Smyrna (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 7, 1839 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 10 ′ N , 68 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 442 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 4.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 91.2 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 90.9 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 268 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04763 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-69260 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582727 | ||
Smyrna is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 442 inhabitants in 188 households on an area of 91.2 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Portage Lake has an area of 91.2 km² , of which 90.9 km² consists of land and 0.3 km² of water .
Geographical location
Smyrna is a town in southeastern Aroostook County. The Duck Pond is northwest of Smyrna and the Duck Pond Outlet flows through the town. In the northeast bordering B Lake at, in the southeast of Cochrane Lake and south of the Timoney Lake . Timoney Mountain is 346 m high in the south.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Unorganized Territory of Central Aroostook , 9.4 mi
- Northeast: Hammond , 9.1 mi
- East: Ludlow , 8.6 miles
- Southeast: New Limerick , 9 mi
- South: Oakfield , 2.4 mi
- Southwest: Dyer Brook , 10 mi
- West: Merrill, Maine , 8.9 miles
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Smyrna: Dudley , Emerson Siding , Hemore (former post office), Hillman (former railway station), Ludlow , Smyrna Center and Smyrna Mills .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Smyrna is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° 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
The Methodist pastor Nehemiah Leavitt is considered to be the first settler in Smyrna in 1830 . The place was officially recognized as a town on March 7, 1839. The original name for this area was Township No. 6, Third Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T6 R3 WELS). The soil consists of gravelly loam and is fertile. The main crop is the potato. Spruce, hemlock, birch and maple grow in the forests. There was a sawmill in Smyrna.
A large number of Amish families have moved here since 1996 , and they have a strong influence on the place.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Smyrna, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 184 | 172 | 165 | 159 | 237 | 303 | ||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 411 | 411 | 460 | 442 | 409 | 349 | 331 | 318 | 354 | 378 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 415 | 442 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Interstate 95 , US Highway 2 and the Oakfield – Fort Kent railway line run through the south of the area of the Town of Smyrna . Interstate 95 connects Smyrna with the Canadian border in the east and Bangor in the south.
Public facilities
Smyrna does not have its own library. The closest is the Katahdin Public Library in Island Falls.
There is no hospital or medical facility in Smyrna. The closest hospital to Smyrna and the region is in Patten.
education
Smyrna is part of Regional School Unit 50 with Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hersey, Island Falls, Merrill, Moro Plantation, Mt. Chase, Oakfield, Patten, Sherman and Stacyville .
The following schools are available to students:
- Katahdin Elementary School (PK-6) in Stacyville
- Katahdin Middle / High School (7-12) in Stacyville
- Southern Aroostook Community Schools (PK-12) in Dyer Brook
literature
- Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 62 ff . ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Smyrna in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 15, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Timoney Mountain on Peakery
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Smyrna, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Smyrna, Maine (ME 04763) 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).
- ^ History of Smyrna, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
- ↑ Smyrna. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
- ↑ rsu # 50. In: rsu50.org. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
