Eastbrook, Maine

Eastbrook
Eastbrook Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 8, 1873
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 41 ′  N , 68 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 68 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	423 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	97.51 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 68.38 km 2  (approx. 26 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	66 m
Postal code :	04634
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-19770
GNIS ID :	0582452
Website :	Maine.gov

Eastbrook is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 423 people in 186 households on an area of ​​97.51 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Eastbrook has a total area of ​​97.51 km², of which 68.38 km² are land and 11.14 km² are water .

Geographical location

Eastbrook is centrally located in Hancock County. In the area of ​​the town there are several lakes in the southwest. They include the Molasses Pond , Scammon Pond , Abrams Pond, and Webb Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 178 m high Bull Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Osborn , 4.5 km
• East: East Hancock , Unorganized Territory , 9.2 mi
• South: Franklin , 2.3 mi
• Southwest: Central Hancock , Unorganized Territory, 9 mi
• West: Waltham , 5.1 miles

City structure

In Eastbrook there is only one settlement area with the Village Eastbrook.

climate

The mean mean temperature in Eastbrook 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

The Town of Eastbrook organized itself from Township No. 15 Middle Division, Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T15 MD BPP). Settlement of the area started in 1800. One of the first settlers was Joseph Parsons, who also built the first mill and the first house. His son was the first child born in the town. The name Eastbrook is derived from the Eastbrook branch of Union River that flows through the area.

Eastbrook got land from neighboring Waltham in 1872.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Eastbrook, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				81	155	212	221	187	289	246
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	248	213	204	199	188	199	167	188	262	289
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	370	423

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Eastbrook, the Eastbrook Baptist Church and Eastbrook Town House was placed under a preservation order and in 1978 with registration no. 78000163 inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 200 runs north to south through the southwest corner of East Brook.

Public facilities

Eastbrook has no medical facilities or hospitals of its own. The closest are in Ellsworth.

There is no library in Eastbrook, the closest is in Ellsworth.

education

Eastbrook belongs to RSU 24 with Franklin, Gouldsboro, Prospect Harbor, Sorrento, Steuben, Sullivan, Sumner and Winter Harbor.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Cave Hill School in Eastbrook with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Ella Lewis School in Steuben with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade.
• Mountain View School in Sullivan with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Peninsula School in Prospect Harbor with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan

Web links

• Eastbrook on Maine.gov
• Eastbrook on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eastbrook in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on May 31, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Bull Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Eastbrook, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 31, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Eastbrook, Maine (ME 04634) 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 31, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ History of Eastbrook, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 31, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS ( English ) National Park Service US Department of the Interior. December 18, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
10. ^ Regional School Unit 24. In: rsu24.org. Retrieved June 1, 2018 .