Milo (Maine)

Milo
Milo Free Library
Location in Maine
Milo
Basic data
Foundation :	January 21, 1823
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 16 ′  N , 68 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ′  N , 68 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,340 (as of 2010)
Population density :	27.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	87.96 km 2  (about 34 mi 2 ) of which 85.42 km 2  (about 33 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	92 m
Postal code :	04463
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-46020
GNIS ID :	0582597
Website :	www.milomaine.org
Excelsior Mill

Milo is a town in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2340 inhabitants in 1274 households on an area of ​​87.96 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Milo has a total area of ​​87.96 km², of which 85.42 km² is land and 2.54 km² is water .

Geographical location

Milo is located in the southeast of Piscataquis County . The Piscataquis River flows east through the center of the town. The Sebec River and Pleasant River from the north flow into it . In the area of ​​the town there are only smaller lakes, which are connected to the Piscataquis River by other smaller rivers. The surface is rather flat and the highest point is the 200 m high Maquire Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Brownville , 6.1 mi
• Northeast: Lake View , 14.1 km
• East: Medford, Maine , 5.5 miles
• South: Southeast Piscataquis , Unorganized Territory , 7.9 mi
• Southwest: Atkinson , Unorganized Territory, 14.1 mi
• West: Sebec , 9.5 km

City structure

There are three settlement areas in Milo: Derby , East Milo and Milo .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Milo ranges from −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January to 19.4 ° C (67 ° 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

After the area was surveyed, the land was named Township No. 3, Seventh Range North of Waldo Patent (T3 R7 NWP) . The area was bought by Johnathan Hastings, who later had a partner named Welk from Boston. They sold most of the land to settlers, with Russell Kittridge of Bangor buying the rest of the land. Benjamin Sargent of Methuen, Massachusetts was the first to settle in 1802. Initially only with his 14-year-old son Theophilus, the family was brought up later. When Sargent went to fetch the family, the boy was left alone. He did the job well at first, but one day a bear ransacked his supplies. Thanks to the help of an Indian tribe that moved through the area, he was able to bridge the time until his father's return. The chief of the tribe left his son Ateon Oseon with Theophilus to help him. His father did not return with the rest of the family until the beginning of winter. More settlers followed. On January 21, 1823, the area was organized as a town named Milo.

It was Theophilus who chose the name Milo for the new town. It was named after the Greek athlete Milo of Croton . A dam was built over Traftons Falls in 1823 by Winborn Swett. Later he built the first sawmill, which was followed by other water mills. In 1901 and 1902, the American Thread Company, a bobbin manufacturer, erected buildings on West Main Street. Another sawmill produced spools and cardboard boxes. The Milo Textile Company was founded in 1922. She produced high quality machine threads. There is a thriving dairy in Milo.

Milo is part of the Three Rivers Community Alliance , a loose community association. The headquarters of the association is in Milo.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Milo, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				381	756	932	959	938	934	1029
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1150	2556	2894	2912	3000	2898	2756	2572	2624	2600
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2383	2340

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Milo, two structures and two archaeological sites have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The location of the archaeological sites is not disclosed.

• Brockway Site (ME 90.3) , 1987 under the register no. 87001152.
• Former Free Will Baptist Church , 2000 under registration no. 00001205.
• Milo Public Library , 1989 under registration no. 88003017.
• Sebec-Piscataquis River Confluence Prehistoric Archeological District , 1986 under the register no. 86003482.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Milo himself was connected to the US railroad network through the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad . In addition, there was a connection between Milo Junction and Katahdin Iron Works through the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway . In 1887, the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad first leased the line, then the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad leased the line and finally bought it on April 1, 1899. Since 2003 the railway has been under the control of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway .

In the village of Milo, the east-west running Maine State Route 6 meets the north-south running Maine State Route 11 .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Milo. Closest facilities for Milo residents are at Howland and Dover-Foxcraft.

The Milo Free Public Library is located in Milo .

education

Milo belongs to MSAD 41 with the other communities of the Three Rivers Community : Bowerbank, Brownville, LaGrange, Lake View, Medford, Milo and Sebec as well as the township of Atkinson.

There are several schools in the school district:

• Brownville Elementary School in Brownville, with grades 3 and 4
• Milo Elementary School in Milo, with the school classes from pre-kindergarten to 2
• Penquis Valley Middle School in Milo, with grades 5 to 8
• Penquis Valley High School in Milo, with grades 9 to 12

Web links

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

• The community site (English)
• Milo on maine.gov
• Milo on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Milo in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 5, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Maquire Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Milo, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 5, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Milo, Maine (ME 04463) 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 5, 2020 . 
7. ^ The History of Milo, 1802-1923 - Milo Historical Society. In: milohistorical.org. Retrieved January 5, 2020 (American English). 
8. ↑ Milo - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020 (American English). 
9. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
10. ↑ Brockway Site (ME 90.3) 87001152
11. ^ Former Free Will Baptist Church 00001205
12. ↑ Milo Public Library 88003017
13. ↑ Sebec-Piscataquis River Confluence Prehistoric Archeological District 86003482
14. ^ Milo Free Public Library. In: trcmaine.org. 2013, accessed on January 5, 2020 . 
15. ↑ MSAD 41. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed January 5, 2020 .