Orono ( / ˈ ɒr ə n oʊ / ORR -ə-noh ) is a town in Penobscot County, Maine , United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774. They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono , a sachem of the indigenous Penobscot nation who long occupied this territory.
12-612: Anthropology museum in Maine, United States Hudson Museum [REDACTED] Established 1986 Location Orono, Maine , United States Coordinates 44°53′59″N 68°39′59″W / 44.899652°N 68.666262°W / 44.899652; -68.666262 Type Anthropology museum Director Gretchen F. Faulkner Public transit access UMaine Memorial Union, BAT Community Connector Website www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum The Hudson Museum
24-632: Is an anthropology museum that is operated by the University of Maine and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine . The museum's collections include Maine Native American baskets and basket-making tools, Precolumbian ceramics, weapons and gold work, and baskets, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, clothing, tools, weapons and contemporary art from Native American peoples around
36-699: Is surrounded by the Penobscot and the Stillwater rivers, and the remainder of the town is on the mainland. The Orono Dam impounds the Stillwater River at its confluence with the Penobscot River near downtown Orono. This climatic region 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-summer humid continental climate , according to
48-576: The Köppen Climate Classification system is " Dfb ", thus abbreviated ed in on climate maps. 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. The University of Maine also owns a considerable amount of protected land in the town. Prominent parcels include Dwight B. Demeritt Forest . As of
60-506: The census of 2010, there were 10,363 people, 2,831 households, and 1,229 families living in the town. The population density was 569.7 inhabitants per square mile (220.0/km ). There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of 169.8 units per square mile (65.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.7% White , 1.2% African American , 1.1% Native American , 1.9% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of
72-1517: The Arts Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Fogler Library Hudson Museum Maynard F. Jordan Observatory Page Farm & Home Museum Museum of Art University of Maine system Athletics Teams Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Arenas and stadiums Alfond Sports Arena Alfond Sports Stadium Mahaney Diamond Memorial Gymnasium Organizations and Greek Francis Crowe Society The Senior Skull Honor Society Phi Eta Kappa Media Black Bear Sports Network The Maine Campus " The Maine Stein Song " Ubris WMEB-FM Affiliates Jackson Laboratory Maine Public Broadcasting Network Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hudson_Museum&oldid=1106093930 " Categories : Museums in Penobscot County, Maine University museums in Maine Native American museums in Maine Pre-Columbian art museums in
84-683: The United States Buildings and structures at the University of Maine 1986 establishments in Maine Museums established in 1986 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Pages using the Kartographer extension Orono, Maine In
96-726: The United States and the Arctic area. References [ edit ] ^ "Hudson Museum - Support" . Archived from the original on 2012-08-01 . Retrieved 2012-08-21 . ^ "Hudson Museum Staff" . Archived from the original on 2012-05-10 . Retrieved 2012-08-21 . ^ "Collections" . Archived from the original on 2009-05-07 . Retrieved 2009-05-02 . External links [ edit ] Hudson Museum v t e University of Maine UMaine Notable people Orono Collins Center for
108-480: 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 the University 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,
120-441: The population. There were 2,831 households, of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were married couples living 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
132-662: The town's population was 11,183 at the 2020 census . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 19.60 square miles (50.76 km ), of which 18.19 square miles (47.11 km ) is land and 1.41 square miles (3.65 km ) is water. The town is divided by the Stillwater River , a branch of the Penobscot River . It occupies part of Marsh Island , as well as some smaller islands such as Ayers Island, which
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#1732773153963144-428: 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. Maine Black Bears men%27s basketball Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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