Amherst (Maine)

Amherst
Amherst
Location in Maine
Amherst
Basic data
Foundation :	February 5, 1831
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 52 ′  N , 68 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 52 ′  N , 68 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	265 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	102.64 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 101.84 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	197 m
Postal code :	04609
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-01185
GNIS ID :	0582323
Website :	www.emainehosting.com/AmherstMaine/index.html

Amherst is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 265 inhabitants in 179 households on an area of ​​102.64 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Amherst has a total area of ​​102.64 km², of which 101.84 km² is land and 0.8 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Amherst is centrally located west of Hancock County, on the border with Penobscot County . The Union River flows south through the town. There are several smaller lakes in the Amherst area. The surface is hilly and the highest point is the 349 m high Peaked Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Northwest Hancock , Unorganized Territory, 2.9 mi
• Northeast: Great Pond , 6.9 mi
• East: Aurora , 9.2 miles
• Southeast: Osborn , 17.6 km
• South: Mariaville , 5.3 km
• West: Clifton , Penobscot County, 5.7 mi
• Northwest: Bradley , Penobscot County, 10 mi

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Amherst : Amherst , Archers Corner and Tannery Loop .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Amherst is between -7.2 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 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

Amherst was organized as a plantation in 1822. Previously, the area was named township of T26 MD, BPP or Plantation No. 26 . The organization as a town took place on February 5, 1831. Amherst was named after Amherst in New Hampshire .

Amherst is a very small community. The main settlement areas are on Maine State Route 9 . The roads into the hinterland are mostly not paved.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Amherst, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					196	323	384	350	400	375
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	364	275	198	163	146	151	168	148	203	226
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	230	265

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 9 runs from west to east by Amherst. Maine State Route 181 branches off from here in the Village Amherst in a southerly direction.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Amherst. The closest are in Eddington or Orono.

The closest library is at the Airline Community School in Aurora.

education

Amherst belongs to CSD # 8 with Aurora, Dedham, Great Pont, Orrington and Osborn .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Airline Community School in Aurora, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Center Drive School in Orrington, through Grade 8
• Dedham School in Dedham, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade

Web links

Commons : Amherst, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Official website of Amherst (English)
• Amherst on Maine.gov
• Amherst on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Amherst in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 21, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Peaked Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Amherst, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 21, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Amherst, Maine (ME 04605) 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 May 21, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
8. ^ Maine Department of Education. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018 (American English).