Brooklin (Maine)

Brooklin
Rockbound Chapel
Location in Maine
Brooklin
Basic data
Foundation :	June 9, 1849
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	824 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	106.66 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of which 46.41 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04616
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-07800
GNIS ID :	0582370
Website :	Maine.gov

Brooklin is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 824 people lived there in 397 households on an area of ​​106.66 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Brooklin has a total area of ​​106.66 km², of which 46.41 km² is land and 60.24 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Brooklin is a headland in the Atlantic Ocean and is the southernmost mainland in Hancock Counties. In the north it lies on Blue Hill Bay and in the south on Jericho Bay . The area of ​​the town also includes some islands that are off the coast in the south. The surface is flat, there are no significant bumps.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Blue Hill , 3.7 miles
• East: Tremont , 6 miles
• Southeast: Swans Island , 7.9 mi
• South: Isle au Haut , 12.6 km
• Southwest: Deer Isle , 17 mi
• West: Sedgwick , 6.7 mi

City structure

Brooklin has several residential areas: Brooklin , Flye Point , Haven , Herriman Point , Naskeag , North Brooklin , Sedgwick Bay (formerly a post office), and West Brooklin .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Brooklin is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° 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

Brooklin View (1909)

Brooklin split from the town of Sedgwick in 1849. Initially under the name Port Watson . A month later the name was changed to Brooklin . A lighthouse on Flyes Ledges was built in 1856. The lighthouse has been added to the list of national lighthouses.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Brooklin, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents						1002	1043	966	977	1046
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	936	936	856	782	656	546	525	598	619	785
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	841	824

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Brooklin, two archaeological sites and three buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Archaeological site

• Flye Point 2 , recorded 1985, register no. 85000842
• Goddard Site , recorded 1979, register no. 79000132

building

• Beth Eden Chapel , recorded in 1980, register no. 01000818
• EB White House , recorded in 1986, register no. 86002467

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Coming from the north, Maine State Route 175 runs along the Brooklin coast.

Public facilities

Brooklin does not have its own medical facilities or hospitals. The closest ones are in Blue Hill.

The Friend Memorial Public Library is located on Reach Road in Brooklin. It was founded in 1912.

education

Brooklin is part of School Union 76 with Deer Isle, Sedgwick and Stonington . The Brooklin School Department is responsible for school education in Brooklin.

The following schools are offered in the Schzul district:

• Brooklin School in Brooklin with classes from Pre-K through 8th grade
• Sedgwick Elementary School in Sedgwick with classes from Pre-K through 5th grade
• Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School on Deer Island with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
• Deer Isle-Stonington High School on Deer Island with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Oswald Veblen (1880–1960), mathematician
• Elwyn Brooks White (1899–1985), author, comedian, and poet

Web links

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

• Brooklin on Maine.gov
• Brooklin on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brooklin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 24, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Brooklin, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
5. ↑ Brooklin, Maine (ME 04616) 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 24, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
7. ^ Friend Memorial Public Library located in Brooklin, Maine. In: friendml.org. Retrieved May 24, 2018 . 
8. ^ School Union 76. In: su76.org. Retrieved May 24, 2018 .