Jackson (Maine)

Jackson
Jackson Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	June 12, 1818
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Waldo County
Coordinates :	44 ° 37 ′  N , 69 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 37 ′  N , 69 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	548 (as of 2010)
Population density :	8.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	65.68 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 65.42 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	150 m
Postal code :	04921
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-35450
GNIS ID :	0582533
Website :	www.jacksonmaine.net/office

Jackson is a town in Waldo County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 548 inhabitants in 272 households in an area of ​​65.68 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Jackson has a total area of ​​65.68 km², of which 65.42 km² is land and 0.26 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Jackson is north of Waldo County and borders on Penobscot County . The North Branch of Marsh Stream flows east through the town. There are only smaller lakes in the area. The surface is slightly hilly, the 300 m high Common Hill is the highest point in the area.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Dixmont , Penobscot County, 5.7 mi
• East: Monroe , 4.3 mi
• South: Brooks , 5.5 mi
• Southwest: Knox , 7.7 mi
• West: Thorndike , 8.0 km
• Northwest: Troy , 6.7 mi

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Jackson : Jackson , Jackson Corners, and South Jackson .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Jackson is between -7.8 ° C (18  ° 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

The Jackson area was part of the Waldo patent , later it was bought by Henry Knox , who eventually owned almost all of the area that was previously part of the Waldo patent. Knox sold land to early settlers, the rest eventually to Israel Thorndike, David Sears and William Prescott . Thorndike, a Boston citizen with a penchant for agriculture, set up a farm with horses, cows, sheep, and poultry, and an orchard with 500 apple trees. This farm has long been known as the "Great Farm". As Jackson Plantation, the area was organized in 1812, the organization as a town took place on June 12, 1818, probably named after General Henry Jackson.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Jackson, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		275	385	493	653	833	827	707	682	522
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	439	416	353	241	299	258	220	217	346	415
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	506	548

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 7 runs north to south through the area.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Jackson. The closest are in Belfast.

There is no library in Jackson. The closest is in Belfast.

education

Jackson belongs to RSU # 3 with Brooks, Freedom, Knox, Liberty, Monroe, Montville, Thorndike, Troy, Unity and Waldo .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Monroe Elementary School in Monroe
• Morse Memorial Elementary School in Brooks
• Mount View Elementary in Thorndike
• Mount View Middle School in Thorndike
• Mount View High School in Thorndike
• Troy Elementary in Troy
• Unity School in Unity
• Walker Elementary in Liberty

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Ezra Abbot (1819–1884), theologian, Bible critic and university professor
• David A. Boody (1837–1930), lawyer and politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jackson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 6, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Common Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Jackson, Waldo County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 6, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Jackson, Maine (ME 04921). In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on July 6, 2020 . 
7. ^ History of Jackson, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed July 6, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ RSU3 - School District. In: rsu3.org. Retrieved July 6, 2020 (American English). 

Web links

• Community website
• Jackson on City.com
• Jackson on my.gov