Nashville Plantation
| Nashville Plantation | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 25, 1860 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 42 ′ N , 68 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 46 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 91.2 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 180 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04732 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-48120 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582614 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Nashville Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 46 people lived there in 25 households on an area of 92.2 km². Due to its small population, Nashville Plantation does not have its own local government, but does so from nearby Ashland .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the plantation has an area of 92.2 km²; 91.2 km² of this is land and 1.0 km² is water .
Geographical location
The Nashville Plantation is in northeast Aroostook County. The Little Machias Lake , through which the Little Machias River flows to the southeast, is located in the northwest of Plantation. It is the largest lake in the Nashville area. The surface of the area is flat, without any higher elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Portage Lake , 2.3 mi
- Northeast: Unorganized Territory from Square Lake , 13 mi
- East: Ashland , 7.5 miles
- South: Garfield Plantation , 2.5 mi
- West: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 47 mi
City structure
In Nashville Plantation there is a settlement area with Skerry , a former railway station.
history
The Nashville Plantation was organized on June 25, 1860 to give residents the right to vote. The original name was Township Number 12 Sixth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T12 R6 WELS). Nashville was reorganized in 1873 and 1889. Eventually the status was confirmed in 1895.
Population development
| Census Results - Plantation of Nashville, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 33 | 34 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 32 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 30th | 50 | 48 | 43 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 55 | 46 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Nashville is on Maine State Route 11 , the Aroostook Sceanic Highway , one of the oldest roads in northern Maine. It connects the Nashville Plantation with Fort Kent in the north and Sherman in the south.
The Oakfield – Fort Kent railway line runs through the area, but is up for sale or decommissioning and is only used irregularly by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway for freight traffic. The former passenger station was in the Skerry settlement .
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle.
Public facilities
Nashville Plantation does not have its own library, the Ashland Community Library is the closest for the residents of the Plantation.
The Katahdin Valley Health Center has a facility in Ashland.
education
The schooling of school children in the Plantation is organized with the Nashville Plantation School District .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nashville Plantation in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , 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)
- ↑ a b Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Nashville Plantation on mainegenealogy.net , accessed on February 4, 2018
- ^ Maine Genealogy to Nashville Plantation
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ^ Library - Town of Ashland. In: townofashland.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Katahdin Valley Health Center. In: kvhc.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 (American English).
