Portage Lake

This article covers the location in Maine. Information on the lake of the same name can be found at Portage Lake (Alaska) .

Portage Lake
Portage Lake Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	March 24, 1909
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	46 ° 47 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 47 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	391 (as of 2010)
Population density :	4.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	89.5 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 79.7 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	195 m
Postal code :	04768
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-60300
GNIS ID :	00582681
Website :	townofportage.org

Portage Lake is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 391 inhabitants in 188 households with a total of 511 "housing units" on an area of ​​94.9 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Portage Lake has an area of ​​89.5  km² , of which 79.7 km² are land and 9.8 km² are water .

Geographical location

Portage Lake is centrally located in the northern part of Aroostook County. The lake Portage Lake is centrally located in the area of Town Portage Lake. It is traversed by the Fish River , a tributary of the Saint John River . The Fish River reaches the area in the west of the town and leaves it in a northerly direction. The 301  m high West Mountain is on the southeastern shore of the lake.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 47 mi
• East: Unorganized Territory from Square Lake , 11.9 mi
• Southeast: Ashland , 8 miles
• South: Nashville Plantation , 2.3 mi
• West: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 47 mi

In all other directions around Portage Lake are areas that are not intended for settlement and are not subject to any administration. However, they are subdivided into systematic parcels for later use or for major projects (e.g. the laying of high-voltage lines from power plants).

City structure

In the area of ​​the Town Portage Lake there are two settlement areas: Buffalo and Portage .

climate

Portage Lake, Maine
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     71   -6 -17     61   -4 -16     69   1 -11     84   9 -2     81   17th 4th     94   23 10     99   25th 13     91   25th 12     99   20th 7th     102   12 1     91   5 -4     97   -2 -12 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.weatherbase.com

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Portage Lake, Maine Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -5.9 -3.8 1.4 9.1 17.3 22.6 25.2 24.6 19.6 11.8 4.5 -2.2 O 10.4 Min. Temperature (° C) -17.2 -16.3 -10.5 -1.6 4.4 9.8 13.2 11.7 6.8 1.1 -4.1 -11.7 O −1.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 71.1 61.0 68.6 83.8 81.3 94.0 99.1 91.4 99.1 101.6 91.4 96.5 Σ 1,038.9 Source: www.weatherbase.com

The mean average temperature in Portage Lake is between −11.5 ° C in January and 19.2 ° C in July. This means that compared to the long-term mean in winter, the place is around 3 degrees cooler than the mean for the state of Maine, while the summer months are on average for Maine's temperature values. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The first settler of the place is in 1844 Matthew Stevens. In 1850 the place was large enough to be temporarily considered a plantation in the context of elections . It was previously named Township No. 13, Sixth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T13 R6 WELS). In 1895 it was finally recognized as a plantation . In 1903 the place received a railway connection. The first general store opened around this time . On March 24, 1909, the place was given the status of a town . Portage Lake was a center of logging in the early twentieth century . The town has had an employed city administrator since 1942. Rescue dogs were trained at Portage Lake during World War II . The film The Last Signal is based on a true story about a dog squad that was trained in Portage Lake and Presque Isle .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Portage Lake, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								124	132	140
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	241	500	721	886	773	542	458	477	562	445
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	390	391

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 11 , the Aroostook Road , one of the oldest roads in northern Maine, crosses the town in north-south direction. It connects Portage Lake with Fort Kent and the Canadian border in the north and Sherman in the south.

The Oakfield – Fort Kent railway runs through Portage Lake .

Public facilities

Portage Lake does not have its own library, the closest being the Ashland Community Library in Ashland.

The Katahdin Valley Health Center operates a facility in Ashland that can also be used by the residents of Portage Lake.

education

The Ashland School District is located in Ashland and is part of Maine School Administrative District # 32 . The district includes Ashland Garfield Plantation, Masardis, Oxbow, Portage Lake and Sheridan.

The Ashland District School offers classes from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade for approximately 320 school children . The school is accredited with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lucy Hayward Barker (1872–1948), painter

literature

• Portage Lake Centennial Committee (Ed.): Portage Lake. History and Hearsay, 1909-2009. Portage Lake Centennial Committee, Portage Lake ME 2009, ISBN 978-0-578-01461-6 .

Web links

• Community website
• Portage Lake administrative records on the official Maine state websites

References and comments

1. ↑ Portage Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 11, 2018
2. ↑ In the United States, "housing units" also include holiday homes, second households, etc.
3. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
4. ↑ West Mountain on Peakery ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2015 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. 
5. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
6. ^ Portage Lake, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 11, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
8. ^ Brief History of Portage Lake. Town of Portage Lake, Maine, accessed April 8, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
10. ^ Library - Town of Ashland. In: townofashland.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 (American English). 
11. ^ Katahdin Valley Health Center. In: kvhc.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 (American English). 
12. ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English). 
13. ^ Ashland District School ( Memento July 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive )