Island Falls
| Island Falls | |||
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 The Sewallhaus in Island Falls |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 27, 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 68 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 837 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 105.57 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of which 93.27 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 137 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04747 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-35065 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582529 | ||
| Website : | islandfallsme.us | ||
Island Falls is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 837 people lived there in 655 households on an area of 105.6 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Island Falls has a total area of 105.57 km², of which 93.32 km² is land and 12.25 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Island Falls is located in the southwest of Aroostook County. Four large lakes are wholly or partially within the town's territory. Rather centrally in the northeast, the Upper Mattawamkeag Lake is located entirely in the area of the town . In the northeast corner, about half of Pleasant Lake protrudes into the area. The Mattawamkeag Lake extends southeast of the Upper Mattawamkeag Lake in the eastern part of the area and the Caribou Lake in the southern part. The West Branch Mattawamkeag River flows southeast through the town, first through the Village of Island Falls. It connects the Upper Mattawamkeag Lake with the Mattawamkeag Lake . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the 311 m high Robinson Mountain north of the village of Island Falls.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Dyer Brook , 4.2 mi
- Northeast: Oakfield , 6.5 mi
- East: Unorganized Territory of South Aroostook , 3.8 mi
- South: Unorganized Territory of South Aroostook , 3.8 mi
- Southwest: Sherman , 11 mi
- West: Crystal , 11 miles
- Northwest: Hersey , 11 mi
City structure
The main settlement Island Falls is in the northwest of the town, west of the Upper Mattawamkeag Lake . The Walker Settlement is located in the northeast of the town between Upper Mattawamkeag Lake and Pleasant Lake .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Iceland Falls 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
It was organized as a plantation in the fall of 1858 and it was recognized as a town on February 27, 1872. The first settlers, Levi Sewall, Neamiah Alexander and Jesse Craig, settled at the eponymous waterfall on an island in 1841 to use the water power of this location to use. They actively sought after the soon-growing community. In 1859 the first schoolhouse was built, which was also used as a church and meeting place for the community. In 1875 a new, larger school building was built and in 1897 the first high school followed , which had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1902. This building was used until 1973. Today Island Falls is part of Regional School Unit 50 and the children from Island Falls attend high school in nearby Dyer Brook . Island Falls has had a library since 1860 and a post office was established in Mr. Sewall's house in 1863. The first church to be built was a Congregational Church in 1894 . Before that, services were held in private rooms. From 1910 to 1965 there was a cinema in Pettengill's Hall, a building that was the cultural center of the town for many years.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Island Falls, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 183 | 236 | 223 | |||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1063 | 1686 | 1683 | 1455 | 1370 | 1237 | 1018 | 913 | 981 | 897 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 793 | 837 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
Two buildings in Island Falls have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Island Falls Opera House in 1984 and the William Sewall House in 1982 .
Parks
Theodore Roosevelt was friends with Levi Sewall and his family and visited Island Falls several times. A state park on the Mattawamkeag River is dedicated to him. The park is called Bible Point and is a reminder that Theodore Roosevelt is said to have read the Bible there on Sundays.
Economy and Infrastructure
Tourism is an important industry in Iceland Falls, the city practically doubles its population in the summer months. In addition to the water sports on the two lakes in the town area, Island Falls offers an 18-hole golf course to which a complex with holiday apartments is attached. Hunting is also a popular leisure activity. In winter there are offers for excursions with snowmobiles.
traffic
Interstate 95 and US Highway 2 run through Island Falls . They connect Island Falls with Canada in the north and Bangor and Augusta in the south.
Public facilities
The Katahdin Public Library is located in Island Falls .
There is no hospital or medical facility in Island Falls. The closest hospital to Island Falls and the region is in Patten.
education
Island Falls is part of Regional School Unit 50 with Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hersey, 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
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Steve Clifford (born 1961), basketball coach
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 206 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Homepage of the municipality (English)
- Aroostook County's Iceland Falls website
- Island Falls on maine.gov
- Island Falls on City-Data.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iceland Falls, in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 21, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Robinson Mountain . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Island Falls, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Island Falls, Maine (ME 04747) 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 21, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Iceland Falls. (No longer available online.) Aroostook County Governement, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on April 25, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ The Island Falls Trail. (No longer available online.) Maine Woods Tourism, archived from the original on May 30, 2015 ; accessed on April 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Island Falls, Maine. Town of Island Falls, accessed April 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Iceland Falls. Visit Maine, accessed April 26, 2015 .
- ^ Katahdin Public Library. In: me.us. www.katahdin.lib.me.us, accessed on January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ rsu # 50. In: rsu50.org. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
