Sandy River (Maine)

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Sandy River Plantation
Town Hall Sandy River Plantation
Town Hall Sandy River Plantation
Location in Maine
Sandy River Plantation (Maine)
Sandy River Plantation
Sandy River Plantation
Basic data
Foundation : March 23, 1905
State : United States
State : Maine
County : Franklin County
Coordinates : 44 ° 55 ′  N , 70 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′  N , 70 ° 32 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 133 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 91 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of
which 88 km 2  (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 682 m
Postal code : 04970
Area code : +1 207
FIPS : 23-65655
GNIS ID : 582711
Website : Maine.gov

Sandy River Plantation is a plantation in Franklin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 133 people lived there in 61 households on an area of ​​91 km²

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Sandy River Plantation has a total area of ​​91 km², 88 km² of which is land and 3 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Sandy River Plantation is centrally located in Franklin County. Rangeley Lake borders in the northwest and Long Pond lies in the area of ​​the plantation in the west . Centrally located at the Sandy River are the Sandy River Ponds . There are other smaller lakes in the area of ​​the plantation. The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 954 m high Beaver Mountain .

Neighboring communities

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

climate

The mean mean temperature at Sandy River Plantation is between -11.8 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.33 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) 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

Sandy River belonged to the large plantation Dallas Plantation, organized in 1845 . Originally this was called Plantations 2 and 3 in the first range and 2 and 3 in the second range of townships , together with T3 R1 WBKP , today Rangeley Plantation, T2 R2 WBKP , today Dallas Plantation and T3 R2 WBKP , today the Town Rangeley, designated. When multiple township plantations were banned in 1859, the area was reorganized so that residents could continue to exercise their voting rights. The plantation was finally organized in 1905.

Population development

Census Results - Plantation of Rangeley, Maine
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents 111 50 45
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 21st 78 97 79 88 55 54 73 50 64
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 93 133

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 4 runs from the northwest to the southeast of Plantation and connects them to Rangeley in the north and the south Farmington.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities at Sandy River Plantation. The closest are in Rumford, Farmington and Rangeley.

Sandy River Plantation does not have its own library. The closest are in Stratton, Carrabassett Valley and Town Rangeley.

education

Sandy River Plantation belongs to RSU 78 , the Rangeley Lakes Regional Schools , with Dallas Plantation, Magalloway Plantation, Rangeley and Rangeley Plantation . There is an elementary school, a middle school and a high school available in the town of Rangeley.

Web links

Commons : Sandy River Plantation, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sandy River Plantation in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed May 3, 2018
  2. Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
  3. Beaver Mountain. In: peakery.com. Accessed April 29, 2018 .
  4. Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
  5. Data for Madrid Madrid, Maine (ME 04966) profiles: 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 May 3, 2018 (English).
  6. ^ Sandy River Plantation, Franklin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
  7. Population 1870-2010 according to census results
  8. RSU # 78 | Rangeley Lakes Regional School. In: rangeleyschool.org. Retrieved May 3, 2018 (American English).