Athens (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 7, 1804 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 58 ′ N , 69 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,019 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 112.95 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 112.93 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 141 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04912 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-01885 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0579052 | ||
| Website : | www.athens.maine.gov | ||
Athens is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1,019 inhabitants in 577 households on an area of 112.95 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Athens has a total area of 112.95 km², of which 112.93 km² is land and 0.02 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Athens is in the south of Somerset County and borders on Piscataquis County . To the southeast, Great Moose Lake borders the area and its tributary, the Black Stream , forms part of the town's border. Ironbound Pond borders in the northwest . There are only smaller lakes in the area of the town. The surface is slightly hilly, the 284 m high Stickney Hill is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Brighton Plantation , 7.2 mi
- Northeast: Wellington , Piscataquis County, 14.0 mi
- East: Harmony , 6 miles
- Southeast: Hartland , 14.9 km
- South: Cornville , 6.8 mi
- West: Solon , 7.1 miles
- Northwest: Bingham , 8.6 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Athens : Athens , Corsons Corner and West Athens .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Athens is between -9.4 ° C (15 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 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
After the survey, the area was named Township No. 2, Second Range North of Plymouth Claim, East of Kennebec River (T2 R2 NPC EKR) as well as Berwick Academy Grant and Kinsmantown . Athens was organized as a town on March 7, 1804. Parts of Hartland were added in 1821 and parts of Brighton Plantation in 1838 and 1862.
The first settlers were former soldiers of the American Revolutionary War . The Somerset Academy was an early secondary school in the area. The building was entered on the Somerset County's List of Monuments and is now home to the Town Office.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Athens, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 374 | 590 | 1200 | 1427 | 1460 | 1417 | 1540 | 1310 | 1072 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 896 | 914 | 766 | 760 | 742 | 725 | 602 | 592 | 802 | 897 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 847 | 1019 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Athens, a building has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Somerset Academy , 1984 under registration no. 84001499.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Maine State Route 150 and Maine State Route 151 intersect in Village Athens .
Public facilities
There are no hospitals or medical facilities in Athens. The closest are in Skowhegan, Madison, Hartland and Bingham.
There is no library in Athens. Closest libraries are in Solon, Hartland and Skowhegan.
education
Athens, along with Brighton Plantation, Dexter, Exeter, Garland, Ripley and Harmony, belongs to the Alternative Organizational Structure No. 94.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Ridge View Community School in Dexter, pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
- Harmony Elementary School in Harmony, with school classes from kindergarten to 8th grade
- Athens Community School in North Athens, with school classes from Kindergarten to 8th grade
- Dexter Regional High School in Dexter, with grades 9 through 12
- Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, option for high school students
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Athens on maine.gov (English)
- Athens on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Athens in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 29, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Stickney Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Athens, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Athens, Maine (ME 04912) 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 February 29, 2020 .
- ^ Athens - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Somerset Academy 84001499
- ↑ About Us. In: aos94.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
