Deer Isle

Deer Isle
Deer Isle Bridge
Location in Maine
Deer Isle
Basic data
Foundation :	February 2, 1789
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 14 ′  N , 68 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 68 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,975 (as of 2010)
Population density :	25.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	320.30 km 2  (about 124 mi 2 ) of which 76.97 km 2  (about 30 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04627
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-17145
GNIS ID :	0582437
Website :	www.townofdeerisle.org

Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1975 inhabitants in 929 households on an area of ​​320.30 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Deer Isle has a total area of ​​320.30 km², of which 76.97 km² is land and 243.33 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Deer Isle is located in the south of Hancock County on several islands in the Atlantic Ocean . To the east in Jericho Bay , to the west in Penobscot Bay . In the area of Town there are several smaller lakes such as Torrey Pond of the Lily Pond and Mill Pond . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

More famous islands include: Campbell Island, Carney Island, Conary Island, Deer Isle, Freese Island, Little Deer Isle, Sheepshead Island, Stave Island, and White Island .

Most of the islands to the west of the town are Unorganized Territories and are administered by the State of Maine. These islands include: Pickering Island, Great Spruce Head Island, Little Spruce Head Island, Butter Island, Eagle Island, Bradbury Island, Hog Island, and Pond Island .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Brooksville , 3.7 mi
• North-northeast: Sedgwick , 11.7 mi
• Northeast: Brooklin . 27.6 km
• East: Swans Island , 24 mi
• South: Stonington , 10 miles
• Southwest: Vinalhaven , Knox County , 8.4 mi
• West: North Haven , Knox County, 11.7 mi
• Northwest: Islesboro , Waldo County , 14.0 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Deer Isle : Deer Isle, Eggemoggin, Mountainville, Little Deer Isle, North Deer Isle, Reach, South Deer Isle, Sunset, Sunshine and The Haulover .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Deer Isle ranges from −7.22 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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

As early as 1605, George Weymouth was the first European to enter the area. Deer Isle was organized as a Town on February 2, 1789, previously known as Deer Island Plantation. It was the fourth organized town in Hancock County. The name was derived from the deer living there in the forests. Settlement started in 1762 and the first settler was William Eaton.

In 1874 land was given to the town of Isle au Haut and in 1897 to the town of Stonington.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Deer Isle, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										682
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	1094	1507	1842	2228	2841	3037	3590	3414	3266	3422
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2047	1946	1718	1266	1303	1234	1129	1211	1492	1829
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1876	1975

Culture and sights

Buildings

At Deer Isle, an archaeological dig and several buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Excavation site

• Pond Island Archeological District , incorporated in 1979, Register No. 79000133

building

• Squire Ignatius Haskell House , recorded 1978, register no. 78000165
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts , recorded 2005, register no. 05001469
• Peter Powers House , recorded in 1980, register no. 80000225
• Salome Sellers House , recorded 1983, register no. 83004189

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Deer Isle is connected to the mainland by the Deer Isle Bridge . Maine State Route 15 also runs over the bridge .

Public facilities

The Island Nursing Home and Care Center is located in Deer Isle.

The Chase Emerson Memorial is on Main Street in Deer Isle.

education

Deer Isle belongs to School Union 76 with Brooklin, Sedgwick and Stonington and to Mount Desert Island Regional School System - AOS 91 with Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Swan's Island and Trenton .

The following schools are offered in School Union 76:

• 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

• Dan Fogelberg (1951–2007), singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Robert McCloskey (1914–2003), author and illustrator of children's books

Web links

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

• Community website
• Deer Isle on Maine.gov
• Deer Isle on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deer Isle in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 27, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Deer Isle, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 29, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Deer Isle, Maine (ME 04627) 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 29, 2018 (English). 
6. ^ History of Deer Isle, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 29, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ^ Chase Emerson Deer Isle Library. In: deerislelibrary.com. Chase Emerson Deer Isle Library, accessed May 29, 2018 . 
9. ^ School Union 76. In: su76.org. Retrieved May 29, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Mount Desert Island Regional School System MDIRSS AOS91. In: mdirss.org. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .