Atkinson (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | February 29, 1819 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Piscataquis County | |
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 |
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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 On July 1, 2019, the organization as a town was repealed after approval by the legislature and a vote of the voters of the area and Atkinson is now one of the Unorganized Territories.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 | ||||||||||
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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
Individual evidence
- ^ Atkinson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 23, 2019
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Town of Atkinson. In: trcmaine.org. 2013, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Atkinson, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Atkinson, Maine. In: trcmaine.org. 2013, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Plans being finalized for Atkinson to join the Unorganized Territory ( Memento from July 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
- ↑ MSAD 41. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed December 23, 2019 .