Caribou (Maine)
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 Trucks in front of a starch factory in Caribou |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 5, 1859 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 67 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,189 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 39.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 207.5 km 2 (approx. 80 mi 2 ) of which 205.3 km 2 (approx. 79 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 121 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04736 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-10565 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0563512 | ||
| Website : | www.cariboumaine.org | ||
| Mayor : | Phillip McDonough | ||
Caribou is a city in the US state of Maine in Aroostook County . In 2010 there were 8189 inhabitants in 3914 households on an area of 207.7 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Caribou has a total area of 207.5 km², of which 205.3 km² are land and 2.2 km² are water .
Geographical location
Caribou is located in the northeastern part of Aroostook County in northern Maine, near the border with Canada . The surface is level and the ground is made of dark clay, which is well suited for growing wheat, oats and potatoes. Maple, birch, spruce and cedar make up the majority of forest trees. There are no significant elevations in Caribou. The Caribou River flows through the city in the west, in the Caribou Village, near the center, it flows into the Aroostook River . From the north, the Little Madawaska River flows through Caribou and flows into the Aroostook River in the eastern part of the city. There are also other smaller rivers and streams.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Unorganized Territory Connor , 6 mi
- Northeast: Limestone , 5.3 mi
- Southeast: Fort Fairfield , 5.5 mi
- South: Presque Isle , 5.5 mi
- Southwest: Washburn , 12 mi
- Northwest: Woodland , 20.5 km
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Caribou: Barretts (Barretts Siding), Bishop , Caribou , Dow (Dow Siding, a former railway station), East Caribou (former location of a post office), East Lyndon , Federation (former railway station), Grimes (former location of a Post Office), Grimes Mill , Hurd , Madawaska , McGraw , North Lyndon , Ogren , Pauls , Reynolds (formerly a post office), Roberts and Williams (former railroad station).
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Caribou, Maine
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The mean average temperature in Caribou is between -12.4 ° C in January and 18.7 ° C in July. Compared to the long-term mean, the place is around 5 degrees cooler in winter and around 0.5 degrees in summer than the mean for the state of Maine. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. In the winter season between October and April, an average of 276.1 cm of snow falls, with the peak values being 58.2 cm in December and 64.0 cm in January.
history
Around 1824 , New Brunswick settlers settled on the north side of the River Aroostook . Caribou consists of two former townships, the Forstville Plantation to the north and Lyndon and Eaton Grant to the south . Caribou was founded in 1842 under the name Lyndon , town status was granted on April 5, 1859. The first school was built in 1852, and it was renamed to its current name in 1877.
There were several mills on the Little Madawaska River and the Caribou River. There were also carpenters, a gravel plant and a starch factory, and boots and shoes were also produced in the early years. Caribou was the terminus of the New Brunswick Railway , which connected Fredericton with Woodstock.
Caribou became a city on February 23, 1967.
The Gray Memorial United Methodist Church and Parsonage is a listed building in Caribou. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 under number 95000725.
Population development
| Census Results - City of Caribou, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 297 | 1410 | 2756 | 4087 | ||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 4758 | 5377 | 6018 | 7248 | 8218 | 9923 | 12464 | 10419 | 9916 | 9415 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 8312 | 8189 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Caribou, a building has been listed and entered on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Gray Memorial United Methodist Church and Parsonage , 1995 under registration no. 95000725.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The area is mainly accessed by two roads: US Interstate 95 from the south and the Trans-Canada Highway from the north. The nearest airport is in Presque Isle .
economy
Agriculture is the main industry in Caribou and throughout Aroostook County. Potatoes and broccoli in particular are grown (the largest growing area on the east coast). Other important agricultural products are peas , oats and hay .
Public facilities
The Caribou Public Library has its origins in 1887 when a group of women came together to create a public reading room for the community.
In addition to the Cary Medical Center, Caribou has other medical wards, not only for the residents of the city, but also for those of the neighboring towns.
education
With Limestone and Stockholm, Caribou belongs to the Eastern Aroostook RSU 39 . The following schools are available to school children in the school district.
- Limestone Community School
- Teague Park Elementary School
- Caribou Middle School
- Caribou High School
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Susan Collins (born 1952), politician
- Jessica Meir (* 1977), NASA astronaut
- Russell Currier (born 1987), biathlete
Personalities who have worked on site
- Hilary McNamee (* 1990), biathlete
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 117 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Caribou in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 3, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Caribou, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
- ^ History of Bridgewater, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ^ Maine Encyclopedia , accessed April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed January 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ^ Gray Memorial United Methodist Church and Parsonage 95000725
- ↑ Local History - CARIBOU PUBLIC LIBRARY. (No longer available online.) In: cariboupubliclibrary.org. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018 ; Retrieved January 3, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Caribou, Maine (ME 04736) 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 3, 2018 (English).
- ↑ earsu39. In: rsu39.org. earsu39, accessed January 3, 2018 .
