Mattawamkeag

Mattawamkeag
Location in Maine
Mattawamkeag
Basic data
Foundation :	February 14, 1860
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 33 ′  N , 68 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′  N , 68 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	687 (as of 2010)
Population density :	7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	98.52 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 97.72 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	122 m
Postal code :	04459
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-44270
GNIS ID :	0582585

Mattawamkeag is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 922 people lived there in 407 households on an area of ​​98.52 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Mattawamkeag has a total area of ​​98.52 km², of which 97.72 km² is land and 0.8 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Mattawamkeag is in the east of Penobscot County, in the north borders with Aroostook County . The western boundary of the area is the Penobscot River . The Mattawamkeag River , which flows into the Penobscot River, flows west through the southern part . Several small rivers flow in a southerly direction through the area of ​​the town and flow into the Mattawamkeag River or the Penobscot River. In the center is the only lake in the area, the Back Settlement Pond . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: South Aroostook , Aroostook County, Unorganized Territory , 20 mi
• Northeast: Macwahoc Plantation , Aroostook County, 6.6 mi
• East: Kingman , Unorganized Territory, 4.9 mi
• Southeast: Webster , 7.7 mi
• South: Winn , 6.7 mi
• West: Woodville , 7.2 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Mattawamkeag: Back Settlement , Boom Islands , Jordan Mills , Mattawamkeag , Meadowville , Neadeauville and Webb Hill .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Mattawamkeag is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° 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

Mattawamkeag Town was organized on February 14, 1860. Previously, the area was organized as Mattawamkeag Plantation in 1854. This was located in the area of ​​a former Indian settlement of the eastern Abenaki . Due to its location on two large rivers, the area was explored by European immigrants as early as 1624. A first settler settled in 1829. That year the Houlton Military Road also reached Mattawamkeag.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Mattawamkeag, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			7th	16			280	356	456	633
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	527	517	553	461	843	803	945	988	1000	830
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	825	687

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Mattawamkeag, a building has been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• George W. Smith Homestead , 1980 under the register no. 80000249.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Centrally through the Mattawamkeag area, US Highway 2 runs north-south and parallel to the Penobscot River, in the western part of the town, Maine State Route 157 .

Mattawamkeag is on the Eastern Maine Railway .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Mattawamkeag. Closest facilities for Mattawamkeag residents are in Lincoln and Howland.

In Mattawamkeag, the Mattawamkeag Public Library is on Maine Street.

education

Mattawamkeag belongs to Regional School Unit 67 with Chester and Lincoln. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Ella P. Burr School in Lincoln, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade
• Mattanawcook Jr. High School in Lincoln, 4th through 8th grade
• Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, grade 9 through 12

Web links

Commons : Mattawamkeag, Maine  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Mattawamkeag on maine.gov
• Mattawamkeag on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mattawamkeag in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed August 17, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Lee, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved August 17, 2019 . 
5. ↑ 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 August 17, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Mattawamkeag. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. 2012, Retrieved August 17, 2019 (American English). 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ George W. Smith Homestead 80000249
9. ↑ rsu 67. In: rsu67.org. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .