Osborn (Maine)

Osborn
State Route 9 in Osborn
Location in Maine
Osborn
Basic data
Foundation :	February 11, 1876
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 48 ′  N , 68 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 68 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	67 (as of 2010)
Population density :	0.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	98.52 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 91.17 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	125 m
Postal code :	04408
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-55855
GNIS ID :	0582653
Website :	maine.gov

Osborn is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 67 people lived there in 29 households on an area of ​​98.52 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Osborn has a total area of ​​98.52 km², of which 91.17 km² are land and 7.36 km² are water .

Geographical location

Osborn is centrally located in Hancock County. A branch of the Union River flows south through the town. Spectacle Pond is located in the south-west of the Town area . The surface is rather flat and the highest point is the 198 m high Birch Hill .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Aurora , 2.5 mi
• East: East Hancock , Unorganized Territory, 7.9 mi
• South: Eastbrook , 2.8 miles
• Southwest: Waltham , 5.7 mi
• West: Mariaville , 9.8 miles
• Northwest: Amherst , 11 mi

City structure

There is only one settlement area in Osborn: Dog Corners .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Osborn is between -7.2 ° 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

Osborn was named Plantation No. 21 organized on October 23, 1840 to give residents the right to vote. This was confirmed by the government in 1895. The name was changed to Osborn Plantation on April 4, 1923 . Previously, the area was called Township No. 21 Middle Division, Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T21 MD BPP) .

Osborn was organized as a town on February 11, 1976.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Osborn, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents				34	40	49	36	33	47	72
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	69	67

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 9 runs east to west along the northern border of Osborn. From here, Maine State Route 179 branches off in a southerly direction.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Osborn. The closest are in Beddington or Orono.

The library for Osborn and the surrounding communities is located in the Airline Community School in Aurora.

education

Osborn belongs to CSD # 8 with Aurora, Amherst, Dedham, Great Pont and Orrington .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Airline Community School in Aurora, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
• Center Drive School in Orrington, through Grade 8
• Dedham School in Dedham, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade

Web links

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

• Osborn on Maine.gov
• Osborn on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Osborn in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 21, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Birch Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Osborn, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Osborn, Maine (ME 04408) 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 14, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ Osborn Plantation . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2012 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
8. ↑ Population 1930–2010 according to census results
9. ^ Maine Department of Education. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2018 (American English).