Louds Island
| Louds Island | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 55 ′ N , 69 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 0 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 38.79 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 4.05 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 0 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04564 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-41280 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1954727 | ||
Louds Island , also Muscongus Island , is an Unorganized Territory in Lincoln County of the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 nobody lived there permanently for the entire year. There are 43 houses on Louds Island, most of which are used as vacation homes.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Louds Island has a total area of 38.79 km², of which 4.05 km² is land and 34.74 km² consists of water .
Louds Island is in the south of Lincoln County in Muscongus Bay of the Atlantic Ocean , off the coast of Bristol. The Louds Island area includes other islands. The better known are Marsh Island , Indian Island , Thief Island , Killick Stone Island , Ross Island, and Haddock Island .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Bremen , 8.1 km
- East: Friendship , 4 miles
- West: Bristol , 6.3 km
history
Louds Island was first settled by European settlers in the mid-16th century. After the end of the Seven Years' War in the 1750s, the first settlers settled on the islands that belong to Louds Island all year round. The listed Loudville Church was built in 1913. At the time, about 150 people lived on Louds Island, there were two shops, a post office, a school with a classroom and about 20 school children. In the middle of the 20th century the inhabitants left the island and since then it has only been used as a summer colony.
Economy and Infrastructure
A dirt road runs through the area. It flows into a trekking path in the south of Louds Island, which opens up the Elizabeth Noyce Preserve . There are no public facilities or other infrastructure on Louds Island.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louds Island in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 18, 2018
- ↑ American FactFinder - Community Facts. In: census.gov. factfinder.census.gov, accessed November 18, 2018 .
- ↑ NPGallery Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed November 18, 2018 .
