- William M. Garland (Entrepreneur) (1866–1948), Entrepreneur, Realtor, Member of the International Olympic Committee
Individual evidence
- ^ Westport Island in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 19, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ A b c Westport, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Westport, Maine (ME 04578) 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 November 19, 2018 (English).
- ^ History of Westport, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed November 19, 2018 .
- ^ Westport Island History. In: westportisland.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Josiah K. Parsons Homestead 82000770
- ↑ Squire Tarbox House 85000725
- ^ Union Meeting House, (Former) 02000786
- ↑ Westport Community Church 02000784
- ↑ http://www.svrsu.org/o/district. In: svrsu.org. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
