Detroit (Maine)
| Detroit | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 19, 1828 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 46 ′ N , 69 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 852 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 16.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 52.89 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 52.45 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 58 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04929 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-17460 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582441 | ||
Detroit is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 852 people lived there in 382 households on an area of 52.89 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Detroit has a total area of 52.89 km², of which 52.45 km² are land and 0.44 km² are water .
Geographical location
Detroit is located in southeast Somerset County and is bordered by Penobscot County to the east and Waldo County to the south. The Sebasticook River and the East Branch of the Sebasticook River flow centrally through the area in a south-westerly direction. The Carlton Pond borders in the south . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Palmyra , 9.5 km
- Northeast: Newport , Penobscot County, 7.9 mi
- East: Plymouth , Penobscot County, 3.4 mi
- South: Troy , Waldo County, 7.2 mi
- Southwest: Burnham , Waldo County, 7.1 mi
- Northwest: Pittsfield , 6.5 mi
City structure
Detroit has several residential areas: Chandlerville , Detroit , Dogtown , Houston Corner, and Plummer Corner .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Detroit is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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
Detroit was organized as a town on February 19, 1828. Initially under the name Chandlerville . This was changed on March 18, 1841 in Detroit. Previously, the area was part of Township No. 5, Second Range North of Waldo Patent (T5 R2 NWP) . The town of Plymouth was split off from the area in 1826 and land was given to Pittsfield in 1855.
Early settlers in the area were Joseph and Amos Chandler. John Chandler was one of the larger landowners and the town was initially named after the organization after him. More settlers reached the area, including the Frye family, who founded a tannery in 1842.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Detroit, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 172 | 372 | 517 | 659 | 690 | 661 | 590 | |||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 527 | 461 | 412 | 415 | 466 | 492 | 564 | 663 | 744 | 751 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 816 | 852 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 230 runs through Detroit in a north-south direction through the area of the town. The Maine Street 69 and the Maine Street 100 running from west to east.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in Detroit. The closest are in Pittsfield, St. Albans and Hartland.
In Detroit, the Anna Field Fernald Library is located on Maine Street.
education
Detroit, along with Burnham and Pittsfield, is part of Maine School Administrative District # 53.
There are several schools in the school district:
- Manson Park School in Pittsfield, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
- Vickery School in Pittsfield, with grades 1 to 4
- Warsaw Middle School in Pittsfield, with grades 5 to 8
Web links
- Detroit on maine.gov (English)
- Detroit on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detroit in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 28, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Detroit, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Detroit, Maine (ME 04976) 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 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Maineencyclopedia.com , accessed March 28, 2020
- ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
- ^ MSAD # 53. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed March 28, 2020 .
