Winterville Plantation
| Winterville Plantation | |||
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Aroostook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 68 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 224 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 101.1 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 92.2 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 177 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04739 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-86865 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 00582823 | ||
| Website : | maine.gov | ||
Winterville Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . It is administered from Eagle Lake . In 2010 there were 224 inhabitants in 265 households on an area of 101.1 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the plantation has an area of 101.1 km²; 92.2 km² of this is on land and 8.8 km² on water .
Geographical location
The Winterville Plantation is located in the north of Aroostook County, on Saint Froid Lake , which does not belong to the plantation, but divides it into two parts. The western part is the Winterville Forrest a community forrest, the part east of the Saint Froid Lake is a settlement area. The surface of the plantation is slightly hilly, with no significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Eagle Lake, Maine , 2.9 mi
- East: Unorganized Territory from Square Lake , 18 mi
- South and West: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 60.9 km
City structure
There are several settlement areas in Winterville Plantation: McNally , Quimby , Saint Froid (former railroad station), Winterville and Winterville Station (former railroad station)
history
Winterville was settled in 1846 and organized as a township in June 1884. The original name for this area was Township No. 15, Seventh Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T15 R7 WELS). This was legally recognized in 1895. From 1903 to 1907 the place name was temporarily changed to Hill Plantation .
Population development
| Census Results - Plantation of Winterville, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 101 | 72 | ||||||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 124 | 267 | 353 | 408 | 462 | 373 | 215 | 164 | 235 | 217 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 196 | 224 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Aroostook Road Main State Route 11 runs north-south through the eastern portion of the area. It connects the area of the Plantation with Fort Kent in the north and Patten in the south. Winterville Plantation is on the Oakfield – Fort Kent railway line .
Public facilities
Winterville Plantation does not have its own library. The closest is the Fort Kent Public Library in Fort Kent.
There's a hospital in Eagle Lake, the Mercy Home .
education
Winterville Plantation is part of the Maine School Administrative District # 27 with Allagash, Eagle Lake Fort Kent, New Canada, Saint Francis, Saint John Plantation and Wallagrass .
There are several schools in the school district for school children:
- Community High School in Fort Kent
- Eagle Lake Elementary School in Eagle Lake
- Fort Kent Elementary School in Fort Kent
- Saint Francis Elementary School in Saint Francis
- Wallagrass Elementary School in Wallagrass
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Winterville Plantation in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 23, 2018
- ↑ In the United States, households include vacation rentals, second households, and so on.
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ Winterville Plantation, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Winterville. Maine to Encyclopedia, accessed April 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Population 1880–2010 according to census results
- ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2018 (American English).
