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Skowhegan, Maine | |
|---|---|
 Water Street in 1906 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: A Place to Watch | |
  Skowhegan  Skowhegan | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′53.31″N 69°43′6.20″W / 44.7648083°N 69.7183889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Somerset |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1823 |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.47 sq mi (156.62 km2) |
| • Land | 58.85 sq mi (152.42 km2) |
| • Water | 1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,620 |
| • Density | 163/sq mi (63.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04976 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-68910 |
| GNIS ID | 0579029 |
| Website | www |
Skowhegan (/skaʊˈhiːɡən/) 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.[citation needed] 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]
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- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Skowhegan town, Somerset County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Fogler Library: Current Highlight". library.umaine.edu. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2022.