East Millinocket

East Millinocket
East Millinocket Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 21, 1907
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 39 ′  N , 68 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′  N , 68 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,723 (as of 2010)
Population density :	93.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	20.23 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 18.39 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	132 m
Postal code :	04430
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-21065
GNIS ID :	0582458
Website :	www.eastmillinocket.org

East Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1723 inhabitants in 871 households on an area of ​​20.23 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , East Millinocket has a total area of ​​20.23 km², of which 18.39 km² is land and 1.84 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

East Millinocket is centrally located in Penobscot County. The south-eastern border of the area is formed by the West Branch Penobscot River , the East Branch Penobscot River runs through the east . Both unite just outside of East Millinocket in the neighboring Medway to the Penobscot River . The Dolby Pond borders in the west . 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: North Penobscot , Unorganized Territory , 16.2 mi
• East: Medway , 5.2 mi
• South: North Penobscot, Unorganized Territory, 16.2 mi
• West: Millinocket , 4.2 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in East Millinocket : Dolby and East Millinocket .

climate

The mean mean temperature in East Millinocket ranges from −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January to 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

Settlement on the East Millinocket area began around 1830. The first settler to settle was George McCauslin. On February 21, 1907, East Millinocket was organized as an independent town, previously the common name was Northeasterly part of Township Letter A, Seventh Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (TA R7 WELS) .

The Northern Development Company was founded in 1897 and renamed the Great Northern Paper Co. two years later . The area grew from an agricultural area to a manufacturing facility. After a new mill was built in Millinocket in 1899 and another was bought in Medway, paper production started in November 1900. In the spring of 1906 a third mill was built in East Millinocket. This included a dam and the corresponding energy generation from hydropower. The influx of workers and the growth of the settlement made an independent administration necessary. On February 21, 1907, this was carried out by the organization as a town.

Population development

Census Results - Town of East Millinocket, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents		923	1392	1593	1663	1358	2392	2567	2372	2166
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1828	1723

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Along the western boundary of the East Millinocket area, Maine State Route 157 runs in a north-south direction parallel to the West Branch Penobscot River. A route of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway runs through East Millinocket .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in East Millinocket. Closest facilities for East Millinocket residents are in Millinocket.

In East Millinocket, the East Millinocket Public Library is located on Maine Street.

education

East Millinocket forms a school district with Medway and Woodville. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Opal Myrick Elementary School in East Millinocket, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade
• Medway Middle School in Medway, with school classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Schneck High School in East Millinocket, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Mike Michaud (* 1955), politician

Web links

• The community site (English)
• East Millinocket on maine.gov
• East Millinocket on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ East Millinocket in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 27, 2019
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} East Millinocket, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 27, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} East Millinocket, Maine (ME 04430) 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 27, 2019 . 
6. ^ ^{A b} Town of East Millinocket, Maine - The Town That Paper Made. In: eastmillinocket.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1910–2010 according to census results
8. ^ Town of East Millinocket, Maine - The Town That Paper Made. In: eastmillinocket.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Home. In: eastmillinocketschools.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019 .