Orono, Maine
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Orono (the United States)
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| Coordinates:44°53′00″N68°40′20″W / 44.88333°N 68.67222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Penobscot |
| Settled | 1774 |
| Incorporated | March 12, 1806 |
| Chartered | 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager |
| • Town Manager | Sophia L. Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.60 sq mi (50.76 km2) |
| • Land | 18.19 sq mi (47.11 km2) |
| • Water | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) 7.19% |
| Population
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2020)
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| • Total | 11,183 |
| • Density | 615/sq mi (237.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| ZIP Code |
04473-Town, 04469-UMaine
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| Area code | 207 |
| Website | www.orono.org |
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Orono(/ˈɒrənoʊ/ORR-ə-noh) is atowninPenobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on thePenobscotandStillwaterrivers, it was first settled byAmerican colonistsin 1774. They named it in honor of ChiefJoseph Orono, a sachem of the indigenousPenobscotnation who long occupied this territory.
In the nineteenth century, the town became a center of the lumber industry. Sawmills on the rivers were powered by the water, and logs were floated downriver on the Penobscot for shipping and export from coastal ports.
Since 1865 it has been the location of theUniversity of Maine, established as a land-grant institution and the state's flagship educational institution. In the fall of 2018, the university enrolled 11,404 students at Orono. Not including university residents, the town's population was 11,183 at the2020 census.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.60 square miles (50.76 km2), of which 18.19 square miles (47.11 km2) is land and 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2) is water.[1]The town is divided by theStillwater River, a branch of thePenobscot River. It occupies part ofMarsh Island, as well as some smaller islands such as Ayers Island, which is surrounded by the Penobscot and the Stillwater rivers, and the remainder of the town is on the mainland. TheOrono Damimpounds the Stillwater River at its confluence with the Penobscot River near downtown Orono.[3]
Climate
[edit]Thisclimaticregion is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Orono has a warm-summerhumid continental climate, according to theKöppen Climate Classificationsystem is "Dfb", thus abbreviated ed in on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for Orono (University of Maine), elevation: 47 m or 154 ft, 1981–2010 normals, extremes and average extremes 1893–2005[a] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
63 (17) |
83 (28) |
89 (32) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
104 (40) |
97 (36) |
90 (32) |
78 (26) |
64 (18) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 46.2 (7.9) |
46.7 (8.2) |
58.2 (14.6) |
72.2 (22.3) |
83.8 (28.8) |
89.5 (31.9) |
92.0 (33.3) |
90.1 (32.3) |
84.3 (29.1) |
73.7 (23.2) |
60.8 (16.0) |
49.5 (9.7) |
92.0 (33.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
33.6 (0.9) |
41.5 (5.3) |
54.5 (12.5) |
67.3 (19.6) |
76.0 (24.4) |
81.0 (27.2) |
79.6 (26.4) |
70.3 (21.3) |
56.9 (13.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
55.6 (13.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
32.4 (0.2) |
44.5 (6.9) |
55.9 (13.3) |
64.5 (18.1) |
70.0 (21.1) |
68.8 (20.4) |
59.8 (15.4) |
48.0 (8.9) |
38.1 (3.4) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
46.0 (7.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.1 (−11.6) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
34.5 (1.4) |
44.4 (6.9) |
53.0 (11.7) |
59.0 (15.0) |
57.9 (14.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
39.2 (4.0) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
36.4 (2.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −14.8 (−26.0) |
−12.9 (−24.9) |
−1.18 (−18.43) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
45.4 (7.4) |
41.3 (5.2) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
−8 (−22) |
−14.8 (−26.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−32 (−36) |
−25 (−32) |
3 (−16) |
19 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
22 (−6) |
13 (−11) |
−8 (−22) |
−31 (−35) |
−40 (−40) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 2.98 (76) |
2.48 (63) |
3.15 (80) |
3.13 (80) |
3.41 (87) |
3.52 (89) |
3.01 (76) |
3.27 (83) |
3.56 (90) |
3.64 (92) |
4.03 (102) |
4.21 (107) |
40.39 (1,025) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.7 (47.5) |
17.8 (45.2) |
11.3 (28.7) |
3.9 (9.9) |
0.2 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
trace | 0.4 (1) |
4.6 (11.7) |
56.9 (144.5) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 111 |
| Average snowy days | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | trace | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 22.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 70 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 70 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 6.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Source:WRCC,[5]Weatherbase (snowfall, precipitation and snow days),[6]Meteoblue (sun days)[7]and timeanddate.com (humidity)[8] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Orono (University of Maine), elevation: 47 m or 154 ft, 1961–1990 normals and average extremes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 34.8 (1.6) |
42.2 (5.7) |
47.2 (8.4) |
56.4 (13.6) |
72.3 (22.4) |
79.3 (26.3) |
85.7 (29.8) |
81.2 (27.3) |
75.1 (23.9) |
61.8 (16.6) |
48.5 (9.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
85.7 (29.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
38.8 (3.8) |
50.7 (10.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
73.6 (23.1) |
79.2 (26.2) |
76.3 (24.6) |
66.4 (19.1) |
54.9 (12.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
52.7 (11.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
40.8 (4.9) |
52.3 (11.3) |
61.7 (16.5) |
67.5 (19.7) |
64.9 (18.3) |
55.8 (13.2) |
45.3 (7.4) |
34.7 (1.5) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
42.6 (5.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.5 (−13.6) |
9.3 (−12.6) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
40.6 (4.8) |
49.6 (9.8) |
55.6 (13.1) |
53.8 (12.1) |
45.0 (7.2) |
36.0 (2.2) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
32.5 (0.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.5 (−18.6) |
−0.4 (−18.0) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
34.6 (1.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
49.2 (9.6) |
46.3 (7.9) |
37.9 (3.3) |
32.3 (0.2) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
−2.1 (−18.9) |
−2.1 (−18.9) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 2.87 (72.9) |
2.63 (66.8) |
2.74 (69.6) |
3.00 (76.2) |
3.43 (87.1) |
3.41 (86.6) |
3.52 (89.4) |
3.48 (88.4) |
3.56 (90.4) |
3.28 (83.3) |
4.05 (102.9) |
3.82 (97.0) |
39.79 (1,010.6) |
| Source:NOAA[9]andWRCC(average extremes)[10] | |||||||||||||
Conservation
[edit]The Orono Land Trust operates a number of protected areas in Orono.Piney Knoll Conservation Area, situated alongside the Penobscot River, is known for its walking trails and bird-watching. TheUniversity of Mainealso owns a considerable amount of protected land in the town. Prominent parcels includeDwight B. Demeritt Forest.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1810 | 351 | — | |
| 1820 | 415 | 18.2% | |
| 1830 | 1,472 | 254.7% | |
| 1840 | 1,521 | 3.3% | |
| 1850 | 2,785 | 83.1% | |
| 1860 | 2,533 | −9.0% | |
| 1870 | 2,888 | 14.0% | |
| 1880 | 2,245 | −22.3% | |
| 1890 | 2,790 | 24.3% | |
| 1900 | 3,257 | 16.7% | |
| 1910 | 3,555 | 9.1% | |
| 1920 | 3,133 | −11.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,338 | 6.5% | |
| 1940 | 3,702 | 10.9% | |
| 1950 | 7,504 | 102.7% | |
| 1960 | 8,341 | 11.2% | |
| 1970 | 9,989 | 19.8% | |
| 1980 | 10,578 | 5.9% | |
| 1990 | 10,573 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 9,112 | −13.8% | |
| 2010 | 10,362 | 13.7% | |
| 2020 | 11,183 | 7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
2010 census
[edit]As of thecensus[12]of 2010, there were 10,363 people, 2,831 households, and 1,229 families living in the town. Thepopulation densitywas 569.7 inhabitants per square mile (220.0/km2). There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of 169.8 units per square mile (65.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.7%White, 1.2%African American, 1.1%Native American, 1.9%Asian, 0.4% fromother races, and 1.7% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 2,831 households, of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% weremarried couplesliving together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 56.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the town was 21.8 years. 8.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 55.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 12.2% were from 25 to 44; 13.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.
Notable people
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- Charles J. Dunn, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Wallace Rider Farrington, territorial governor of Hawaii
- Merritt Lyndon Fernald(1873–1950), botanist
- Constance Hunting, poet, publisher
- Frances Laughton Mace, poet
- Jonathan Norcross, inventor, 4thmayor of Atlanta
- Ralph Perkins, state legislator
- Elizabeth Schneider, state senator
- Joseph B. Treat, Wisconsin politician
- Nathaniel Treat, Maine politician
- Nathaniel B. Treat, Wisconsin politician
- Eva Valesh(1866–1956), labor journalist
- Israel Washburn Jr., US congressman, a founder of theRepublican Party, 29th Governor ofMaine
- Dorothy Clarke Wilson, novelist, playwright[citation needed]
Points of interest
[edit]- University of Maine
- Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation
- Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden
- Old Fire Engine House
- Pat's Pizza
- Jeremiah Colburn House
Notes
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References
[edit]- ^ab"US Gazetteer files 2010".United States Census Bureau. Retrieved2012-12-16.
- ^"Census - Geography Profile: Orono town, Penobscot County, Maine". RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
- ^"Orono Dam".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedDecember 18,2012.
- ^Climate Summary for Orono, Maine
- ^"ORONO, MAINE - Climate Summary".wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved2019-06-21.
- ^"Orono, Maine Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)".Weatherbase. Retrieved2019-06-21.
- ^"meteoblue - weather close to you".www.meteoblue.com. Retrieved2019-06-21.
- ^"Climate & Weather Averages in University of Maine at Orono Historic District, Maine, USA".www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved2019-06-21.
- ^"Orono (00176430) - NOAA Weather Station".NOAA. RetrievedJune 24,2019.
- ^"ORONO, MAINE - Climate Summary".wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved2019-06-24.
- ^"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. RetrievedJune 4,2015.
- ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau. Retrieved2012-12-16.
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