Knox (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 12, 1819 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Waldo County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 31 ′ N , 69 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 806 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 75.55 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 75.03 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 259 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04986 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-37585 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582545 | ||
| Website : | www.knoxmaine.com | ||
Knox is a town in Waldo County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 806 people lived there in 382 households on an area of 75.55 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Knox has a total area of 75.55 km², of which 75.03 km² is land and 0.52 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Knox is centrally located in Waldo County. Several smaller lakes are in the area, such as Mixer Pond and Dutton Pond to the southeast. The surface is slightly hilly, the 304 m high Aborn 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: Thorndike , 8.6 km
- Northeast: Jackson , 7.7 mi
- East: Brooks , 4.8 miles
- South-east: Waldo , 7.1 mi
- South: Morrill , 6.6 mi
- Southwest: Montville , 11.0 km
- West: Freedom , 7.2 mi
- Northwest: Unity , 8 miles
City structure
There are seven residential areas in Knox : East Knox , Fosters Corner , Knox Center , Knox Corner , Knox Ledge Corner , Knox Station and Ray Corner .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Knox 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 area of Knox belonged to the Grant of Waldo patent , previously Muscongus patent. Knox was organized as a town on February 12, 1819. Previously the area was organized as a Knox Plantation. Parts of Thorndike were added in 1831 and parts of Montville in 1833.
The town was named after Henry Knox , who later owned the Waldo patent.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Knox, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 414 | 560 | 666 | 897 | 1102 | 1074 | 889 | 852 | 657 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 558 | 511 | 532 | 509 | 471 | 445 | 439 | 443 | 558 | 681 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 747 | 806 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 220 runs north to south through the area. It is crossed by Maine State Route 137 .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in Knox. The closest are in Belfast.
There is no library in Knox. The closest is in Belfast.
education
Knox belongs to RSU # 3 with Brooks, Freedom, Jackson, 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knox in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 18, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Aborn Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b Knox, Waldo County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Knox, Maine (ME 04986) 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 July 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Knox. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2012, Retrieved July 18, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ RSU3 - School District. In: rsu3.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020 (American English).
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