Hermon (Maine)

Hermon
Hermon Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	June 13, 1814
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 49 ′  N , 68 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 49 ′  N , 68 ° 54 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,416 (as of 2010)
Population density :	58.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	95.34 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 92.90 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	75 m
Postal code :	04401
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	26-32510
GNIS ID :	0582517
Website :	www.hermon.net

Hermon is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 5416 inhabitants in 2210 households on an area of ​​95.34 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hermon has a total area of ​​95.34 km², of which 92.90 km² is land and 2.43 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Hermon is in the south of Penobscot County. The Black Stream flows through the western part of the town in a southerly direction and flows into the Souadabscook Stream . This flows through Hermon Pond in the south on its way to the mouth of the Penobscot River . 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.

• Northeast: Glenburn , 6 miles
• East: Bangor , 5.7 mi
• South: Hampden , 6 miles
• Southwest: Newburgh , 15.2 km
• West: Carmel , 7.8 km
• Northwest: Levant , 6 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Hermon: Center , Cold Brook , Hermon , Hermon Center , Hermon Pond , Leathers Corner , North Hermon , Northern Maine Junction , Snow Corner and Wing .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hermon 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

Hermon was organized as a town on June 13, 1814. It was previously called Township No. 2, Second Range North of Waldo Patent (T2 R2 NWP). It was named after the biblical mountain Hermon . Settlement in the area started in 1784.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Hermon, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			266	535	1042	1374	1433	1489	1394	1282
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1183	1210	1190	1204	1182	1728	2087	2376	3170	3755
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	4437	5416

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Hermon, a building was placed under a preservation order and added to the National Register of Historic Places .

• District No. 5 School House , 1997 under the register no. 97001131.

Parks

The Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum is a park and arboretum in Hermon.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 runs along the southern border of the town . The US Highway 2 likewise runs in west-east direction by the area of the town.

The headquarters of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway is in Hermon, the Cumberland Center – Bangor railway runs through Hermon.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Hermon. Closest facilities for the residents of Hermon are in Bangor.

The Hermon Library is located in Hermon . It is affiliated with the high school.

education

The Hermon School Department is responsible for school education in Hermon. The following schools are located in Hermon:

• Patricia A. Duran School, with school classes from Pre-K to 4th grade
• Hermon Middle School, with school classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Hermon High School, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Joe Hill (born 1972), writer

literature

• Chase & Co Williams, Cornell University Library: History of Penobscot County, Maine; with illustrations and biographical sketches . Cleveland: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882 (English).

Web links

Commons : Hermon, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Hermon on maine.gov
• Hermon on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hermon in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 20, 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. ↑ Hermon, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 20, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Hermon, Maine (ME 04401) 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 20, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
7. ↑ District No. 5 School House 97001131
8. ↑ Ecotat Gardens and Trails. In: ecotat.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019 (American English). 
9. ↑ Hermon HS Library - Hermon High School. In: hermon.net. Retrieved May 20, 2019 (American English). 
10. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .