Orono (Maine)

Orono
Orono Post Office
Location in Maine
Orono
Basic data
Foundation :	March 22, 1806
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 53 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 53 ′  N , 68 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	10,362 (as of 2010)
Population density :	220 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	50.76 km 2  (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 47.11 km 2  (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	38 m
Postcodes :	04473-Town, 04469-UMaine
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-55575
GNIS ID :	0572773
Website :	www.orono.org

Orono is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 10,362 people lived there in 2,831 households on an area of ​​50.76 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Orono has a total area of ​​50.76 km², of which 47.11 km² are land and 3.65 km² are water .

Geographical location

Orono is located in the southeast of Penobscot County on the Penobscot River , which forms the eastern border of the town and flows south. The University of Maine campus is located on an island in the river . Adjacent to the northwest is Pushaw Lake . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Old Town , 5.1 mi
• East: Bradley , 13.4 miles
• Southeast: Eddington , 9 mi
• South: Bangor , 7.1 km
• West: Glenburn , 7.4 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Orono: Basin Mills , Cunningham Landing , Dufour Landing , Elliot Landing , Gould Landing , Orono , Villa Vaughn and Webster .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Orono is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° 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

University of Maine (1930)

Orono was settled from 1774. The first settlers were Jeremiah Colburn and Joshua Ayers, who came from Massachusetts. Initially, the area was organized as a plantation under the name Stillwater . The name Orono goes back to a chief of the Penobscot who lived in this area. When the town was incorporated on March 12, 1806, it included the area that is now part of City Old Town. This became independent in 1840 and separated from Orono.

The University of Maine has its campus on an island in the Penobscot River. Initially founded as the State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts , it offered early-stage courses in agriculture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, science, and literature. In 1897 it took its current name and is now known for teaching in the fields of food science, forestry (wood science), engineering, oceanography, pedagogy and economics. The number of students grew from 100 in 1880 to over 11,000 today.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Orono, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		351	415	1,472	1,521	2,785	2,533	2,888	2,245	2,790
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	3,257	3,555	3.133	3,338	3,702	7,504	8,341	9,989	10,578	10,573
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	9.112	10,362

Culture and sights

Museums

The University of Maine includes the Page Farm & Home Museum in Orono.

Buildings

Old Library Building (1910)

Old Fire Engine House

In Orono, seven structures and two districts have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

as a district

• The Orono Main Street Historic District was established in 1977 under registration no. 77000082 added.
• The University of Maine at Orono Historic District was registered in 1978 under no. 77000082 added.

as a building

• The William Colburn House was founded in 1973 under the register no. 73000134 added.
• The Maine Experiment Station Barn was established in 1990 under the registration number. 90001468 added.
• The Old Fire Engine House was founded in 1985 under the register no. 85002181 added.
• The Phi Gamma Delta House was founded in 2013 under the register no. 13000169 added.
• The Nathaniel Treat House was founded in 1973 under the register no. 73000143 added.
• The US Post Office-Orono Main was founded in 1986 under registration no. 86000881 added.
• The Gov. Israel Washburn House was founded in 1973 under the register no. 73000144 added.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 and US Highway 2 run through Orono . Both run in a north-south direction and connect Orono with Portland and Bangor in the south and the Canadian border in the north.

Public facilities

There are two hospitals in Orono.

There are two libraries in the town. The Orono Public Library is located on Pine Street and the university is home to the Raymond H. Fogler Library .

education

Orono is part of the Regional School Unit 26 . There are three schools in Orono: Asa Adams Elementary School, Orono Middle School, and Orono High School.

The University of Maine has its campus in Orono. With over 11,000 students, it is the largest university in Maine and Orono is the principal location of the University of Maine system .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Wallace Rider Farrington (1871–1933), Territorial Governor of Hawaii
• Merritt Lyndon Fernald (1873–1950), botanist
• Frances Laughton Mace (1836–1899), writer

Personalities who have worked on site

• Constance Hunting (1925-2006), writer
• Danny Kopec (1954–2016), chess player and computer science professor
• Israel Washburn Junior (1813–1883), Governor of Maine
• Dorothy Clarke Wilson (1904-2003), writer

Web links

Commons : Orono, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Orono on maine.gov
• Orono on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orono in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 29, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ Orono, Penobscot County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 1, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Orono, Maine (ME 04469, 04473) 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 May 1, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} History of Orono, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed May 1, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} The University of Maine. In: umaine.edu. The University of Maine, accessed May 1, 2018 (American English). 
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Orono Public Library | Orono, ME. In: orono.org. Retrieved May 1, 2018 . 
10. ^ Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine. In: umaine.edu. Raymond H. Fogler Library, accessed May 1, 2018 (American English). 
11. ^ Regional School Unit 26 | Cultivating a community of responsible, respectful and passionate learners. In: rsu26.org. Retrieved May 1, 2018 (American English).