Union (Maine)

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Town Hall and Fire Department
Location in Maine
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Basic data
Foundation :	October 20, 1786
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Knox County
Coordinates :	44 ° 14 ′  N , 69 ° 17 ′  W 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
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
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

Commons : Union, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Union website
• Union on City-Data.com
• Union on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ^ Union in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed September 30, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Barrett Hill on peakery.com , accessed on September 30, 2018
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Union, Knox County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved September 30, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Union on City-Data.com , accessed on September 30, 2018
7. ^ History of Union, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine , accessed September 30, 2018
8. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
9. ↑ Ebenezer Alden House 75000100
10. ↑ Lermond Mill 84000499
11. ↑ Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead 04000743
12. ↑ Union Town House 01001419
13. ↑ The Common 07001151
14. ^ Vose Library , accessed September 30, 2018
15. ^ Regional School Unit 40 , accessed September 30, 2018