Frenchboro

Frenchboro
Lunt Harbor
Location in Maine
Frenchboro
Basic data
Foundation :	1979
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 9 ′  N , 68 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 9 ′  N , 68 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	61 (as of 2010)
Population density :	4.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	229.03 km 2  (approx. 88 mi 2 ) of which 12.48 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04627
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-26595
GNIS ID :	0582437
Website :	www.townofdeerisle.org

Frenchboro is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 61 people lived there in 21 households on an area of ​​229.03 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Frenchboro has a total area of ​​229.03 km², of which 12.48 km² is land and 216.55 km² is water .

Geographical location

Frenchboro is located in the south of Hancock County on several islands in the Atlantic Ocean . In the area of ​​the town there are several smaller lakes such as the Torrey Pond , the Lily Pond and the Mill Pond . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

More famous islands include: Black Island , Great Duck Island , Little Duck Island , Long Island, and Placentia Island .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Tremont , 23.8 km
• Northeast: Cranberry Isles , 3.2 mi
• Southwest: Isle au Haut , Knox County , 26.3 mi
• Northwest: Swans Island , 13.2 mi

City structure

In Frenchboro there is only one settlement with the Village Frenchboro on Long Island.

climate

The mean mean temperature in Frenchboro ranges from −6.11 ° C (21 ° 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

Frenchboro was first organized as a Long Island Plantation in 1840 to ensure residents had the right to vote. The plantation included the islands of Long Island, Duck Island, Black Island, Placentia Island, Pond Island, Calf Island, Black Island and Harbor Island. The area was organized as Town Islandport on February 11, 1857, this form of organization was given up in 1858 and reorganized on March 23, 1858 as Long Island Plantation . The area was also known as Lunt's Long Island Plantation . Calf Island and West Black Island were given to Town Swans Island in 1901. Since 1979 the area has been reorganized as a town, with the name Frenchboro .

The first settlers on Long Island were Israel B. Lunt and his brother Amos. More settlers arrived on the island around 1822. Members of the Lunt family followed the brothers, and the Lund family led the way in establishing a church on Long Island. The only settlement on Long Island is Frenchboro on Lunt Harbor.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Frenchboro, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			19th	42	114	152	188	177	150	132
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	174	197	164	145	119	97	57	56	43	44
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	38	61

Culture and sights

Buildings

Mount Desert Lighthouse

Two lighthouses were listed on islands that belong to the town of Frenchboro and added to the National Register of Historic Places .

• Mount Desert Light Station recorded in 1988, under the registration no. 88000155 .
• Great Duck Island Light Station, recorded in 1988, under registration no. 88000159 .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Frenchboro is only accessible by ferry from Bass Harbor. There are only a few roads on Long Island, in Village Frenchboro, the other islands have no roads.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities on Frenchboro. The closest are in Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor.

The Frenchboro Library shares a building with the Frenchboro Historical Society . It is located on Schoolhouse Hill in Frenchboro.

education

With Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Deer Isle, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Swan's Island, and Trenton, Frenchboro is part of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System - AOS 91 . The Frenchboro School Department is responsible for school education in Frenchboro.

The Frenchboro School is located in Frenchboro , a one-room school that was attended by three students in the 2017/18 school year. It offers classes from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Web links

Commons : Frenchboro, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Frenchboro in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on June 2, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Frenchboro, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 2, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Frenchboro, Maine (ME 04635) 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 June 2, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Frenchboro . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2011 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Welcome to the Frenchboro Library and the Frenchboro Historical Society. In: me.us. www.frenchboro.lib.me.us, accessed June 2, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Mount Desert Island Regional School System MDIRSS AOS91. In: mdirss.org. Retrieved June 2, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Frenchboro School. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed June 2, 2018 .