Machias, Maine

Machias, Maine
Official seal of Machias, Maine
Machias, Maine is located in Maine
Machias, Maine
Machias, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°41′N 67°28′W / 44.683°N 67.467°W / 44.683; -67.467
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyWashington
IncorporatedJune 23, 1784
Government
 • TypeTown meeting
Area
 • Total14.80 sq mi (38.33 km2)
 • Land13.87 sq mi (35.92 km2)
 • Water0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)  6.28%
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,060
 • Density148/sq mi (57.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04654
Area code207
FIPS code23-41960
GNIS feature ID0582573
Websitewww.machiasme.org

Machias /məˈ.əs/ is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060.[3] It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.[4][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: Machias town, Washington County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "NAVAL HISTORY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ Abbot, Willis John (January 1, 1890). The Naval History of the United States. Peter Fenelon Collier.

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