Skowhegan, Maine

Skowhegan
Water Street in 1906
Water Street in 1906
Official seal of Skowhegan
Motto: 
A Place to Watch
Skowhegan is located in Maine
Skowhegan
Skowhegan
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°45′53.31″N 69°43′6.20″W / 44.7648083°N 69.7183889°W / 44.7648083; -69.7183889
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountySomerset
Settled1771
IncorporatedFebruary 5, 1823
Area
 • Total60.47 sq mi (156.62 km2)
 • Land58.85 sq mi (152.42 km2)
 • Water1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2)
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,620
 • Density163/sq mi (63.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04976
Area code207
FIPS code23-68910
GNIS ID0579029
Websiteskowhegan.org

Skowhegan (/skˈhɡən/) is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620.[3] Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously held state fair in the United States. Skowhegan was originally inhabited by the indigenous Abenaki people who named the area Skowhegan, meaning "watching place [for fish],"[4] and were mostly dispersed by the end of the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Skowhegan town, Somerset County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. 304–305.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Fogler Library: Current Highlight". library.umaine.edu. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

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