Chisholm, Maine

Chisholm, Maine
Chisholm is located in Maine
Chisholm
Chisholm
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°29′12″N 70°11′42″W / 44.48667°N 70.19500°W / 44.48667; -70.19500
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyFranklin
TownJay
Area
 • Total2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2)
 • Land2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,343
 • Density614.36/sq mi (237.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code207
FIPS code23-12770
GNIS feature ID0563957

Chisholm is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Jay in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.[2] It is an industrial village named for Hugh J. Chisholm, who built the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company here in 1888 to use Androscoggin River water power.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Chisholm CDP, Maine". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

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