Sullivan (Maine)

Sullivan
Granite Store
Location in Maine
Sullivan
Basic data
Foundation :	February 16, 1789
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 32 ′  N , 68 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 32 ′  N , 68 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone :	Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC − 4 )
Residents :	1,236 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	76.72 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 69.07 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	61 m
Postal code :	04664
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-74965
GNIS ID :	0582754
Website :	hcpcme.org/sullivan/

Sullivan is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1236 inhabitants in 806 households on an area of ​​76.72 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Sullivan has a total area of ​​76.72 km², of which 69.07 km² are land and 7.64 km² are water .

Geographical location

Sullivan is located in the south of Hancock County on Frenchman Bay on the Atlantic Ocean . Some lakes are spread over the area of ​​the town. The largest is Tunk Lake in the northeast , Flanders Pond in the center, Little Tunk Pond in the northeast, Morancy Pond in the southeast and Long Pond in the northwest . 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: Franklin , 6.5 mi
• Northeast and East: East Hancock , Unorganized Territory , 17 mi
• Southeast: Gouldsboro , 8.3 mi
• South: Sorrento , 3.8 km
• West: Hancock , 9.2 miles

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Sullivan: Ashville , East Sullivan , North Sullivan , Schoodic , Sullivan , Sullivan Falls , Tunk Pond , Tunk Lake, and West Sullivan .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Sullivan ranges from −6.1 ° C (21 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 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

Initially, the area was named Township No. 2 East of Union River , Livermore Survey (T2 EUR LS) or known as Plantation New Bristol . The Indian name for the area was Waukeag . This name of the Penobscot and Maliseet tribes referred to the Kame glacier formation , a hill made of gravel and sand that resembles a horse and forms on the bottom of slowly moving glaciers. Waukeag means "a horse in a place where the tide drains heavily".

The area was first settled in 1762 by Sullivan, Simpson, Bean, Gordon, Blaisdell and Card. The grant for the township was given to David Bean and others in 1761, through the Province of Massachusetts Bay . But this grant was not confirmed by the king. Confirmation came in 1803 by the state of Massachusetts after the settlers paid $ 5 each.

Sullivan was organized as a town on February 16, 1789. The name was chosen in honor of one of the early settlers, Daniel Sullivan. At Waukeag there are remains of an old French settlement. In 1841 a clay pot with old French coins was found. These were from 1725.

The town of Sullivan gave land to neighboring Hancock in 1828 and in 1895 the Sorrento peninsula was organized as an independent town.

In addition to fishing, a major economic factor in Sullivan was the granite industry.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Sullivan, Maine
year	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780	1790
Residents										504
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	533	711	872	538	649	810	862	796	1023	1379
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1034	1132	916	873	801	762	709	824	967	1118
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1185	1236

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Sullivan, a building and archaeological site have been added to the National Register of Historic Places :

• Granite Store , recorded in 1974, register no. 74000152
• Gavin Watson Site , incorporated in 1987, Register No. 87000415 .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The US Highway 1 directly on the southern border of the Town from west to east along. The Maine State Route 200 branches off from it in a northerly direction .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Sullivan. The closest are in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor.

The Sullivan - Frenchmans Bay Library is located on Highway 1 in Sullivan. It was founded in 1948.

education

Sullivan belongs to RSU 24 with Eastbrook, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Prospect Harbor, Sorrento, Steuben, Sumner and Winter Harbor.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Cave Hill School in Eastbrook with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Ella Lewis School in Steuben with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade.
• Mountain View School in Sullivan with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Peninsula School in Prospect Harbor with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sullivan in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 24, 2018
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 c} Sullivan, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 24, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Sullivan, Maine (ME 04607) 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 24, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Sullivan Maine. In: acadiamagic.com. Acadia Magic, accessed June 24, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} History of Sullivan, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed June 24, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ^ Frenchmans Bay Library . In: Frenchmans Bay Library . ( wixsite.com ).
10. ^ Regional School Unit 24. In: rsu24.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018 .