Long Island (Maine)

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Boat on Long Island
Location in Maine
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Basic data
Foundation :	July 1, 1993
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	43 ° 41 ′  N , 70 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 70 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	230 (as of 2010)
Population density :	62.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	86.8 km 2  (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of which 3.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04050
FIPS :	23-41067
GNIS ID :	01729676
Website :	townoflongisland.us/wp/

Long Island is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 230 people lived there in 381 households on an area of ​​86.8 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Long Island has an area of ​​86.8  km² , of which 3.7 km² are land and 83.1 km² are water .

Geographical location

The Town of Long Island is located on Long Island in Casco Bay, in the Atlantic Ocean . Long Island is one of 15 Maine islands that are year-round inhabited. A few other, smaller uninhabited islands belong to the area of ​​the town. The town can only be reached by ship or ferry.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Yarmouth , 2.6 miles
• Northeast: Chebeague Island , 5.3 mi
• East: Cliff Island part of Portland , 2.4 mi
• Southwest: Peaks Island part of Portland , 2.4 mi
• Southwest: Great Diamond Island part of Portland , 2.4 mi
• West: Falmouth , 8.5 miles
• Northwest: Cumberland , 7.1 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas on Long Island: Long Island and Mariner with the former post office.

climate

The mean mean temperature on Long Island is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) 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 Town Long Island is the youngest town in Main. It was founded when Portland broke up on July 1, 1993. Before that, a town was last founded in 1925. Long Island is only accessible by ferry or boat in 45 minutes.

Long Island, like the other islands in Casco Bay, was settled by European settlers in the 17th century. Before that, Indians from the Abenaki tribe lived there . Colonel Ezekiel Cushing bought the island in 1732, making him the first known settler to settle on Long Island. After his death in 1765 he bequeathed the island to his nine children. Soon after, other settlers came to the island. During the Second World War, Long Island served as a tank farm for the US Navy . Supply stations and army buildings were built on the island. Many of these buildings still stand on the island.

When the town of Portland, to which Long Island belonged, tripled the fees and taxes on Long Island in the early 1990s, the residents decided to make themselves independent of Portland. The Town of Long Island was established on July 1, 1993.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Long Island, Maine
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	202	230

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Long Island is only accessible by boat or ferry. Long Island is also connected by ferry to Chebeague Island, Cliff Island and Great Diamond Island.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities on Long Island. Hospitals can be found in Portland, Falmouth and Westbrook.

Long Island has its own library, the Long Island Community Library .

Other infrastructure facilities besides the municipal administration are an art gallery, fire department and rescue department. There is a post office, two shops and an inn.

education

Long Island is home to the Long Island Elementary School with classes from kindergarten through the 5th grade. This school is attended by 13 school children and is supervised by two teachers. Some school children attend schools in Portland.

Web links

Commons : Long Island, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Long Island homepage
• Long Island administrative data on the official Maine state websites
• Long Island on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Long Island in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 16, 2018
2. ↑ In the United States, households include vacation rentals, second households, and so on.
3. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Long Island, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 16, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Long Island, Maine (ME 04050) 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 March 16, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ ^{A b} town Long Island , accessed April 8, 2015.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Cascobayline's History of Long Island
9. ↑ Population 2000–2010 according to census results
10. ^ Long Island Community Library. In: me.us. Long Island Community Library, accessed March 16, 2018 (American English). 
11. ↑ Meet Our Staff | Long Island School. In: me.us. school.long-island.lib.me.us, accessed March 16, 2018 (American English). 
12. ^ Schools . In: Town of Long Island Maine . 2012 ( townoflongisland.us ).