Stetson (Maine)

Stetson
Stetson Union Church
Location in Maine
Stetson
Basic data
Foundation :	January 28, 1831
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 53 ′  N , 69 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 53 ′  N , 69 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,202 (as of 2010)
Population density :	13.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	94.92 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 90.62 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	73 m
Postal code :	04488
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74055
GNIS ID :	0582746
Website :	www.stetsonmaine.net

Stetson is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1202 inhabitants in 621 households on an area of ​​94.92 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Stetson has a total area of ​​94.92 km², of which 90.62 km² is land and 4.30 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Stetson is in the southwest of Penobscot County. The Pleasent Lake is centrally located in the area of Stetson. It is connected to Sebasticook Lake, west of Newport . Edna Pond borders in the south . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Exeter , 6.1 mi
• Northeast: Corinth , 8.6 mi
• East: Levant , 3.1 miles
• Southeast: Carmel , 7.2 mi
• South: Etna , 10.2 km
• West: Newport , 5.9 miles
• Northwest: Corinna , 14.3 km

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Stetson : South Stetson and Stetson .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Stetson is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) 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

Stetson goes back to a grant from Massachusetts. The original name was Township No. 3, Third Range North of Waldo Patent (T3 R3 NWP) or Leicester Academy Grant .

As early as 1793, Amesa Stetson, the first private owner of the Stetson Plantation, submitted an application for the organization as a town. This was approved in 1831 and on January 28, 1831 Stetson was organized as a town. The first settlers reached the area in 1801. The former school # 2, which is now a residential building, has been preserved.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Stetson, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents				114	616	885	913	937	729	618
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	503	480	427	420	408	434	420	395	618	847
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	981	1202

Culture and sights

Buildings

A building in Stetson has been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

• Stetson Union Church , 1981 under registration no. 81000068.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In a north-south direction, Maine State Route 143 runs through Stetson, it crosses Main State Route 222, which runs in a west-east direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Stetson. Closest facilities for residents of Stetson are in Dexter and Bangor.

The Stetson Public Library is located on Village Road in Stetson.

education

Stetson belongs to Regional School Unit 64 with Bradford, Corinth, Hudson and Kenduskeag .

The following schools are offered in the school district, all of which are in Corinth:

• Central Community Elementary School, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade
• Central Middle School, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Central High School, with classes from 9th to 12th grade

literature

• Lilla Wood Daniels, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center: History of Stetson, Maine, 1800-1931 . Furbush print. Co., Bangor, Me. 1931, pp. 144 .

Web links

Commons : Stetson, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Stetson on maine.gov
• Stetson on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stetson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 15, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} Stetson, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved December 15, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Stetson, Maine (ME 04488) 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 December 15, 2019 . 
6. ^ Stetson Historical Society - Welcome to Stetson Historical Society. In: mainememory.net. Immeronhs.mainememory.net, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Stetson Union Church 81000068
9. ^ Stetson Public Library. In: me.us. .me.us, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
10. ↑ RSU 64 - Bradford, Corinth, Hudson, Kenduskeag, Stetson. In: rsu64schools.org. RSU 64, accessed December 15, 2019 .