Dennistown

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Dennistown
Dennistown (Maine)
Dennistown
Dennistown
Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation : April 12, 1873
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Somerset County
Coordinates : 45 ° 40 ′  N , 70 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 40 ′  N , 70 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 33 (as of 2010)
Population density : 0.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 105.1 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of
which 100.4 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 429 m
Postal code : 04945
Area code : +1 207
FIPS : 23-17285
GNIS ID : 0582439

Dennistown is a plantation in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 33 people lived there in 36 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of ​​105.1 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Dennistown has a total area of ​​105.1 km², of which 100.4 km² is land and 4.7 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Dennistown is in the northwest of Somerset County and borders on neighboring Canada . The Crocker Pond is centrally located in the area, bordered to the south by Wood Pond and Little Big Wood Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, with no significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

City structure

Dennistown has two residential areas: Dennistown and Dyerville .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Dennistown ranges from –12.2 ° C (10  ° F ) in January to 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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 Dennistown Plantation was organized on April 12, 1873. This was confirmed on March 3, 1895. The area was previously named Township No. 5, Second Range North of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase (T5 R2 NBKP) .

Population development

Census Results - Dennistown Plantation, Maine
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 73 66
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 96 99 120 29 48 24 17th 48 30th 32
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 30th 33


Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 201 runs through Dennistown in a north-south direction .

Public facilities

Dennistown has no medical facilities or its own library. The closest facility of its kind is in Jackman .

education

The Dennistown School Department is responsible for school education in Dennistown.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Dennistown in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 21, 2020
  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 Dennistown Plantation, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .
  5. Dennistown plantation, Maine (ME 04945) 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 March 21, 2020 .
  6. Population 1880–2010 according to census results
  7. Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .