Etna (Maine)

Etna
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Location in Maine
Etna
Basic data
Foundation :	February 15, 1820
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 47 ′  N , 69 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′  N , 69 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,246 (as of 2010)
Population density :	19.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	64.67 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 64.26 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	140 m
Postal code :	04434
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-23865
GNIS ID :	0582468

Etna is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1246 inhabitants in 559 households on an area of ​​64.67 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Etna has a total area of ​​64.67 km², of which 64.26 km² is land and 0.41 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Etna is located in the southwest of Penobscot County. Edna Pond is in the northeast and Plymouth Pond in the southwest . A few smaller streams run through the area of ​​the town. The surface is flat.

Neighboring communities

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

• Northeast: Stetson , 6.4 mi
• East: Carmel , 6.5 mi
• Southeast: Newburgh , 7.3 mi
• South: Dixmont , 6.1 miles
• West: Plymouth , 5.1 miles
• Northwest: Newport , 7.3 mi

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Etna : Etna , Etna Center and South Etna .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Etna is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January and 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 of Etna began in 1807 when the first settlers settled in the area. General John Crosby held the grand for the area. After him, the area was first named Crosbytown until it was organized on February 15, 1820 as a town under the name Etna. In some sources the name is initially given as Aetna. Originally, the area was Township No. 4, Second Range North of Waldo Patent (T4 R2 NWP) or Bowdoin College Grant . In 1826 part of the area was given to Plymouth and in 1866 to Carmel.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Etna, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			194	362	745	802	849	844	895	646
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	527	523	386	418	460	458	486	526	758	977
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1012	1246

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 , US Highway 2 and Maine State Route 69 run parallel to each other through Etna in a west-east direction . They are crossed by Maine State Route 143 .

The Cumberland Center – Bangor railway runs through Etna.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Etna. Closest facilities for Etna residents are in Bangor and Pittsfield.

Etna does not have its own library. The closest are in Stetson, Detroit and Carmel.

education

Etna belongs to the Regional School Unit 19 with Corinna, Dixmont, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth and St. Albans .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Corinna Elementary School in Corinna, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade
• Etna-Dixmont School in Etna, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade
• Newport / Plymouth Elementary School in Newport, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
• St. Albans Consolidated in St. Albans, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Somerset Valley Middle School in Hartland, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Sebasticook Middle School in Newport, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Nokomis Regional High in Newport, with school classes from 9th to 12th grade

Web links

Commons : Etna, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Etna on maine.gov
• Etna on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Etna in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 11, 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} Etna, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 11, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Etna, Maine (ME 04434) 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 11, 2019 . 
6. ^ History of Etna, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 11, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ^ Regional School Unit 19. In: rsu19.org. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .