Allagash (Maine)

Allagash
Ice drift on the Allagash River near Allagash
Location in Maine
Allagash
Basic data
Foundation :	September 28, 1885
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	47 ° 6 ′  N , 69 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 6 ′  N , 69 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	239 (as of 2010)
Population density :	0.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	340.1 km 2  (approx. 131 mi 2 ) of which 332.8 km 2  (approx. 128 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	335 m
Postal code :	04774
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-00800
GNIS ID :	0582320
Website :	www.aroostook.me.us/allagash/index.html

Allagash is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . It is the largest town in Maine in terms of land area, but one of the poorest in population with only 239 inhabitants. Allagash is located in the North Maine Woods region.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of ​​340.1 km²; 332.8 km² of this is land and 7.3 km² is water .

Geographical location

Allagash is located in northern Aroostook County at the confluence of the Allagash River with the Saint John River . The Saint John River flows through the town in an easterly direction, the Allagash River flows into the Saint John River from the south. To the north of Allagash is Little Falls Pond . The surface of the town is hilly, the highest point is the 455 m high Kelly Brook Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

Allagash is a town in the almost uninhabited Unorganized Territory Northwest Aroostook .

Only in the east, at a distance of 26.5 km, is the town of St. Francis .

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Allagash : Allagash , Cross Rock and Dickey .

climate

Allagash, Maine
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     61   -7 -22     46   -4 -21     53   2 -15     66   9 -4     71   17th 2     94   22nd 7th     104   25th 11     97   24 9     86   19th 5     91   11 -1     89   4th -6     74   -3 -15 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Allagash, Maine Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -6.9 -4.2 1.6 8.9 17.2 22.3 24.9 24.0 18.9 11.3 3.7 -3.2 O 9.9 Min. Temperature (° C) -22.0 -21.1 -14.6 -4.1 2.0 7.2 10.5 9.2 4.6 -0.8 -5.9 -14.9 O −4.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 61.0 45.7 53.3 66.0 71.1 94.0 104.1 96.5 86.4 91.4 88.9 73.7 Σ 932.1 Rainy days ( d ) 11.0 9.2 10.7 11.8 12.1 12.5 14.2 12.4 11.6 12.3 12.8 11.4 Σ 142 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Allagash is between −14.4 ° C in January and 17.7 ° C in July. Compared to the long-term mean, the place is around 7 degrees cooler in winter and around 1.5 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 243.8 cm of snow falls, with the peak values ​​being 57.4 cm in December and 51.8 cm in January.

history

In 1838 the first settlers settled at the estuary. These were Sara Ann, Anna and John Gardner and William Mullins along with their brothers John Webster and Joseph Bradford. The families reached Allagash by canoe, up the Restigouche River, then down the Wagan River. The first child born here was Isaac Gardner, son of Anna and John Gardner.

On September 28, 1885, the area, which had previously been divided into several townships, was organized as a plantation. The former townships were named T16 R10, T16 R11, T17 R10 and T17 R11, all WELS. Town Allagash organized on January 31, 1966.

The main industry in Allagash is the timber industry. The first settlers came to this area to cut pine trees and to raft this wood over the rivers to Fredericton. After the trees were felled, farmers settled in some areas. They grew hay and grain. The lumberjacks were often the buyers.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Allagash, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents										200
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	190	245	359	438	644	680	557	456	448	359
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	277	239

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Allagash is the end point of Maine State Route 161 , which leads from here to Saint Francis , Fort Kent , Caribou and Fort Fairfield . In the 1910s, an extension of the Van Buren – Saint Francis line was planned, but it was never built, leaving the city without a railway connection. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .

Public facilities

The Faye O'Leary Hafford Library is located in Allagash .

Allagash does not have its own hospital. The closest is Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent.

education

Allagash belongs to the Maine School Administrative District # 27 with Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, New Canada, Saint Francis, Saint John Plantation, Wallagrass and the Winterville Plantation .

There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Community High School in Fort Kent
• Eagle Lake Elementary School in Eagle Lake
• Fort Kent Elementary School in Fort Kent
• Saint Francis Elementary School in Saint Francis
• Wallagrass Elementary School in Wallagrass

literature

• Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 219 ff . ( Digitized version ).

Web links

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

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Allagash on maine.gov
• Allagash (Maine) on city-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Allagash in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed December 31, 2017
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Kelly Brook Mountain . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Allagash, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
7. ↑ page of the city
8. ↑ city-data.com
9. ↑ Lumbering in Allagash on the side of town
10. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
11. ^ Allagash, Maine Public Library. In: me.us. www.aroostook.me.us, accessed December 31, 2017 (UK English). 
12. ^ Northern Maine Medical Center | Fort Kent, ME -. In: nmmc.org. Northern Maine Medical Center, accessed December 31, 2017 (American English). 
13. ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).