Atkinson (Maine)

Atkinson
Atkinson Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 29, 1819
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 9 ′  N , 69 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′  N , 69 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	326 (as of 2010)
Population density :	3.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	101.14 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 100.47 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	98 m
Postal code :	04426
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-01920
GNIS ID :	0582332

Atkinson is an Unorganized Territory in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 326 people lived there in 198 households on an area of ​​101.14 km². On July 1, 2019, the organization as a town was repealed after approval by the legislature and a vote of the voters of the area and Atkinson is now one of the Unorganized Territories.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Atkinson has a total area of ​​101.14 km², of which 100.47 km² are land and 0.67 km² are water .

Geographical location

Atkinson is in the south of Piscataquis County and borders on Penobscot County . In the north, the Piscataquis River, which flows in an easterly direction, borders the Atkinson area. Before the disorganization, Atkinson was part of the Three Rivers Community Alliance , a loose community association based in Milo , and is now administered by the state. A few smaller rivers flow through the area where there are no lakes. The surface is flat, without any higher elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Sebec , 6.2 miles
• Northeast: Milo , 8.5 mi
• East: Southeast Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory , 7.2 mi
• Southeast: Bradford , Penobscot County, 9 mi
• South: Charleston , Penobscot County, 5.8 mi
• Southwest: Garland , Penobscot County, 7.1 mi
• West: Dover-Foxcroft , 6.6 mi / 10.6 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Atkinson : Atkinson Corners , Atkinson Mills , Maple , North Atkinson and South Atkinson .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Atkinson is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 19.4 ° C (67 ° 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

Atkinson was organized as a town on February 29, 1819. The area was previously known as Township No. 2, Sixth Range North of Waldo Patent (T2 R6 NWP) also known as St. Loe (Saint Loe) . The Grant for Atkinson earned Vaughan & Mereck and the area was for a price of 25 cents per acre sold. Judges Atkinson and Oliver Crosby were among the first buyers. The Colcord brothers, who arrived in the area in 1807, set up a sawmill on Dead Stream.

After several failed attempts, Atkinson was disorganized on July 1, 2019 and incorporated into the Unorganized Territorys.

Population development

Census Results - Township of Atkinson, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			245	418	704	895	897	810	828	605
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	495	528	456	394	312	400	280	213	306	332
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	323	326

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Atkinson is not crossed by any state road. There are only municipality roads in the area.

Webber Jones Airport is in the immediate vicinity of the village .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Atkinson. Closest facilities for residents of Atkinson are in Dover-Foxcroft.

Atkinson does not have its own library, the closest ones are in Dover-Foxcroft, Milo or Bradford.

education

Atkinson belongs to MSAD 41 with the communities of the Three Rivers Community : Brownville, Bowerbank, Brownville, LaGrange, Lake View, Medford, Milo and Sebec.

There are several schools in the school district:

• Brownville Elementary School in Brownville, with grades 3 and 4
• Milo Elementary School in Milo, with the school classes from pre-kindergarten to 2
• Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo, with grades 5 to 8
• Penquis Valley High School in Milo, with grades 9 to 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Ernest T. Eaton (1877–1957), politician

Web links

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

• Atkinson on maine.gov
• Atkinson on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Atkinson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 23, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Town of Atkinson. In: trcmaine.org. 2013, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Atkinson, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Atkinson, Maine (ME 04426) 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 December 23, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Atkinson, Maine. In: trcmaine.org. 2013, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Plans being finalized for Atkinson to join the Unorganized Territory ( Memento from July 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
10. ↑ MSAD 41. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed December 23, 2019 .