Isle au Haut (Maine)

Isle au skin
Birch Point and Burnt Island Passage, circa 1908
Location in Maine
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Basic data
Foundation :	February 28, 1874
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Knox County
Coordinates :	44 ° 3 ′  N , 68 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′  N , 68 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	73 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	293.19 km 2  (approx. 113 mi 2 ) of which 32.43 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04645
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-35135
GNIS ID :	0582530
Website :	www.isleauhautmaine.us

Isle au Haut is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 73 people lived there in 42 households on an area of ​​293.195 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Isle au Haut has a total area of ​​293.19 km², of which 32.43 km² are land and 260.76 km² are water .

Geographical location

The town of Isle au Haut comprises several islands in Penobscot Bay of the Atlantic Ocean . The larger and better known islands include: Great Spoon Island , Isle au Haut , Kimball Island and York Island . Long Pond is located on Isle au Haut . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations. About half of Isle au Haut is part of Acadia National Park .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Stonington , Hancock County, 2.9 mi
• Northeast: Swans Island , Hancock County, 13.7 mi
• East: Frenchboro , Hancock County, 26 mi
• Southwest: Matinicus Isle , 26.9 mi
• West: Vinalhaven , 18.6 km
• Northwest: North Haven , 22.4 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Isle au Haut : Isle au Haut and Lookout .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Isle au Haut is between −6.8 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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

Isle au Haut got its name from Samuel de Champlain , who reached the islands of Penobscot Bay in 1604. "Au Haut" means "high island" and the name goes back to the fact that he and later Captain John Smith considered Isle au Haut to be the highest island in Penobscot Bay. Settlement started in 1792 when Peletiah Barter and his brothers Henry and William were the first to settle on Isle au Haut.

The Town Isle au Haut was organized as an independent town on February 28, 1874, previously the area belonged to the Town Deer Isle. In 1913 the town, which initially belonged to Lincoln County until 1786, was assigned to Knox County by Hancock County.

Even before Champlain reached and explored Penobscot Bay and Isle au Haut on his voyage of discovery in 1604, Indians used the islands. Mussel beds on the beaches are evidence of this use. Around 1880 Isle au Haut was also opened up for tourism as a summer resort and a summer colony was founded. Part of the island was donated to the state of Maine in 1943 and that land is now part of Acadia National Park. The other half of the island is owned by private owners. About 7000 guests reach the island in summer.

Population development

Census results - Town of Isle au Haut, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				102					274	206
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	182	160	102	89	97	82	68	45	57	46
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	79	73

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Isle au Haut, two structures have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places . The sites of the archaeological sites are not announced by the monument office.

Buildings

• Gooden Grant House 2013 under registration no. 13000926
• Isle Au Haut Light Station 1988 under the registration no. 87002265

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

You can get to the island with the Isle au Haut Boat Service . There are local roads on Isle au Haut.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Isle au Haut. The closest are in Rockland and Camden.

In Isle au Haut, the Revere Memorial Library is located in the Town Hall.

education

Isle au Haut School offers school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade on Isle au Haut.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Linda Greenlaw (* 1960), author

Web links

Commons : Isle au Haut, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Isle au Haut website
• Isle au Haut on City-Data.com
• Isle au Haut on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Isle au Haut in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 2, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Isle au Haut, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 2, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Isle au Haut on City-Data.com , accessed on September 2, 2018
6. ↑ Isle au Haut on maineencyclopedia.com , accessed on September 2, 2018
7. ↑ Isle au Haut on the National Park website , accessed September 2, 2018
8. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Gooden Grant House 13000926
10. ↑ Isle Au Haut Light Station 87002265
11. ^ Isle au Haut Boat Service , accessed September 2, 2018
12. ^ Revere Memorial Library , accessed September 2, 2018
13. ↑ Isle au Haut School , accessed September 2, 2018