Macwahoc Plantation
| Macwahoc Plantation | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 14, 1860 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 68 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 79 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1 inhabitant per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 76.7 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 76.2 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 121 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04459 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-42450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582575 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Macwahoc Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 79 people lived there in 83 households on an area of 76.7 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Macwahoc Plantation has a total area of 67.7 km², of which 67.2 km² is land and 0.5 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Macwahoc is located in the south of Aroostook County on the border with Penobscot County . The surface of the area is flat, there are no significant elevations. The Molunkus River and the Machwahoc River flow through the area of the Plantation. The settlements are located at the confluence of the two rivers. The Mlunkus Lake is located in the northwest of the plantation, it has its outflow into the Molunkus River.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Unorganized Territory of South Aroostook , 6.1 mi
- East: Reed Plantation , 17 mi
- Southeast: Drew , 10 mi
- South: Unorganized Territory , Kingman 4.9 mi
- Southwest: Mattawamkeag ,
- West: Unorganized Territory of South Aroostook , 6.1 mi
City structure
There are two settlement areas in the Macwahoc Plantation area: Macwahoc and Murray (formerly a post office site).
climate
The mean mean temperature at Macwahoc Plantation is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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 original name of the plantation was Township 1, Fourth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T1 R4 WELS) . The place was settled in 1830 . In October 1844 the plantation was organized under the name Molunkus Plantation to give the residents the right to vote. On December 16, 1851, the plantation was founded and renamed Macwahoc. The area was reorganized in 1854 and 1860 and for tax purposes in 1887. For a long time, agriculture and logging were the main branches of the economy. There was a school and in 1870 170 people lived in the area. In 1880 there were 187.
Population development
| Census Results - Plantation of Macwahoc, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 202 | 170 | 187 | 216 | ||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 153 | 147 | 131 | 163 | 242 | 131 | 165 | 126 | 126 | 114 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 98 | 79 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 2 leads north to south through the Plantation Macwahoc. In the area of the Macwahoc settlement, the US Highway 2A , the Military Road , branches off in a northeastern direction. Coming from the south, Maine State Route 170 joins this intersection .
Public facilities
Macwahoc Plantation does not have its own library. The closest is in Mattawamkeag.
There is no hospital or medical facility in Macwahoc Plantation. The closest hospital to Macwahoc Plantation and the region is Penobscot Valley Hospital and it is located in Lincoln.
education
The Macwahoc Plantation School Department is responsible for school education. There is no public school in the Plantation area. School children must attend schools in the area or be homeschooled.
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 260 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Macwahoc Plantation in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 27, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Macwahoc , accessed on February 11, 2018
- ↑ Mattawamkeag, Maine (ME 04459) 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 January 27, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Macwahoc on Maine Genealogy
- ↑ macwahoc. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 7, 2015 .
- ↑ History of Macwahoc, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
