Monticello (Maine)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | July 29, 1846 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 67 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 790 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 99.48 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 99.04 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 166 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04760 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-46685 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582604 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Monticello is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 790 inhabitants in 422 households on an area of 99.5 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Monticello has a total area of 99.48 km², of which 99.04 km² is land and 0.44 km² is made up of water .
Geographical location
Monticello is centrally located in the east of Aroostook County on the border with Canada . The Northern branch of the Meduxnekeag River flows centrally in an easterly direction through the town's area. There are several smaller lakes in the Monticello area. The larger of these lakes are Jewell Lake to the north, Alerton Lake to the west , Culling Pond and Rideout Lake , and Conroy Lake and Gentle Lake to the south . Smaller rivers run through the town they flow south or north in the Northern branch of the Meduxnekeag River . In the northwest is the 241 m high Sugar Loaf. the Meduxnekeag River flows through the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Bridgewater , 2.2 mi
- East: Wilmot , New Brunswick , Canada , 16 mi
- South: Littleton , 2.4 mi
- Southwest: Hammond , 9.2 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory of Central Aroostook , 25 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Monticello: Foster (former railway station), Harvey , Jewell (former location of the post office), Jewells Corner , Monticello , Monticello Dam (former railway station), Monticello Station and Sharp .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Monticello 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 town was founded on July 29, 1846 from the Monticello Plantation. The original name was Township Letter A, First Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (TA R1 WELS) or Wellington Township .
Early settlers included General Wellington, John Pond, Samuel Stackpole, and Peter Lowell. There was a Methodist church and seven schools in Monticello. In 1870 760 people lived in Monticello, in 1880 there were 965. The soil is good arable land, mainly hay, oats and potatoes were grown. In Monticello Village, on Meduxnekeag North Branch, there was a sawmill and a starch factory.
The Monticello Grange No. 338 is a historic town house. It was built in 1922 and served for many years as a festival building for social events, meetings of the town administration and the school board. It is still used for this purpose today. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 under number 00000760.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 227 | 483 | 760 | 965 | 1132 | |||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1332 | 1297 | 1268 | 1467 | 1504 | 1284 | 1109 | 1072 | 950 | 872 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 790 | 790 |
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 1 runs through Monticello in a north-south direction and connects Monticello in the north with Caribou and in the south with Houlton. The Brownville – Saint-Leonard line has a stop in Monticello.
Public facilities
In Houlton is the Cary Library , which is also available to the residents of Monticello.
There is no hospital in Monticello, but there are several hospitals and medical facilities in Houlton.
education
Monticello belongs with the Hammond, Houlton and Littleton to the Maine School Administrative District No. 29 .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Houlton Elementary School in Houlton (PreK- 2)
- Southside School in Houlton (3-5)
- Houlton Middle / High School in Houlton (6-12)
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 161 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Monticello in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 3, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Sugar Loaf on Peakery
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Monticello, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Monticello, Maine (ME 04760) 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 February 3, 2018 (English).
- ^ Monticello on Maine Genealogy
- ^ History of Monticello, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ rsu 29. In: rsu29.org. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
