Tremont (Maine)

Tremont
Town Office of Tremont
Location in Maine
Tremont
Basic data
Foundation :	June 3, 1848
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 15 ′  N , 68 ° 27 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,563 (as of 2010)
Population density :	35.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	135.61 km 2  (approx. 52 mi 2 ) of which 43.59 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postcodes :	04653 (Bass Harbor), 04612 (Bernard and West Tremont), 04674 (Seal Cove)
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-77345
GNIS ID :	0582767
Website :	www.tremont.maine.gov
Bass Harbor

Tremont is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 1563 inhabitants in 723 households on an area of ​​135.61 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Tremont has a total area of ​​135.61 km², of which 43.59 km² is land and 92.02 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Tremont is located on Mount Desert Island in Penobscot Bay off the Maine coast in the Atlantic Ocean , in the south of Hancock County. It occupies the southwestern part of the island. The largest lake in the town's area is Seal Cove Pond , which is followed by Hodgdon Pond in the north . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations. A large part of the area is taken up by Acadia National Park. Several islands also belong to the area of ​​the town. The more famous of these islands are: Bar Island, Great Gott Island, Hardwood Island, Little Gott Island, Moose Island and Tinker Island.

Neighboring communities

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

• North: Mount Desert , 9.2 mi
• East: Southwest Harbor , 10 mi
• South: Frenchboro , 14 mi
• Southwest: Swans Island , 3.5 mi
• West: Brooklin , 6 miles
• Northwest: Blue Hill , 6.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Tremont: Baldwin Corners , Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley), Bernard , Center , Duck Cove , Gotts Island , Mount Desert Bridge , Richtown , Seal Cove , Tremont and West Tremont .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Tremont 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

The history of settlement on Mount Desert Island began in 1604 by Pierre Dugua de Mons . In 1688, Louis XIV gave the island of Mount Desert as a grant with additional areas to Antoine de la Motte Cadillac . Laumet was an officer in his service, later governor of Louisiana. Cadillac could not hold its own in the country and left it in 1713. His descendant Madame de Gregoire claimed the land in 1785 before the General Court of Massachusetts. However, this confirmed the claim minus the land that was currently settled by settlers.

Temomont was initially organized as an independent town under the name Mansel in 1848 and separated from the area of ​​the town of Mount Desert. The name was later changed to Tremont.

In 1905, the Southwest Harbor area was organized as an independent town and separated from Tremont.

Mount Desert Island with its towns developed into a popular holiday destination at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Wealthy American families like the Rockefellers and the Astors owned vacation homes here.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Tremont, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents						1425	1768	1822	2011	2036
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	2010	1116	1029	954	1118	1115	1044	1003	1222	1324
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1529	1563

Culture and sights

Buildings

Bass Harbor Head Light, around 1908

In Tremont and the associated Villages Bernard and Bass Harbor, several buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Bernard

• Bass Harbor Memorial Library , incorporated in 2009, Register No. 09000593

Bass Harbor

• Bass Harbor Head Light Station , recorded in 1988, Register No. 87002273
• Dix Family Stable , recorded in 1990, register no. 90000578
• Moore-Mayo House , recorded in 2004, register no. 04001050

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 102 runs from Bar Harbor south through Tremont.

Public facilities

There are several medical facilities and hospitals in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.

In Tremont, the Bass Harbor Memorial Library is located in the Village Bernard.

education

The Tremont School Department is responsible for school education in Tremont; Tremont is also part of the Mt Desert CSD and, with Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Deer Isle, Frenchboro, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Swan's Island and Trenton, part of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System - AOS 91 .

In Tremont there is the Tremont Consolidated School with school classes from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Web links

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

• Official Website of Tremont (English)
• Tremont on Maine.gov
• Tremont on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tremont in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed June 22, 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} Tremont, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved June 23, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Tremont, Maine (ME 04653) 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} History of Mount Desert, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed June 10, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Historical records: Early island ownership - Mount Desert Islander . In: Mount Desert Islander . 2017 ( mdislander.com ).
8. ^ History of Tremont, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed June 23, 2018 . 
9. ^ Bar Harbor . In: Maine: An Encyclopedia . 2011 ( maineanencyclopedia.com ).
10. ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results
11. ^ Bass Harbor Memorial Library - Celebrate our community with books! In: bassharborlibrary.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018 (American English). 
12. ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2018 (American English). 
13. ↑ Mount Desert Island Regional School System MDIRSS AOS91. In: mdirss.org. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .