Windsor (Maine)

Windsor
Town Hall
Location in Maine
Windsor
Basic data
Foundation :	March 3, 1809
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 19 ′  N , 69 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 19 ′  N , 69 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,575 (as of 2010)
Population density :	28.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	92.00 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 89.74 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	87 m
Postal code :	04363
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-86165
GNIS ID :	0582818
Website :	windsor.maine.gov

Windsor is a town in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2575 inhabitants in 1039 households on an area of ​​92.00 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Windsor has a total area of ​​92.00 km², of which 89.74 km² is land and 2.25 km² is water .

Geographical location

Windsor is located to the east of Kennebec County and is bordered to the north by Waldo County and to the east by Lincoln County . It is bordered by Threemile Pond in the north and Long Pond in the east . The largest lake in the Town area is Savade Pond in the northeast. There are other smaller lakes. The Sheepscot River and Deerborn Brook flow south. The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 164 m high Givens Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: China , 3.5 mi
• Northeast: Palermo , Waldo County, 10.1 mi
• East: Somerville , Lincoln County, 6.1 mi
• Southeast: Jefferson , Lincoln County, 5.4 mi
• South: Whitefield , Lincoln County, 4.3 mi
• West: Augusta , 18.0 km
• Northwest: Vassalborow , 9.5 km

City structure

Windsor has several residential areas: Hall Corner , North Windsor , South Windsor , Tylers Corner , West Windsor , Windsor , Windsor Corner , Windsor Neck , Windsor Station, and Windsorville (Maxcy's Mills) .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Windsor ranges from −7.2 ° C (19 ° 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

Settlement in Windsor began in 1790. The area was part of the Kennebec Purchase from Governor Bradford's Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts and was initially referred to as New Waterford Plantation . As an independent town, the area was organized on March 3, 1809 under the name Malta . The name was changed to Gerry in 1820 and Windsor in 1822 .

Portions of Whitefield were added in 1821. In 1907 this land takeover was abandoned and the area returned to Whitefield.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Windsor, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		468	1054	1485	1789	1793	1548	1266	1079	853
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	782	706	599	565	695	740	878	1097	1702	1895
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2204	2575

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 32 runs north-south through Windsor and Windsor connecting the north with China and to the south with Whitefield. The Maine State Route 105 runs east to west of Augusta in the west to the east Somerville.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Windsor. The closest are in Augusta.

There is no public library in Windsor. The closest are in Augusta and South China.

education

Windsor is part of the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 school district with Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport Island 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

Web links

Commons : Windsor, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official Website of Windsor (English)
• Windsor on Maine.gov
• Windsor on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Windsor in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 26, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Givens Hill on Peakery.com , accessed on August 26, 2018
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Windsor, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed August 26, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Windsor on city-data.com , accessed August 26, 2018
7. ^ History of Windsor, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney . Retrieved August 26, 2018
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ http://www.svrsu.org/o/district. In: svrsu.org. Accessed August 26, 2018 .