Mount Chase

Mount Chase
Town Office
Location in Maine
Mount Chase
Basic data
Foundation :	March 2, 1864
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	46 ° 4 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 4 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	201 (as of 2010)
Population density :	2.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	97.72 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 94.92 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	268 m
Postal code :	04765
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-47560
GNIS ID :	0582610
Mount Chase

Mount Chase is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 201 inhabitants in 297 households on an area of ​​97.72 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Mount Chase has a total area of ​​97.72 km², of which 94.92 km² are land and 2.8 km² are water .

Geographical location

Mount Chase is in northeast Penobscot County and borders Aroostook County . In the northwest of the area are the Upper Shin Pond and the Lower Shin Pond . Several smaller rivers flow through the Mount Chase area. The area is hilly, the highest point being Mount Chase, 736 m high.

Neighboring communities

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

• North and West: North Penobscot , Unorganized Territory , 16 mi
• East: Hersey , Aroostook County, 9.3 mi
• South: Patten , 9.1 km

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Mount Chase: Myrick and Shin Pond .

climate

The mean mean temperature at Mount Chase is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) 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

The area was first organized as Monterey Plantation in 1860 , then as Mount Chase Plantation in 1862 for suffrage , and finally as Town Mount Chase on March 21, 1864 . A reorganization to a plantation took place on April 6, 1936 and since 1979 Mount Chase is again organized as a town. The area was originally mapped under the name Township No. 5, Sixth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T5 R6 WELS) . Mount Chase is very popular as a holiday region and also with artists.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Mount Chase, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								262	310	284
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	299	227	239	210	198	250	179	197	233	254
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	247	201

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Maine State Route 11 runs through southeast Mount Chase . The Maine State Route 159 , however, leads north to south through the west of Mount Chase.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Mount Chase. The closest facilities for the residents of Mount Chase are in Patten.

Mount Chase does not have its own library. The closest is in Patten.

education

Mount Chase is part of Regional School Unit 50 with Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hersey, Island Falls, Merrill, Moro Plantation, 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

Web links

Commons : Mount Chase, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Chase Mount Chase on maine.gov
• Mount Chase on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mount Chase in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed September 19, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Mount Chase. In: peakery.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Mount Chase, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 17, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Mount Chase, Maine (ME 04765) 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 September 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
8. ↑ rsu # 50. In: rsu50.org. Retrieved September 19, 2019 .