Orland (Maine)

Orland
Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in East Orland
Location in Maine
Orland
Basic data
Foundation :	February 21, 1800
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 35 ′  N , 68 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′  N , 68 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,225 (as of 2010)
Population density :	18.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	136.93 km 2  (approx. 53 mi 2 ) of which 121.83 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	85 m
Postal code :	04472
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-55505
GNIS ID :	0582650
Website :	www.orlandme.org/index.htm

Orland is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 2225 inhabitants in 976 households on an area of ​​136.93 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Orland has a total area of ​​136.93 km², of which 121.83 km² are land and 15.10 km² are water .

Geographical location

Orland is located in the southwest of Hancock County, at the confluence of the Penobscot River in Penobscot Bay . The Penobscot River limits the town to the west. There are several lakes in the area of ​​the town. The largest is Toddy Pond in the south. To the north are Alamoosook Lake and Craig Pond . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the centrally located, 291 m high Great Pond Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

• Northeast: Dedham , 8.4 miles
• East: Ellsworth , 13.2 miles
• Southeast: Surry , 11.9 mi
• South: Penobscot , 5.5 km
• West: Verona Island , 12.4 km
• Northwest: Bucksport , 6.1 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Orland: Cranes Corners , East Orland , Five Mile Corners , North Orland , Orland (Orland Village), South Orland, and Winkumpaugh Corners .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Orland is between -7.22 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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

Orland was one of six parishes whose grant was given by Kings William and Mary II to David Marsh and 350 other citizens of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The land allocation was upheld by the Massachusetts court in 1764.

Initially, the area was named Township No. 2 Orland East of Penobscot River, Livermore Survey (T2 EPR LS); Township No. 2 West of Union River, or as Eastern River Township No. 2 designated. The other five townships were Township No. 1 West of Union River , Plantation No. 3 Penobscot (Castine) , Plantation No. 4 Sedgwick , Plantation No. 5 Blue Hill and Plantation No. 6 surry . Another early name of the township was Alamasook .

There are official reports that the grant for Orland went to W. Dall, Nathaniel Snellings, Robert Treat, and other Boston owners, but this was believed to be a later grant for an additional area.

The Town of Orland was organized on February 21, 1800. The name comes from the English "Oar" (oar). An oar was found on the bank by Joseph Gross, an early settler in 1764. The town's assemblies were held in a residential building until 1804, then in the newly constructed school building.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Orland, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	294	480	610	975	1381	1579	1787	1701	1689	1390
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1251	1224	910	891	1015	1155	1195	1307	1645	1805
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2134	2225

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

US Highway 1 runs through Orland in a west-easterly direction , from which Maine State Route 15 and Maine State Route 176 branch off in a southerly direction .

Public facilities

Orland does not own any medical facilities or hospitals of its own. Closest ones are in Brewer and Ellsworth.

The Little Free Library is located on School House Road in Orland.

education

Orland is part of the RSU 25 school district with Bucksport, Prospect and Verona Island .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• GH Jewett School, with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
• Miles Lane School with grades 1 to 4
• Bucksport Middle School with grades 5 to 8
• Bucksport High School with grades 9 to 12

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909–1971), writer

Web links

Commons : Orland, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Orland on Maine.gov
• Orland on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed June 10, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Great Pond Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed June 10, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Orland, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed June 10, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Orland, Maine (ME 04472) 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 June 10, 2018 (English). 
7. ^ Remembering The Past - Town of Bucksport, Maine. In: bucksportmaine.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} History of Orland, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed June 10, 2018 . 
9. ^ History of Orland - Early Settlers. In: orlandme.org. Retrieved June 10, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
11. ^ Regional School Unit 25. In: rsu25.org. Retrieved June 10, 2018 .