Hersey (Maine)

Hersey
Hersey Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	January 25, 1873
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	46 ° 5 ′  N , 68 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 5 ′  N , 68 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	83 (as of 2010)
Population density :	0.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	103.3 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 102.7 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code :	04780
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-32685
GNIS ID :	00582515
Website :	maine.gov

Hersey is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 83 people lived there in 61 households on an area of ​​103.3 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Hersey has a total area of ​​103.24 km², of which 102.69 km² is land and 0.54 km² is made up of water .

Geographical location

Hersey is located in the southwest of Aroostook County, on the border with Penobscot County . Several smaller rivers run through Hersey. They flow south. The Crystal Lake is located in the area of Town. The surface of Hersey is very flat, with no significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Moro Plantation , 2.5 mi
• Northeast: Merrill , 9 miles
• East: Dyer Brook , 7.5 mi
• Southeast: Island Falls , 11 mi
• South: Crystal , 2.3 mi
• Southwest: Patten , Penobscot County, 9.4 mi
• West: Mount Chase , Penobscot County, 9.3 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Hersey: Halls Corner and Hersey .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Hersey 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

Originally organized as Dayton Plantation to give residents the right to vote, the area was renamed in 1848. It was previously known as Township No. 5, Fifth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T5 R5 WELS). The town of Hersey was founded on January 25, 1873 and named after the politician Samuel F. Hersey .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Hersey, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								107	159	151
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	199	186	245	195	150	116	106	81	67	69
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	63	83

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 11 , the Aroostook Seanic Highway runs the Town through the northwest corner.

The International Appalachian Trail , a long distance hiking trail , runs through Hersey.

Public facilities

Hersey does not have its own library. The closest is the Katahdin Public Library in Island Falls.

There is no hospital or medical facility in Hersey. The closest hospital to Hersey and the region is in Patten.

education

Hersey is part of Regional School Unit 50 with Crystal, Dyer Brook, Island Falls, Merrill, Moro Plantation, Mt. Chase, Oakfield, Patten, Sherman, Smyrna and Stacyville .

The following schools are available to students:

• Katahdin Elementary School (PK-6) in Stacyville
• Katahdin Middle / High School (7-12) in Stacyville
• Southern Aroostook Community Schools (PK-12) in Dyer Brook

literature

• Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 215 ff . ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Hersey, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Hersey on Maine.gov
• Data from the 2010 census

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hersey in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 20, 2018
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. ^ Hersey, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Hersey, Maine (ME) 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). 
6. ^ Hersey on Main Genealogy , accessed April 29, 2015.
7. ↑ Hersy on Epodunk , accessed April 29, 2015.
8. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Hersey. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 8, 2015 . 
10. ↑ rsu # 50. In: rsu50.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .