Willimantic (Maine)

Willimantic
Willimantic Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 22, 1881
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 18 ′  N , 69 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′  N , 69 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	150 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	124.09 km 2  (approx. 48 mi 2 ) of which 111.84 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	115 m
Postal code :	04443
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-85710
GNIS ID :	0582815
Website :	www.willimanticme.com

Willimantic is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 150 people lived there in 298 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of ​​124.09 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Willimantic has a total area of ​​124.09 km², of which 111.84 km² is land and 12.25 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Willimantic is in the south of Piscataquis County and northwest of Sebec Lake . There are other, smaller lakes in the area of ​​the town and to the north are the Big Greenwood Pond , Lake Onawa and Big Benson Pond . The surface is slightly hilly and the highest point is the 344 m high Greenwood Mountain in the north .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Northeast Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory , 44.7 mi
• East: Bowerbank , 7 miles
• Southeast: Dover-Foxcroft , 12.2 mi
• South: Guilford , 7 miles
• Southwest: Abbot , 9.7 mi
• West: Monson , 9.4 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Willimantic: Earley Landing , Goodell Corner , Norton , Number Eight , Packard Landing , Sebec Lake, and Willimantic .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Willimantic 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

The area was settled by Willimantic in 1826, by Aquilla Davis. The grant for this area was previously owned by Harvard College, which then sold the land. About 14 families lived in the area in the 1850s.

Willimantic was organized on February 22, 1881 as a Town under the name Howard . The name was changed to Willimantic in 1883 . Originally the area was called Township No. 8, Eighth Range North of Waldo Patent (T8 R8 NWP) and registered before 1860 as Plantation No. 8, Eighth Range organized for electoral purposes, then also elected as Howard Plantation in 1860 . The name Howard goes back to the early settler Abijah Howard from Vermont.

The name Willimantic is said to be derived from an Indian word which translates as "place of fast flowing waters" which would be appropriate. However, Willimantic was named after Willimantic , Connecticut . Willimantic, Connecticut was home to the Jillson Brothers cotton mill, which bought land in Howard, Greeley Falls. The Willimantic Linen Company built a factory for wooden spools in Willimantic in 1880, which contributed to population growth. After the factory closed in 1903, many families moved to Milo to find work. The buildings were bought by William Earley, who built a hotel and purchased additional land for a holiday camp. This was sold in 1965 and renamed "Two Falls Camp".

Population development

Census Results - Town of Willimantic, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								267		446
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	419	271	196	173	188	189	137	126	164	170
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	135	150

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Willimantic, two buildings have been listed and entered on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Norton`s Corner School , 2015 under the register no. 15000418.
• Hathaway Barn , 2003 under registration no. 03000288.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 150 runs east to west through the area of Willimantic.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Willimantic. Closest facilities for Willimantic residents are in Dover-Foxcroft.

Willimantic's library is located in the former Norton Corner's School building.

education

The Willimantic School Department is responsible for school education in Willimantic.

Web links

Commons : Willimantic, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• The community site (English)
• Willimantic on maine.gov
• Willimantic on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Willimantic in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 17, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Greenwood Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (English). 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Willimantic, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 17, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Willimantic, Maine (ME 04443) 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 17, 2020 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c} History - Willimantic, Maine. In: willimanticme.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Norton`s Corner School 15000418
10. ↑ Hathaway Barn 03000288
11. ^ Norton Corner - Willimantic, Maine. In: willimanticme.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (American English). 
12. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .