Blaine (Maine)
| Blaine | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 10, 1874 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 67 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 726 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 15.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 48.30 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 48.17 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 146 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04734 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-05385 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582355 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Blaine is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 726 people lived there in 360 households on an area of 48.0 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Blaine has a total area of 48.30 km², of which 48.17 km² is land and 0.13 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Blaine is located in eastern Aroostook County near the Canadian border. It is the southern part of the twin cities of Mars Hill-Blaine. The Oromocto River runs centrally through the town in a south-easterly direction. It flows into the Saint John River . The surface of the town is flat, without any major elevations. There are only smaller lakes in the town area.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Mars Hill , 1.9 mi
- East: Wicklow Parish , Carleton County , Canada , 16.4 mi
- South: Bridgewater , 1.9 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory of Central Aroostook , 25 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Blaine : Blaine , Mill Pond (former railroad station) and Robinsons .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Blaine ranges from −11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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
Initially, half of the area belonged to the Bridgewater Plantation. When this was elevated to town in 1858, Blaine founded Range One as a plantation , initially under the name Letter B. With the establishment of a post office, the name was changed to Alva in 1860 . She was raised on February 10 in 1874 Town and named in honor of James G. Blaine in Blaine changed.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Blaine, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 646 | 784 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 954 | 1013 | 1117 | 1061 | 1049 | 1118 | 945 | 903 | 922 | 784 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 806 | 726 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 passes through Blaine and continues north towards Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle and south towards Houlton . Blaine himself had no rail connection, but there was a passenger train station in the neighboring town of Mars Hill . However, the Brownville – Saint-Leonard railway line passing here has been closed. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .
Public facilities
Blaine doesn't own a library. The WTA Hansen Memorial Library is located in the northern part of the twin cities of Mars-Hill .
There is no hospital or other medical facility in Blain. The closest hospital for the town's residents is in Presque Isle.
education
Blaine belongs with Mars Hill and the no longer independent E-Township to the Maine School Administrative District # 42
The following schools are offered in Mars-Hill:
- Fort Street Elementary School
- Central Aroostook Jr.-Sr. High school
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Benjamin Calvin Bubar, Jr. (1917-1995), politician
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 219 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blaine in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 1, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Blaine, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Blaine, Maine (ME 04758) 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 January 1, 2018 (English).
- ^ Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 219 ff . ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ^ Welcome to the WTA Hansen Memorial Library - Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library. In: wtahansenlibrary.org. Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library, accessed January 1, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).
