Saint Agatha (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 17, 1899 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 14 ′ N , 68 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 747 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 90.7 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 76.4 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 261 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04772 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-64780 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582706 | ||
| Website : | www.stagatha.com | ||
Saint Agatha is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 747 inhabitants in 497 households on an area of 90.7 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of 90.7 km²; 76.4 km² of this is on land and 14.3 km² on water .
Geographical location
Saint Agatha is located on the northwestern bank of Long Lake in the northern part of Aroostook County , near the Canadian border, which runs through the Saint John River . Several smaller rivers flow through the area of the town, some of them flowing north to the Saint John River or south to Long Lake. The surface of the area is rather flat, the highest point is the 267 m high Morin Mountain on the north shore of Long Lake.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Frenchville , 5.7 mi
- East: Madawaska , 4.8 mi
- South: Unorganized Territory Square Lake , 4.8 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Saint Agatha: Bouchard (former post office), Corriveau Mill and St. Agatha .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Saint Agatha is between −13.3 ° C (8 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 16.7 ° C (62 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost 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
Saint Agatha was initially a Catholic parish that was recognized as the 466th town of Maine in March 1899. The first settler is Menon Ouellette, who set up a logging camp on Long Lake in 1847 and, after the deforestation, decided to use the area for agriculture and to remain. Good harvest yields due to the high quality of the soil attracted further settlers, so that by 1865 30 families had already settled nearby. This settlement, which was officially not yet a town, was called Lac A Menon . The residents were called Du Lac . A first road led to Dickeyville , which is now called Frenchville. Lac A Menon was itself part of the town of Frenchville at times. In 1889 the parish of Saint Agatha was founded, which then became the name of the new town in 1899. The parish, in turn, had Agatha of Catania as its namesake. In 1927, St. Agatha took over land from Frenchville. Even today, 79.7% of the population are French-speaking.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Saint Agatha, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1396 | 1533 | 1669 | 1596 | 1874 | 1512 | 1137 | 868 | 1035 | 919 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 802 | 747 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
The Lagassey farm was placed in 2009 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places under registration no. 08001356 added.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
From Frenchville in the north and US Highway 1 , Maine State Route 162 branches off in the direction of Villages Saint Agatha and connects Saint Agatha with Frenchville, Fort Kent and Madawaska.
Public facilities
Saint Agatha does not have its own library. The closest libraries are in Fort Kent and Madawaska.
There is no hospital in Saint Agatha. The closest medical facility is at the St. Joseph Nursing Home in Frenchville. Other hospitals in Fort Kent and Madawaska.
education
Saint Agatha, along with Frenchville and Madawaska, is part of the Maine School Administrative District # 33. The following schools are available to school children in the school district:
- Dr. Levesque Elementary School (PK-6) in Frenchville
- Wisdom Middle High School (7-12) in Saint Agatha
- St John Valley Technology Center in Frenchville
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Judy Paradis (* 1944), politician
Web links
- Saint Agatha's website
- Saint Agatha administrative records on the official Maine State websites
- Saint Agatha on City-Data.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint Agatha in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (also St. Agatha or Ste. Agathe ), accessed on February 15, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Morin Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ St. Agatha, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b St. Agatha, Maine (ME 04772) 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 February 15, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Our History. St Agatha, Maine, accessed April 8, 2015 .
- ↑ St. Agatha. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 8, 2015 .
- ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
- ↑ Lagassey Farm. National Park Service - US Department of the Interior, accessed September 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Welcome To MSAD 33. In: msad33.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
