Tourist Guide Orono
Orono town is situated in Penobscot County and was at first settled in 1774. It was named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation. The Orono town is also home to the University of Maine. The town was incorporated in 1806.
The population as per the 2000 census was 9,114 people. As per the 2009 census estimates, the population of the town is 8,311 people. And so, since 2000, it has had a growth in population of -0.22 percent.
Orono gets 38 inches of rainfall and 72 inches of snowfall each year. Also, the measurable precipitation is 117 days. Overall sunny days are 177 each year with humidity of 56 out of 100. The month of the year with warmest temperature is July which is quite high and hot with 80 degrees whereas the month of January is low with 9 degrees.
As per the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.8 square miles, out of which 18.2 square miles is land and 1.6 miles is water. The elevation of the town is 125 feet.
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