Winter Harbor

Winter Harbor
Post Office Winter Harbor
Location in Maine
Winter Harbor
Basic data
Foundation :	February 21, 1895
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Hancock County
Coordinates :	44 ° 21 ′  N , 68 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 21 ′  N , 68 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	516 (as of 2010)
Population density :	13.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	179.02 km 2  (approx. 69 mi 2 ) of which 37.19 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	0 m
Postal code :	04693
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-86655
GNIS ID :	0582821
Website :	winterharbortown.com

Winter Harbor is a town in Hancock County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 516 people lived there in 255 households on an area of ​​179.02 km ² .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Winter Harbor has a total area of ​​179.02 km², of which 37.19 km² is land and 141.83 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Winter Harbor is located in southeast Hancock County on a headland on the Atlantic Ocean . Flanders Bay and Mount Dessert Narrows are adjacent to the west . Birch Harbor Pond is centrally located in the town area . 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 and East: Gouldsboro , 6.8 miles
• Southwest: Cranberry Isles , 6.7 mi
• West: Bar Harbor , 14.1 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Winter Harbor: Bunkers Harbor , Gerrishville , Grindstone Neck , Harbor Point , Sargents Point , Summer Harbor, and Winter Harbor .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Winter Harbor 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 area of ​​the later Winter Harbor was settled as early as 1762. The plantation was originally named Musquito Harbor . The name was changed to Winter Harbor in 1854 . The name Winter Harbor is based on the fact that the harbor does not freeze over, even in winter. Thus it served as a refuge for many ships in winter. Winter Harbor Lighthouse was built in 1856. Winter Harbor was organized as an independent town on February 21, 1895. Previously, Winter Harbor was part of the Gouldsboro Town area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Winter Harbor, Maine
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	571	590	503	517	518	568	756	1028	1120	1157
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	988	516

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Winter Harbor, a district, two lighthouses, and two buildings have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places : The following districts have been listed:

• Schoodic Peninsula Historic District , recorded in 2007, register no. 07000614

Lighthouses

• Egg Rock Light Station , recorded in 1988, register no. 87002270
• Winter Harbor Light Station , recorded in 1988, Register No. 87002538

building

• US Naval Radio Station- Apartment Building and Power House , recorded 2013, register no. 13000533
• Edward J. Hammond Hall , recorded 2004, register no. 03001405

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Coming from the north, Maine State Route 186 heads south to Winter Harbor and then leaves the town area east.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Winter Harbor. The closest are in Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor. The Dorcas Library is located in Village Prospect Harbor .

education

Winter Harbor belongs to RSU 24 with Eastbrook, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Prospect Harbor, Steuben, Sorrento, Sullivan and Sumner. 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 : Winter Harbor, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Winter Harbor on maine.gov (English)
• Winter Harbor on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Winter Harbor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 1, 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. ↑ Winter Harbor, Hancock County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved July 1, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Winter Harbor, Maine (ME 04693) 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 July 1, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ About Us . ( winterharbortown.com ).
7. ↑ Population 1900–2010 according to census results
8. ^ Dorcas Library ›Prospect Harbor, ME. In: me.us. www.dorcas.lib.me.us, accessed June 2, 2018 (American English). 
9. ^ Regional School Unit 24. In: rsu24.org. Retrieved July 1, 2018 .