Thomaston, Maine

Thomaston
Thomaston
Town
	Downtown Thomaston in March 2013
	Location of Thomaston in Knox County, Maine (left) and the state of Maine (right)
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Knox
Villages	Thomaston; Wiley Corners
Area
• Total	11.48 sq mi (29.73 km2)
• Land	10.94 sq mi (28.33 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,739
• Density	250/sq mi (96.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	207
Website	https://www.thomastonmaine.us

Thomaston, formerly known as Fort St. Georges, Fort Wharf, and Lincoln, is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,739 at the 2020 census.^[2] Noted for its antique architecture, Thomaston is an old port popular with tourists. The town was named after Major General John Thomas.^[3]

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^ "Census - Geography Profile: Thomaston town, Knox County, Maine". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ Chadbourne, Ava Harriet (March 30, 1955). "Maine place names and the peopling of its towns". Portland, Me., B. Wheelwright. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Internet Archive.

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[2] "Census - Geography Profile: Thomaston town, Knox County, Maine". Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[3] Chadbourne, Ava Harriet (March 30, 1955). "Maine place names and the peopling of its towns". Portland, Me., B. Wheelwright. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Internet Archive.

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