Hammond (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1895 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 67 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 118 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 101.48 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 101.16 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 224 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04730 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-30725 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582507 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Hammond is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . Hamlin is near the Canadian border . In 2010, 118 people lived there in 62 households on an area of 101.5 km². Due to its small population, Hammond does not have its own local government, so it is from nearby Houlton .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Hammond has a total area of 101.48 km², of which 101.16 km² is land and 0.31 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
The town of Hammond is located in the southeast of Aroostook County, near the border with Canada. In the southwest is the B Lake , there are some other, smaller barrel areas. The area of the town is crossed by smaller streams. The surface is rather flat, the highest point being the 286 m high Carmichael Ridge in the northwest of Hammond.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Unorganized Territory , Central Aroostook , 17 mi
- Northeast: Monticello , 9.2 mi
- East: Littleton , 9 miles
- Southeast: Houlton , 9.4 mi
- South: Ludlow , 1.6 mi
- Southwest: Smyrna , 9.2 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory , Central Aroostook , 17 mi
climate
The mean mean temperature in Hammond is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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 B, Second Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (TBR2 WELS) . The area was first organized on November 21, 1885, and this was confirmed on March 5, 1895. Hammond was promoted to town in 1977.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Hammond, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 87 | 109 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 116 | 115 | 132 | 95 | 108 | 120 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 93 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 98 | 118 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Hammond is not connected to any of Maine's major highways. The only streets in the town area are local streets.
Public facilities
Hammond does not have its own library. The closest library is the Cary Library in Holton.
The closest hospital to Hammond residents is in Holton.
education
Hammond belongs with the Houlton, Littleton and Monticello to the Maine School Administrative District No. 29 .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Houlton Elementary School in Houlton (PreK- 2)
- Southside School in Houlton (3–5)
- Houlton Middle / High School in Houlton (6-12)
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 275 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hammond in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 20, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Hammond administrative records on the official Maine state websites
- ↑ Carmichael Ridge . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Hammond, Maine (ME 04730) 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 20, 2018 (English).
- ^ Maine Genealogy to Hammond
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ rsu 29. In: rsu29.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
