Mars Hill (Maine)
| Mars Hill | |||
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 The eponymous Mars Hill near the place |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 21, 1867 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 34 ′ N , 67 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,493 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 16.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 91.17 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 90.99 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 186 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04758 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-43710 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582582 | ||
| Website : | marshillmaine.com | ||
Mars Hill is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States and is located on the border with Canada . In 2010 there were 1,493 inhabitants in 687 households on an area of 91.2 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Freedom has a total area of 91.17 km², of which 90.99 km² is land and 0.18 km² is water .
Geographical location
Mars Hill is centrally located on the eastern border of Aroostook County, on the border with Canada. The highest elevation in the rather flat railing is Mars Hill in the east of the town. It is 531 m high. The Prestile Stream flows south through the west of Mars Hill . It flows into the Saint Johns River . There are several small lakes in the town area. In the southwest of Winslow Lake and Easterbrook Lake and in the southwest of McPherson Lake .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Easton , 2 miles
- East: Wicklow Parish , New Brunswick , Canada 17 miles
- South: Blaine , 2 miles
- West: Westfield , 8.4 mi
City structure
There is only one settlement area in the area of the Town Mars Hill which is also called Mars Hill .
climate
The mean mean temperature at Mars Hill is between −12.2 ° C (10 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 19.4 ° C (67 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 3.5 degrees cooler in winter compared to the long-term mean of Maine, while the summer half-year largely corresponds to the mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May, with a peak value of around 62 cm in January, is up to three meters, about three times the average snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
The Canadian Hezekiah Mars was the first known settler to settle at the foot of the hill, which was later named Mars Hill after him and thus also gave the place its name. Around 1834, more people settled in the area as loggers . After the Aroostook War, the town's residents cleared the border line with Canada in 1842 and erected iron stakes as border marks. However, many families from Canada continued to settle at the foot of Mars Hill. The town's first school was opened in 1860. With increasing demand for wood after the end of the American Civil War , the town grew, roads were built and more and more land was cleared for agriculture .
In 1892 the place was connected to the railway network. As a result, more businesses were set up, and a bank and a cinema were opened. In 1912 a small community hospital was built that could accommodate five to six patients. In 1922 a fire destroyed many houses, including a new school. The town's first library was opened in 1937. The first wind farm in northern Maine is located on Mars Hill .
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Mars Hill, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 201 | 399 | 716 | 837 | ||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1183 | 1511 | 1783 | 1837 | 1886 | 2060 | 2062 | 1875 | 1892 | 1760 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1480 | 1493 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 reached Mars Hill to the south and leave the Town in the West. US Highway 1A branches off north in the village of Mars Hill . The Brownville – Saint-Leonard railway runs through Mars Hill.
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .
Public facilities
The WTA Hansen Memorial Library is located in Mars Hill . Which is also a point of contact as a library for the residents of the surrounding communities.
There are two medical facilities in Mars Hill. More can be found in Presque Isle.
education
Mars Hill belongs to the Maine School Administrative District # 42 with Blaine and the no longer independent E-Township
The following schools are offered at Mars Hill:
- Fort Street Elementary School
- Central Aroostook Jr.-Sr. High school
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 148 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mars Hill in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 28, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Mars Hill on Peakery
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Mars Hill, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Mars Hill, Maine (ME 04758) 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 28, 2018 (English).
- ^ History of Mars Hill. (No longer available online.) Town of Mars Hill, archived from the original on July 13, 2014 ; accessed on April 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Oakfield Wind Farm Project Moving Right. In: wagmtv.com. 2014, archived from the original on December 14, 2014 ; accessed on February 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1860–2010 according to census results
- ^ Welcome to the WTA Hansen Memorial Library - Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library. In: wtahansenlibrary.org. Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library, accessed January 1, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).
