Moro Plantation
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 29, 1891 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 10 ′ N , 68 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 38 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 94.6 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 91.8 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 255 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04765 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-47175 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582616 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Moro Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 38 people lived there in 53 households on an area of 94.6 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Moro Plantation has a total area of 94.6 km², of which 91.8 km² is land and 2.9 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
The Moro Plantation is located in the southwest of Aroostook County on the border with Penobscot County . There are several lakes in the area of the plantation. The largest is Rockabema Lake to the north . On the western border of the area, Mud Lake and Pickett Mountain Pond loom over the Moro area. To the north of Moro is Secret Pond and to the southeast of Bradford Pond. Several smaller rivers run through the area, which is slightly hilly on the surface. The highest peak is 239 m high, east of the Rockabema Lake located Mattawamkeag Hill .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Unorganized Territory of Central Aroostook , 24.5 mi
- East: Merrill , 9.8 miles
- Southeast: Dyer Brook , 8.7 mi
- South: Hersey , 2.5 miles
- Southwest: Mount Chase , Penobscot County, 8.5 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory of North Penobscot , Penobscot County, 37.7 km
City structure
There are three settlement areas in the Moro Plantation area. To the south is Batesville and Halls Corner; to the north is Knowles Corner.
climate
The mean mean temperature in Hersey 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
Moro Plantation was part of the large Rockabema Plantation in the southwest of Aroostook County. In 1846 this extended over T6 R5 WELS (Moro), T7 R5 WELS and the northwestern quarter of T6 R4 WELS (Merrill). When Megaplantations were dissolved in Maine in 1859, the Rockabema Plantation was reduced in size and only comprised the Township Number 6 Fifth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T6 R4 WELS). The name was changed to Moro in 1970. Moro was reorganized in 1887 and 1890.
Population development
| Census Results - Plantation of Moro, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 171 | 199 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 217 | 215 | 181 | 169 | 130 | 84 | 49 | 24 | 30th | 38 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 63 | 38 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 11 the Aroostook Sceenic Highway leads north to south by Moro Plantation. It connects Moro in the south with Sherman and in the north with Fort Kent. In the north, at Knowles Corner , Maine State Route 212 branches off in an easterly direction and leads via Merrill to Oakfield. There are also other smaller roads in the area.
Public facilities
Moro Plantation does not have its own library. The closest is the Katahdin Public Library in Island Falls.
There is no hospital or medical facility in Moro Plantation. The closest hospital to Moro Plantation and the region is in Patten.
education
Moro Plantation is part of Regional School Unit 50 with Crystal, Dyer Brook, Island Falls, Hersey, Merrill, Mt. Chase, Oakfield, Patten, Sherman, Smyrna and Stacyville .
The following schools are available to students:
- Katahdin Elementary School (PK-6) in Stacyville
- Katahdin Middle / High School (7-12) in Stacyville
- Southern Aroostook Community Schools (PK-12) in Dyer Brook
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 256 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Moro Plantation in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 4, 2018
- ↑ In the United States, households include vacation rentals, second households, and so on.
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Mattawamkeag Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Moro Plantation, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Hersey, Maine (ME) 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 20, 2018 (English).
- ^ Main Genealogy of Moro Plantation
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ rsu # 50. In: rsu50.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
