Coplin

Coplin
Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse
Location in Maine
Coplin
Basic data
Foundation :	March 10, 1893
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Franklin County
Coordinates :	45 ° 6 ′  N , 70 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′  N , 70 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	166 (as of 2010)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	33.07 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 33.07 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	419 m
Postcodes :	04970, 04982
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-14205
GNIS ID :	582418
Website :	maine.gov

Coplin is a plantation in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 166 inhabitants in 191 households in an area of ​​33.07 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Coplin has a total area of ​​33.07 km², which is exclusively land area.

Geographical location

Coplin is centrally located in Franklin County. The South Branch of the Dead River flows north through the northwest corner of the area and flows into Flagstaff Lake in the Town of Eustis . There are no lakes or other bodies of water in the Coplin area. The surface is rather flat, the highest point is the 595 m high Hedgehog Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Eustis , 5.3 km
• Northeast: Wyman , Unorganized Territory , 8.4 mi
• East: Carrabassett Valley , 14 mi
• South: East Central Franklin , Unorganized Territory, 7.5 mi
• West: North Franklin , Unorganized Territory, 12 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Coplin : Coplin and Greens Junction , both former railroad stations.

climate

The mean mean temperature in Coplin is between -11.8 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 16.7 ° C (62 ° Fahrenheit) 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

As a plantation, the area was initially founded as Jackson Plantation in 1845 , together with area T2 R3 WBKP , today Long Township , and area T1 R4 WBKP , today the Town of Eustis. In 1866 the first organization took place as a coplin plantation to give the residents the right to vote. The Coplin Plantation was organized on March 10, 1893 and reorganized on March 5, 1895. Originally, the area belonged to the township T1 R3 WBKP .

Population development

Census Results - Plantation of Coplin, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents							301	69	79	71
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	70	81	177	69	54	64	40	50	111	120
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	135	166

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse was listed as a Historic Monument in 1997 and added to the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 16 extends in the north-east direction and Maine State Route 27 in a north-westerly direction by the area of Coplin. Both lead to Eustis in the north.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Coplin. The closest are in Kingfield, Bingham and Rangeley.

Coplin doesn't have a library of his own. The closest are in Stratton, Carrabassett Valley and Rangeley.

education

Schooling in Coplin is organized by the Coplin School Department. There is no elementary or high school, so the Kingfield Elementary School or the Stratton Elementary School are attended by school children. The closest high school is Mt. Abram High School.

Web links

Commons : Coplin Plantation, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Coplin on maine.gov
• Coplin on roadsidethoughts.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coplin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 8, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Hedgehog Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Coplin Plantation, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 8, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Data for Eustis Eustis, Maine (ME 04936) profiles: 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 8, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ Population 1860–2010 according to census results