Highland Plantation
| Highland Plantation | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 10, 1886 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 5 ′ N , 70 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 73 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 108.9 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 108.8 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 469 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04961 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-32895 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582519 | ||
Highland Plantation is a plantation in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 73 people lived there in 57 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of 108.9 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Highland Plantation has a total area of 108.9 km², of which 108.8 km² is land and 0.1 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Highland Plantation is west of Somerset County and borders Franklin County . There are only smaller lakes in the town area. The Sandy River flows south through Highland Plantation. The surface is slightly hilly, at 684 m, Clay Brook Mountain is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Northwest Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 24.9 mi
- East: Pleasant Ridge Plantation , 6.4 mi
- South: Central Somerset , Unorganized Territory, 7.2 mi
- Southwest: Kingfield , Franklin County, 6.9 mi
- West: Carrabassett Valley , Franklin County, 12 mi
City structure
In Highland Plantation there is a settlement area called The Ledges .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Highland Plantation is between –12.2 ° C (10 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° 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
Highland was part of the Bingham Purchase and the first settlers reached the area around 1800, which was initially named Smith Town after one of the first families. From 1837 the area was already called Highland Plantation. On February 10, 1886, the Highland Plantation was organized.
Population development
| Census Results - Highland Plantation, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 128 | 121 | 76 | |||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 67 | 68 | 55 | 61 | 53 | 56 | 46 | 23 | 60 | 38 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 52 | 73 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Highland Plantation is not accessed by state roads. There are only communal ways.
Public facilities
There is a medical facility in Highland Plantation. Others are in Skowhegan , Madison and Hartland . In Bingham, the Bingham Union Library is on Main Street.
education
The Highland Plantation School Department is responsible for school education in Highland Plantation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Highland Plantation in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed April 2, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Clay Brook Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Highland Plantation, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Moscow, Maine (data for neighboring Moscow, Maine. In: city-data.com. Www.city-data.com, accessed April 2, 2020 .
- ^ Highland Plantation 2015 Comprehensive Plan , accessed April 2, 2020
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
