Enfield, Maine
| Enfield, Maine | |
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| Town | |
 Enfield, Maine
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| Coordinates: 45°15′39″N 68°33′42″W / 45.26083°N 68.56167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Penobscot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.00 sq mi (85.47 km2) |
| • Land | 27.74 sq mi (71.85 km2) |
| • Water | 5.26 sq mi (13.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,607 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,594 |
| • Density | 57.9/sq mi (22.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04493 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-23620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582467 |
| Cold Stream Pond | |
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| Location | Penobscot County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45°16′N 68°33′W / 45.267°N 68.550°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) |
| Max. width | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Surface area | 3,619 acres (1,465 ha) |
| Max. depth | 104 feet (32 m) |
| Water volume | 145,697 acre·ft (179,715,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
Enfield is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2010 census. There is also a large seasonal population with many cottages located on Cold Stream Pond, a lake within the town.
Enfield was first settled on the east bank of the Penobscot River about 1820, and was originally called Cold Stream. It was incorporated on January 31, 1835.
In 1891, four armed men boarded and attempted to rob a train as it passed through Enfield, shooting at the engineer, fireman, and conductors. They also shot up the train station. They failed in their attempt to break into the mail-car, but it was a dark night and they escaped capture.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.00 square miles (85.47 km2), of which, 27.74 square miles (71.85 km2) of it is land and 5.26 square miles (13.62 km2) is water.
Cold Stream Pond covers the eastern side of the town of Enfield. There is a public boat launching facility on Old Hatchery Road off Maine State Route 188. A ridge creates a narrow portion of the pond separating a smaller northern basin from the larger southern basin. Summer oxygen concentrations often become unfavorably low in the northern basin. The most significant tributary is Smelt Brook draining Upper Cold Stream Pond and Little Round Pond into the northern basin from Lincoln. The southwest corner of the pond overflows through Cold Stream 5 miles (8.0 km) south to reach the Passadumkeag River 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream of the Penobscot River. Cobb State Fish Hatchery is located beside the outlet using water from the pond to raise fish for stocking elsewhere. A self-sustaining native population of lake trout spawn in Webb Cove in the southeast corner of the pond. The lake trout forage on a population of rainbow smelt spawning in Smelt Brook. Atlantic salmon were introduced to the pond in 1876.
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