Orono, Maine

Orono
Orono
Town
	Mill Street business in downtown Orono
	Seal
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	Coordinates: 44°53′00″N 68°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 (2020)
• 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
Area code	207
Website	www.orono.org

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.

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 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, the town's population was 11,183 at the 2020 census.^[2]

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^ "Census - Geography Profile: Orono town, Penobscot County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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[2] "Census - Geography Profile: Orono town, Penobscot County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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