Carmel (Maine)

Carmel
Location in Maine
Carmel
Basic data
Foundation :	June 21, 1811
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 48 ′  N , 69 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 69 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,794 (as of 2010)
Population density :	29.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	95.57 km 2  (about 37 mi 2 ) of which 94.61 km 2  (about 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	40 m
Postal code :	04419
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-10670
GNIS ID :	0582390
Website :	www.townofcarmel.org

Carmel is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2794 inhabitants in 1182 households on an area of ​​95.57 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Carmel has a total area of ​​95.57 km², of which 94.61 km² is land and 0.96 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Carmel is in the southwest of Penobscot County. The Souadabscook Stream flows south through the center of the town . To the northwest is Edna Pond , the largest lake in the town's area. The surface is slightly hilly, the Hinkley Hill with 153 m height is the highest point.

Neighboring communities

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

• Northeast: Levant , 8.5 km
• East: Hermon , 4.8 miles
• Southeast: Hampden , 7.5 mi
• South: Newburgh , 6.9 mi
• Southwest: Dixmont , 16.0 km
• West: Etna , 10.4 km
• Northwest: Stetson , 7.2 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Carmel : Carmel and Damascus .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Carmel ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

Carmel was acquired by Martin Kinsley of Hampden, Massachusetts in 1695. The first settlers in the area were Paul and Abel Ruggles. Carmel was organized as a town on June 21, 1811.

Initially, the area was named Township No. 3, Second Range North of Waldo Patent (T3 R2 NWP) . Part of the Etna area was added in 1866.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Carmel, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			153	257	520	1225	1271	1348	1220	1066
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	932	1050	918	881	870	996	1206	1301	1695	1906
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2416	2794

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 and US Highway 2 run parallel to each other through Carmel in a west-east direction . They are crossed by Maine State Route 69 .

The Cumberland Center – Bangor railway runs through Carmel.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Carmel. The closest facilities for Carmel residents are in Bangor.

The Simpson Memorial Library is located in Carmel . It was named after F. Marion Simpson, who donated the building for the library. The library was established on April 4, 1925.

education

Carmel and Levant belong to Regional School Unit 87. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Carmel Elementary in Carmel, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade
• Suzanne M. Smith Elementary in Levant, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Caravel Middle in Carmel, with school classes from 5th to 8th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lucilius A. Emery (1840–1920), judge and politician, Maine Attorney General
• Emory A. Hebard (1917–1993), businessman and politician, State Treasurer of Vermont
• F. Marion Simpson (1854–1932), businessman and politician, State Treasurer of Vermont

literature

• HE (Harry Edward) Mitchell, J. Murray Carroll, TA Gastonguay, New York Public Library: The Carmel and Hermon town register . Kent's Hill, Me .: HE Mitchell Publishing Company, 1904.

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Carmel on maine.gov
• Carmel on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carmel in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 4, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Hinkley Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 4, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Carmel, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 4, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Carmel, Maine (ME 04419) 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 April 4, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Carmel, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed April 4, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
9. ^ About the Simpson Memorial Library, Carmel, Maine. In: simpsonmemorial.org. simpsonmemorial, accessed April 4, 2019 . 
10. ^ District Office. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed April 4, 2019 .