Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maine
- County
- Penobscot
- Incorporated
- March 12, 1806
- Type
- Council/Manager
- Total
- 19.60 sq mi (50.76 km )
- Land
- 18.19 sq mi (47.11 km )
- Water
- 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km ) 7.19%
- Elevation
- 249 ft (76 m)
- Density
- 615/sq mi (237.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 (EST)
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 04473-Town, 04469-UMaine
- Website
- www .orono .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Orono
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Penobscot County
- Population
- 11183
- Area
- 19.60
- Official website
- www.orono.org
- Image
- OronoMillStreet.JPG
- Households
- 3220
- Dialing code
- 207
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- Hyacinthe Rigaud
- Commons category
- Orono, Maine
- topic's main category
- Category:Orono, Maine
- postal code
- 04473
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Orono, Maine
- inception
- 1774-00-00
- per capita income
- 24772
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Orono in 1936, Ayers Island and the Basin Mills Complex are visible in the center front.
Orono (/ˈɒrənoʊ/ 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orono” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.