Rome, Maine
| Rome, Maine | |
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| Town | |
Street scene c. 1916
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 Location in Kennebec County and the state of Maine. |
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| Coordinates: 44°34′17″N 69°52′48″W / 44.57139°N 69.88000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Kennebec |
| Incorporated | 1804 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.72 sq mi (82.15 km2) |
| • Land | 25.41 sq mi (65.81 km2) |
| • Water | 6.31 sq mi (16.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,010 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,008 |
| • Density | 39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04963 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-63835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582700 |
Rome is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,010 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Belgrade Lakes resort area, and is included in the Augusta, Maine, micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Originally a part of West Pond Plantation, Rome was first settled about 1780 by Richard Furbush from Lebanon. The town was incorporated on March 7, 1804, and named after Rome in Italy. Although farmers found the surface broken and uneven, the hills and valleys offered excellent grazing. By 1839, when the population was 1,074, it was described as "a beautiful farming town," with "a pleasant and flourishing village." In 1837, its wheat crop was 4,117 bushels.
The ponds abounded in trout, perch and pickerel. By 1859, Rome had one sawmill, one gristmill, and one shingle mill, although agriculture remained the principal occupation. By 1870, when the population was 725, it had two post offices: Rome and Belgrade Mills.
On April 4, 2013, 47-year-old Christopher Knight was arrested on suspicion of over a thousand burglaries. He was reported to have lived, on stolen supplies, in forests near Rome for 27 years with no intentional human contact.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.72 square miles (82.15 km2), of which, 25.41 square miles (65.81 km2) is land and 6.31 square miles (16.34 km2) is water. Rome includes the northern portions of Long Pond and Great Pond.
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