Hamlin (Maine)
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 Border station at Hamlin |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1976 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 5 ′ N , 67 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 219 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 62.26 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 60.48 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 205 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04785 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-30690 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582506 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Hamlin is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . Hamlin is on the border with Canada . In 2010, 219 people lived there in 124 households on an area of 62.3 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Hamlin has a total area of 62.26 km², of which 60.48 km² is land and 1.79 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Hamlin is located in the northeast of Aroostook County on the Canadian border and is bounded in the north by the Saint John River as a border river. Some smaller rivers flow through the area of the town and flow into the Saint John River. There are several rather small lakes. 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: Saint-André , New Brunswick , Canada , 14.2 mi
- East: Grand Falls , New Brunswick , Canada , 10.8 mi
- South: Caswell , 2.2 mi
- West: Cyr Plantation , 8.4 mi
- Northwest: Van Buren , 14.3 km
City structure
In the area of the Town of Hamlin there is only the Hamlin settlement of the same name .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Hamlin is between −13.3 ° C (8 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 16.7 ° C (62 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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 original name of the area was Township Letter G, First Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (TG R1 WELS). Hamlin was organized as part of Van Buren Plantation in 1843 to give residents the right to vote. As Hamlin Plantation, the area became independent in 1859 and the town was founded in 1976. Hamlin was named after Vice President Hannibal Hamlin . 56.8% of Hamlin's residents are French-speaking .
The former Roosevelt School building , built in 1933, now serves as the Town Hall for Hamlin Town. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 under number 07000598.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Hamlin, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 558 | 612 | 484 | |||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 574 | 657 | 602 | 486 | 638 | 430 | 374 | 357 | 340 | 204 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 257 | 219 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 runs through the town and continues north towards Van Buren and south towards Limestone .
Public facilities
Hamlin does not own a library. The closest library is the Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library in Van Buren.
The closest hospital for the residents of Hamlin is in Van Buren.
education
Hamlin belongs with the Cyr Plantation and Van Buren to the Maine School Administrative District No. 24 .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Van Buren District Elementary School in Van Buren
- Van Buren District Secondary School in Van Buren
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamlin in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 14, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Hamlin, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Hamlin, Maine (ME 04785) 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 January 14, 2018 (English).
- ^ Hamlin on Family Search , accessed April 27, 2015.
- ^ The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett , 148
- ^ Maine Genealogy , accessed April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed on January 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Msad # 24 / rsu # 88. In: msad24.org. Retrieved January 14, 2018 .
