Union (Maine)
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Foundation : | October 20, 1786 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Knox County | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 14 ′ N , 69 ° 17 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 2,259 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 27.1 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 89.33 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) of which 83.27 km 2 (about 32 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 37 m | |
Postal code : | 04862 | |
Area code : | +1 207 | |
FIPS : | 23-78115 | |
GNIS ID : | 0582772 | |
Website : | www.union.maine.gov | |
Union Common around 1915 |
Union is a town in Knox County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2259 inhabitants in 981 households on an area of 89.33 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Union has a total area of 89.33 km², of which 83.27 km² is land and 6.06 km² is made up of water .
Geographical location
Union is in northwest Knox County and borders Lincoln County . To the north of the area is Senebec Pond and to the south are Seven Tree Pond and Crawford Pond . Another large lake, Round Pond , is centrally located in the town's area. The St. Georges River flows south, passing through Senebec Pond and Seven Tree Pond , as well as other lakes in Knox County, on its way to the Atlantic Ocean. The surface of the area is slightly hilly and the 207 m high Barrett Hill is the highest point in the area of the town.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Appleton , 2.7 mi
- Northeast: Hope , 6.8 mi
- East: Rockport , 13.7 mi
- South: Warren , 3.9 mi
- Southwest: Waldoboro , Lincoln County, 7.1 mi
- Northwest: Washington , 7.2 mi
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Union : East Union , North Union , South Union, and Union .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Union is between -7.2 ° 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
Union was organized as a Town on October 20, 1786. Previously the area was known as Sterlington Plantation. Union was part of the Muscongus Grant , later known as the Waldo Patent , and was purchased from the Waldo heirs in 1774 by John Taylor of Lunenburg, Massachusetts. In the same year the settlement of Union started. The settlement was initially known as Taylortown after John Taylor, but as a plantation, the area was organized as Sterlingtown Plantation . When Union was organized as a town on October 20, 1786, the name changed to Union .
The Knox Railroad connected Union with Warren. It was discontinued in 1932.
Population development
Census Results - Town of Union, Maine | ||||||||||
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year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
Residents | 199 | |||||||||
year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
Residents | 573 | 1266 | 1391 | 1612 | 1784 | 1972 | 1957 | 1701 | 1548 | 1436 |
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 1248 | 1233 | 1133 | 1060 | 1150 | 1085 | 1196 | 1189 | 1569 | 1989 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 2209 | 2259 |
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Union, several structures and one site have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Ebenezer Alden House 1975 under the register no. 75000100
- Lermond Mill 1984 under the registration no. 84000499
- Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead 2004 under the register no. 04000743
- Union Town House 2001 under registration no. 01001419
- site
- The Common 2007 under the register no. 07001151
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 131 runs north to south and runs west to east Maine State Route 17 .
Public facilities
There are no medical institutions or hospitals in Union. The closest are in Waldoboro, Camden and Rockland.
In Union, the Vose Library is on Common Road. It is also available to residents of the neighboring towns of Appleton, Hope, Warren, Washington, Waldoboro and Friendship.
education
Union is part of Regional School Unit 40 along with Friendship, Warren, Waldoboro and Washington .
There are several schools in the school district:
- Friendship Village School; School classes Kindergarten to 6th grade, in Friendship
- Miller School; School classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade, in Union
- Union Elementary School; School classes from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade, in Union
- Prescott Memorial School; School classes Kindergarten to 6th grade, in Waldoboro
- Warren Community School; School classes pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, in Warren
- Medomak Middle School; School classes 7–8, in Waldoboro
- Medomak Valley High School; School classes 9–12, in Waldoboro
- Rivers Alternative Middle School, in Union
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Franz U. Burkett (1887–1961), politician and Maine Attorney General
- George M. Seiders (1844–1915), politician and Maine Attorney General
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Union in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Barrett Hill on peakery.com , accessed on September 30, 2018
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Union, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Union on City-Data.com , accessed on September 30, 2018
- ^ History of Union, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ↑ Ebenezer Alden House 75000100
- ↑ Lermond Mill 84000499
- ↑ Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead 04000743
- ↑ Union Town House 01001419
- ↑ The Common 07001151
- ^ Vose Library , accessed September 30, 2018
- ^ Regional School Unit 40 , accessed September 30, 2018