St. John Plantation
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1859 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 10 ′ N , 68 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 267 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 133.5 km 2 (approx. 52 mi 2 ) of which 130.2 km 2 (approx. 50 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 362 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04743 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-65200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582710 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
St. John Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 267 inhabitants in 154 households on an area of 133.5 km². 59.5% of the residents are French-speaking.
geography
The area of St. John Plantation covers 133.5 km², of which 130.2 km² is land and 3.3 km² is water.
Geographical location
St. John is located on the south bank of the eponymous Saint John River , which forms the border with Canada here. There are several lakes in the area of the plantation. among the largest are Wheelock Lake in the east, Hunnewell Lake in the west and Wallagrass Lakes in the south. The surface of the area is slightly hilly and the highest point is the 435 m high Bossy Mountain in the east on the border with Fort Kent .
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Saint-François-de-Madawaska , Madawaska County , NewBrunswick , Canada, 3.1 mi
- Northeast: Fort Kent , 12 mi
- East: Wallagrass , 8.6 miles
- Southeast: Eagle Lake , 6.1 mi
- South: Unorganized Territory Northwest Aroostook , 31 mi
- West: St. Francis , 14.3 km
City structure
There are several settlement areas in St. John: Albert , Ledges (former railroad station), St. John and Wheelock .
climate
The mean mean temperature at St. John Plantation 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
The St John Plantation was originally named Township No. 17, Eighth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T17 R8 WELS). First the area was used by loggers from the Kennebac Valley. In 1858 a petition was filed for the area to be organized for plantation. This was done in 1859 and was finally confirmed in 1870.
Population development
| Census Results - Plantation of St. John, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 127 | 166 | 226 | |||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 371 | 571 | 549 | 569 | 628 | 569 | 407 | 377 | 322 | 274 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 282 | 267 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
Two buildings in St. John are listed buildings and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .
The Roosvelt School in St. John was built according to a standard plan in 1920 and was used as a school building until 1969. It is the last surviving historic school building in a small rural community. In 1992 it was listed as a historic monument and entered into the National Register of Historic Places with the register number 92001706.
In 2003, St. John Catholic Church was incorporated under registration number 03000017. It was built between 1909 and 1911 and is a finely detailed example of colonial religious architecture in a remote rural setting.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 161 runs north along the Saint John River. It is the only major road in the Plantation area.
Public facilities
St. John does not have its own library. The closest is the Fort Kent Public Library in Fort Kent. With Northern Maine Medical Center a private hospital, the closest medical facility is also in Fort Kent.
education
St. John Plantation is part of the Maine School Administrative District # 27 with Allagash, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, New Canada, Saint Francis, Wallagrass and the Winterville Plantation .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Community High School in Fort Kent
- Eagle Lake Elementary School in Eagle Lake
- Fort Kent Elementary School in Fort Kent
- Saint Francis Elementary School in Saint Francis
- Wallagrass Elementary School in Wallagrass
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ St. John Plantation in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Bossy Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ St. John Plantation, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Eagle Lake, Maine (ME) 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 January 7, 2018 (English).
- ↑ St. John Plantation on Familyseaarch
- ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed February 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Asset Detail. In: nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed January 27, 2018 .
- ^ Northern Maine Medical Center | Fort Kent, ME -. In: nmmc.org. Northern Maine Medical Center, accessed January 11, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Fort Kent, Maine (ME 04743) 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 January 11, 2018 (English).
- ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2018 (American English).
