Wilton, Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 22, 1803 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 70 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,116 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 38.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 110.9 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 106.86 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 195 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 04294 (Wilton), 04234 (East Wilton), 04227 (Dryden) | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-85815 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582816 | ||
| Website : | wiltonmaine.org | ||
Wilton is a town in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 4116 inhabitants in 1708 households on an area of 110.9 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Wilton has a total area of 110.9 km², of which 106.86 km² is land and 4.04 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Wilton is located in southwest Franklin County on the border with Oxford County . Centrally in the area of the town is Wilson Lake , in the southeast of Pease Pond and in the north of Varnum Pond . The surface of the area is very hilly. The 524 m high Varnum Mountain is the highest point in the area of the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Temple , 2.2 mi
- East: Farmington , 7.5 miles
- Southeast: Chesterville , 10.1 mi
- South: Jay , 4.2 mi
- Southwest: Dixfield , Oxford County, 10 mi
- West: Carthage , 19.1 km
- Northwest: South Franklin , Unorganized Territory , 6.7 mi
City structure
Wilton has several residential areas: Brown Neighborhood , Dryden , East Wilton , MacQuillis Corner , North Wilton (formerly a post office), Notch (formerly a post office), Savage's Mills (formerly a post office), West Wilton (formerly a Post Office), Wilton , Wilton Intervale and Wilton Station (former railroad station).
climate
The mean mean temperature in Wilton is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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 area was given to Captain Tyng and his men as a grant in recognition of their service in fighting Indians. It was researched by Solomon Adams and others in 1785 and measured by Samuel Titcomb. It was parceled out in 1787. Initially named Harrytown in memory of a dangerous Indian who fell in the fight. The first settlers named it Tyngtown in memory of the Grant. A first mill was built in 1790 by Samuel Butterfield.
On June 22, 1803, the area previously organized as Tyngtown Plantation was organized as a town. The name Wilton came from the hometown of Abraham Butterfield in New Hampshire, who had paid the fees for the administrative act.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Wilton, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 770 | 1115 | 1640 | 2198 | 1909 | 1920 | 1906 | 1739 | 1622 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1647 | 2143 | 2505 | 3266 | 3228 | 3455 | 3274 | 3802 | 4382 | 4242 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 4123 | 4116 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
Two structures are listed and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
- Bass Boarding House , recorded in 1988, register no. 88000396
- Goodspeed Memorial Library , incorporated in 1989, register no. 88003019
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 2 leads from west to east through the town and connects Wilton in the north with Bangor and the Canadian border and in the south with Vermont. The Maine State Route 156 leads north to south through the area of the Town. It runs along the east bank of Wilson Lake .
Public facilities
There is no health center in Wilton. Closest health centers and hospitals are in Farmington, Canton and Dixfield.
Wilton has its own library. The Wilton Public Library was founded in 1901 and is located on Goodspeed Street, in the Grade I listed building Goodspeed Memorial Library .
education
Wilton, along with Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna and Weld, is part of Maine School Administrative District 9 , the Mt. Blue Regional School District .
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Gerald D. Cushing School in Wilton (school classes Pre-K to 1)
- Academy Hill School in Wilton (grades 2 to 5)
- Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon (Classes Pre-K to 5)
- WG Mallett School in Farmington (school classes Pre-K to 2)
- Cascade Brook School in Farmington (grades 3 to 5)
- Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
- Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Alpheus Beede Stickney (1840–1916), founder of the Chicago Great Western Railroad
Personalities who have worked on site
- Kathy Lynn Emerson (born 1947), writer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on May 10, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Varnum Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed May 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Wilton, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed May 10, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Wilton, Maine (ME 04294) 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 May 10, 2018 (English).
- ^ History of Temple, Weld & Wilton, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Wilton . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2012 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ^ Wilton Free Public Library. In: me.us. Wilton Free Public Library, accessed May 10, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ mbrsd. In: mtbluersd.org. Retrieved May 10, 2018 .
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