Penobscot (Maine)

Penobscot
Penobscot Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 13, 1787
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 29 ′  N , 68 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 29 ′  N , 68 ° 42 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,263 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	120.56 km 2  (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 103.26 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	26 m
Postal code :	04476
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-57920
GNIS ID :	0582668
Website :	penobscotmaine.org

Penobscot is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1263 inhabitants in 593 households on an area of ​​120.56 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Penobscot has a total area of ​​120.56 km², of which 103.26 km² is land and 17.30 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Penobscot is located at the mouth of the Penobscot River in Penobscot Bay on the Atlantic Ocean , in the southwest of Hancock County. Today Pond borders in the north and the Bagaduce River in the south . In the area of ​​the town, Wight Pond lies in the east and Pierce Pond in the center . 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: Orland , 3.4 miles
• Northeast: Surry , 14 mi
• Southeast: Blue Hill , 12 mi
• South: Brooksville , 5.1 mi
• Southwest: Castine , 7.7 mi
• West: Stockton Springs , Waldo County, 9.1 mi
• Northwest: Verona Island , 5.3 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Penobscot: Marks Corner , North Penobscot , Penobscot , Penobscot Center , South Penobscot and West Penobscot .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Penobscot is between -6.1 ° C (21 ° 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

Penobscot was part of the Pentagoet settlement district, one of the earliest settlements in North America. The name comes from the Indian "Penobskeag", also "Penopeauke", which means "rocky place". Originally this area also included the towns of Castine and Brooksville. It was named Township No. 3 East of Penobscot River, Livermore Survey (T3 EPR LS) or Township No. 3 West of Union River designated. Other names were Majorbigwaduce, Magorbigwaduce, Magabagwaduce and Maja Bagadoose .

The first grant for the area was given to David Marsh and others, and it was measured by John Peters. The first settlers were the Scots Duncan and Findley Malcolm as well as Daniel and Neil Brown. The first permanent settler was Charles Hutebings, who settled on the area in 1765.

Penobscot was organized as a town in 1787 under the name Penobscot. Castine was spun off in 1796 and Brooksville in 1817. Additional land was ceded to Castine in 1817, 1839 and 1927 and to Town Surry in 1843. In 1845 parts of Surry and Blue Hill were added to the area and in 1857 parts of Sedgwick Town.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Penobscot, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										1048
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	935	1302	1009	1271	1474	1556	1557	1418	1341	1313
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1156	985	870	708	680	699	706	786	1104	1131
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1344	1263

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 175 and the 177 run through Penobscot in a west-east direction , the 15 , 199 and 166 run in a north-south direction.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Penobscot. The closest are in Belfast and Ellsworth.

There is no library in Penobscot. The closest are in Brooksville, Bucksport and Bangor.

education

Penobscot belongs to School Union 93 with Blue Hill, Brooksville, Castine and Surry . In Penobscot, the Penobscot School Department is responsible for school education.

Penobscot is home to the Penobscot Community School, with classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Middle and high schools are offered through the School Union.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• George W. Emery (1830–1909), politician and governor of the Utah Territory
• Roy L. Wardwell (1874–1949), politician and Maine State auditor

Web links

• Community website
• Penobscot on Maine.gov
• Penobscot on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Penobscot in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed June 16, 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. ↑ ^{a b c} Penobscot, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 16, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Penobscot, Maine (ME) 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 16, 2018 (English). 
6. ^ ^{A b} History of Penobscot, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed June 16, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
8. ↑ School Union 93 ( Memento of the original dated December 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 15, 2018 
9. ↑ penobscotschool. In: penobscotschool.org. penobscotschool, accessed June 16, 2018 .