Owls Head
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.jpg) Post Office in Owls Head |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1921 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 4 ′ N , 69 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,580 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 68.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 50.79 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 23.00 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 115 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04853 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-56135 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 56135 | ||
| Website : | owlshead.maine.gov | ||
 Owls Head Lighthouse |
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Owls Head is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 1580 inhabitants in 1060 households on an area of 50.79 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Owls Head has a total area of 50.79 km², of which 23.00 km² is land and 27.79 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
The Town Owls Head is located on the eastern part of the mainland of Knox County. The area of the town includes several islands in Penobscot Bay of the Atlantic Ocean . The larger and better known islands include: Ash Island and Spaulding Island . 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: Rockland , 4.1 mi
- Northeast: North Haven , 8.5 mi
- East: Vinalhaven , 31.4 km
- South: Muscle Ridge Islands , Unorganized Territory , 2.6 mi
- West: South Thomaston , 4.2 miles
- Northwest: Thomaston , 6.8 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Owls Head: Ash Point , Crescent Beach , Crocketts Beach , Head of the Bay , Holiday Beach , Ingrahams Beach , Lucia Beach and Owls Head (Owls Head Village) .
climate
The mean mean temperature at Owls Head ranges from −6.8 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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
The area around Owls Head got its name from sailors who, in 1759, compared the headland of Owls Head, which protrudes far into Penobscot Bay, to the stature of an owl.
The Town Owls Head was organized as an independent town on July 9, 1921. Previously, the Owls Head area belonged to the Town of South Thomaston. The reason for the separation from South Thomaston was the dissatisfaction of the residents with the condition of their five small one-room schools. The town had its first town assembly on August 29, 1921 at Owls Head School.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Owls Head, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 574 | 609 | 784 | 994 | 1281 | 1633 | 1574 | |||
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 1601 | 1580 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Museums
The Transportation Museum Maine is located in Owls Head. The collection of the museum, founded in 1974, includes more than 150 historic automobiles, planes, motorcycles and bicycles.
Buildings
In Owls Head, the Owls Head Light Station was placed under monument protection in 1978 and under the register no. 78000183 inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Parks
The Owls Head State Park is located on the headland to the east of town, on the Constructed in 1852 Owls Head Light Station is located. It is jointly administered by the United State Coast Guard and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
To the southwest is Birch Point State Park , a public recreation area of around 25 acres .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 73 runs through the northwest corner of the Town and connects with Owls Head Rockland to the North and South Thomaston in the southwest.
Knox County Regional Airport is to the west of Owls Head.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Owls Head. The closest are in Rockland and Camden.
Owls Head does not have its own library. The closest are in Rockland and South Thomaston.
education
Owls Head is part of Regional School Unit 13 along with Cushing, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Cushing Community School; School classes from kindergarten to year 5 in Cushing
- Thomaston Grammar School; School classes Kindergarten to 5th grade, in Thomaston
- Ash Point Community School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Owls Head
- South School; School classes Kindergarten through 5th grade, in Rockland
- Oceanside Middle School; School classes 6–8, in Thomaston
- Oceanside High School; School grades 9–12, in Rockland
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Owls Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 22, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ a b Owls Head, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Owls Head on City-Data.com , accessed on September 22, 2018
- ^ Owls Head Story on Town's website , accessed September 22, 2018
- ↑ Population 1930–2010 according to census results
- ^ Transportation Museum Maine , accessed October 5, 2018
- ↑ Owls Head Light Station 78000183
- ^ Owls Head State Park , accessed September 22, 2018
- ↑ Birch Point State Park , accessed September 22, 2018.
- ^ Regional School Unit 13 , accessed September 22, 2018
