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Welcome to Van Buren ...Van Buren is located in Aroostook County<1>. The location of Van Buren has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Buren, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Van Buren has a population of 1,997 people<3> (see below for details). Van Buren is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Van Buren lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Van Buren and travel east, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT). Van Buren is located in the (207) area code. The ZIP code for Van Buren: 04785<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Van Buren had an population of 1,997 people. This is a decrease of 8.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Buren had a population of 2,171 people. This makes Van Buren the county's 8th most populous community. The population of Van Buren represents 0.16% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,171 people, the population of Van Buren decreased 17.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,631 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Van Buren. Communities Also Named Van Buren ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Van Buren - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Buren. Communities near Van Buren ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Buren.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Van Buren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Buren. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Buren. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Buren. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Buren. See our Newspapers Page for Van Buren. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Buren ...Looking for more information about Van Buren? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Van Buren, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Buren. Adding Van Buren to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Van Buren in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Van Buren was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Van Buren on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Buren. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Buren. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/ The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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