Carroll (Maine)

Carroll
Carroll Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	March 30, 1845
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 24 ′  N , 68 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′  N , 68 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	153 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	114.3 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 113.8 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	234 m
Postal code :	04487
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-10775
GNIS ID :	0582392

Carroll is a plantation in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 153 people lived there in 138 households on an area of ​​114.3 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Carroll has a total area of ​​114.3 km², of which 113.8 km² is land and 0.5 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Carroll is east of Penobscot County and borders Washington County . The Baskahegan Stream flows through the northeast of the town with its tributaries . To the southwest is Lowell Lake and to the south is bordered by Mill Privilege Lake and Shaw Lake . The surface is slightly hilly, the Brown Hill with 338 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: Prentiss , Unorganized Territory , 7.5 mi
• East: North Washington , Unorganized Territory, Washington County, 19 mi
• Southeast: Whitney , Unorganized Territory, 7.9 mi
• Southwest: Lakeville , 7.5 mi
• West: Springfield , 7.2 mi
• Northwest: Webster , 9.7 mi

City structure

There are no defined settlement areas in Carroll.

climate

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

The original name for the area was: Township No. 6, Second Range North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T6 R2 NBPP); China Academy Grant . The first settler in the area, Luke Hasting, reached it in 1830.

First, in 1844, the area was organized so that the residents could get the right to vote. On March 30, 1845, the area was organized as Town Carroll and named after Daniel Carroll . As a result of the Great Depression in 1937, Carroll was reorganized as a Plantation.

Population development

Census Results - Plantation of Carroll, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents							632	625
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents								132	175	185
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	144	153

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maine State Route 6 runs through Carroll in a west-east direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities, hospitals or other facilities in Carroll. Closest facilities for Carroll residents are in Lincoln.

education

The Carroll Plt School Department is responsible for school education in Carroll.

Carroll is part of the AOS 90 Administrative District with Baileyville, Cooper, Grand Lake Stream, Lakeville, Lee, Macwahoc, Meddybemps, Princeton, Reed, Springfield, Talmadge, Waite, Webster, and Winn . In addition to other tasks, education is one of the district's organizational tasks. The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Lee Winn Elementary School in Winn, with school classes from Kindergarten through 4th grade
• Woodland Elementary School in Baileyville, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
• Princeton Elementary School in Princeton, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• East Range II CSD School in Topsfield, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Jefferson Jr. High School in Lee, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Woodland Jr - Sr. High School in Baileyville, with classes from 8th through 12th grade

Web links

• Carroll on maine.gov
• Carroll on Roadsidethoughts.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Carroll in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 7, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Brown Hill. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 7, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Carroll, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 7, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Springfield, Maine (ME 04487) 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 April 7, 2019 .  Data for neighboring Springfield.
7. ↑ George J. (George Jones) Varney, Boston Public Library: A gazetteer of the state of Maine . Boston: BB Russell, 1881.
8. ↑ Population 1970–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2019 . 
10. ↑ aos90.org - About AOS 90. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed April 8, 2019 .