Stonington, Maine

Stonington
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Location in Maine
Stonington
Basic data
Foundation :	February 18, 1897
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 9 ′  N , 68 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 9 ′  N , 68 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,043 (as of 2010)
Population density :	41.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	97.9 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 25.4 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	21 m
Postal code :	04681
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74580
GNIS ID :	0582751
Website :	www.stoningtonmaine.org
Main Street Stonington about 1907

Stonington is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1,043 inhabitants in 515 households on an area of ​​97.9 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Stonington has a total area of ​​97.9 km², of which 25.4 km² are land and 72.6 km² are water .

Geographical location

Stonington is located in the south of Hancock County on several islands in the Atlantic Ocean . To the east in Jericho Bay , to the west in Penobscot Bay . There are several smaller lakes in the town area, such as Burntland Pond on Deer Isle. The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.

Some of the more famous islands include: Crotch Island , Camp Island , Deer Isle , Devil Island , George Head Island , Green Island , McGlathery Island , Moose Island , Saddleback Island , St. Helena Island , Sheep Island, and Spruce Island .

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Deer Isle , 10 mi
• East: Swans Island , 14 mi
• South: Isle au Haut , Knox County , 2.9 mi
• Southwest: Vinalhaven , Knox County, 10.3 mi
• West: North Haven , Knox County, 21.4 mi
• Northwest: Islesboro , Waldo County , 19 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Stonington: Green's Landing , Oceanville , Stonington and West Stonington .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Stonington is between -7.22 ° C (19 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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

As early as 1605, George Weymouth was the first European to enter the area. The area was settled from 1762 and was initially called Greens Landing . When Stonington separated from Deer Isle and was organized as an independent town on February 18, 1897, it was given its current name. The split was preceded by a dispute over the construction of roads and the use of tax revenues.

A major economic factor in Stonington at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century was, in addition to fishing, the granite industry. At times up to 4,000 people lived in the town. Tourism also started at this time. After the decline of the granite industry, fishing remained an important economic factor.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Stonington, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1648	2038	1353	1418	1493	1660	1408	1291	1273	1252
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1152	1043

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Stonington Opera House was listed as a Historic Monument in 1991 and entered on the National Register of Historic Places under No. 91001509 added.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 15 runs from Deer Isle in the north south through Stonington.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Stonington. The closest is in Deer Isle.

The Stonington Public Library is located on Main Street in Stonington.

education

Stonington belongs to School Union 76 with Brooklin, Deer Isle and Sedgwick and to the Mount Desert Island Regional School System - AOS 91 with Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Swan's Island and Trenton .

The following schools are offered in School Union 76:

• Brooklin School in Brooklin with classes from Pre-K through 8th grade
• Sedgwick Elementary School in Sedgwick with classes from Pre-K through 5th grade
• Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School on Deer Island with school classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade
• Deer Isle-Stonington High School on Deer Island with classes from 9th to 12th grade

Web links

Commons : Stonington, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Stonington on Maine.gov
• Stonington on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stonington in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 23, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Stonington, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 23, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Stonington, Maine (ME 04681) 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 June 23, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Historic Stonington (PDF) , accessed June 23, 2018
7. ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Register no. 91001509 ( English ) National Park Service. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
9. ^ Stonington Public Library. In: stoningtonlibrary.org. Stonington Public Library, accessed June 23, 2018 (American English). 
10. ^ School Union 76. In: su76.org. Retrieved May 29, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Mount Desert Island Regional School System MDIRSS AOS91. In: mdirss.org. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .