Plymouth (Maine)

Plymouth
Plymouth Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 21, 1826
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 47 ′  N , 69 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′  N , 69 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,380 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	80.42 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 77.00 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	66 m
Postal code :	04969
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-59950
GNIS ID :	0582679
Website :	www.townofplymouthmaine.com

Plymouth is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1380 inhabitants in 615 households on an area of ​​80.42 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Plymouth has a total area of ​​80.42 km², of which 77.00 km² are land and 3.42 km² are water .

Geographical location

Plymouth is located in the southwest of Penobscot County and is bordered by Waldo County to the southwest and Somerset County to the west . In the southeast is the Plymouth Pond and in the south of the Round Pond connected to the Plymouth Pond . The Martin Stream flows north. A few smaller streams run through the area of ​​the town. The surface is flat.

Neighboring communities

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

• Northeast: Newport , 5.8 mi
• East: Etna , 8.2 km
• South-east: Dixmont , 12.2 km
• Southwest: Troy , Waldo County, 7.7 mi
• West: Detroit , Somerset County, 3.4 mi
• Northwest: Palmyra , Somerset County, 7.7 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Plymouth: Hows Corner and Plymouth .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Plymouth ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) 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

Plymouth was organized as a town on February 21, 1826. The area of ​​the new town of Plymouth included parts of the town of Edna and the township T5 R2 NWP. The town was named after Plymouth in Massachusetts , which was named after Plymouth in England .

The town was able to grow economically thanks to the hydropower used on the Martin Stream. By 1880 Plymouth had 828 people, ten shops, two hotels, and nine public schools.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Plymouth, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				504	843	925	989	941	828	689
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	658	590	576	468	462	496	494	542	811	1152
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1257	1380

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Interstate 95 runs through Plymouth in a west-east direction through the northeast . The Maine State Route 69 also runs east to west. It is crossed by Maine State Route 7 .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Plymouth. Closest facilities for Plymouth residents are in Hartland, St. Albans and Pittsfield.

Plymouth does not have its own library. The closest are in Newport, Detroit and Carmel.

education

Plymouth is part of Regional School Unit 19 with Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra and St. Albans .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Corinna Elementary School in Corinna, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade
• Etna-Dixmont School in Etna, with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade
• Newport / Plymouth Elementary School in Newport, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
• St. Albans Consolidated in St. Albans, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Somerset Valley Middle School in Hartland, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Sebasticook Middle School in Newport, with classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Nokomis Regional High in Newport, with school classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Samuel Butman (1788–1864), politician

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Plymouth in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on December 1, 2019
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. ^ Plymouth, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed December 1, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Plymouth, Maine (ME 04969) 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 December 1, 2019 . 
6. ^ Plymouth - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019 (American English). 
7. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
8. ^ Regional School Unit 19. In: rsu19.org. Accessed December 1, 2019 .