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Orr's Island

Coordinates:43°46′12″N69°57′54″W/ 43.770°N 69.965°W/43.770; -69.965
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43°46′12″N69°57′54″W/ 43.770°N 69.965°W/43.770; -69.965

Orr's Island in 1906

Orr's Islandis an island inCasco Bayand theGulf of Maine,part of theAtlantic Ocean.The island is within the town ofHarpswell,Maine,United States, and forms anarchipelagowithSebascodegan Island(also known as Great Island) to its north andBailey Island(reached by theBailey Island (or Cribstone) Bridge) to its south.

Orr's Island is connected to Great Island by the Orr's Island/Great Island Bridge, and is connected to the town ofBrunswickon the mainland byRoute 24north over the Gurnet Bridge.Bowdoin Collegeoperates a 118-acre (48 ha) coastal studies center on Orr's Island.[1]

Demographics

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As of 2010, Orr's Island had an estimated population of 539 people. 48.8% of the population was male, and 51.2% of the population was female. 98.3% of the population was white, 0.7% was Asian, 0.9% was two or more races, and 0.3% was some other race. Additionally, 90.2% of the population was 18 years or older, 32.7% was 65 years or older, and 1.7% was under 5 years of age.[2]

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Orr's island is the setting for the story in the 2000 American sci-fi horror movieThey Nest.

Utilities

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Orr's Island, like the rest ofHarpswellis served power byCentral Maine Power.There is no public water or sewer on the island, with most households havingseptic systemsanddrilled wells.Communications providers include Cribstone Communications, Consolidated Communications and Comcast.

See also

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Further reading

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  • The Pearl of Orr's IslandbyHarriet Beecher Stowe,1862.ISBN0-403-00280-X
  • Brunhilda of Orr's Islandby William Jasper Nicolls, 1908.ISBN0-548-92807-X
  • The Story of Orr's Island, MainebyAnnie Haven Thwing.1926.

References

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  1. ^"The Bowdoin Coastal Studies Center".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-06-30.Retrieved2009-05-21.
  2. ^"American FactFinder - Community Facts".Archived fromthe originalon 2020-02-12.Retrieved2008-11-25.
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