Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan, Maine | |
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Water Street in 1906 | |
| Motto: A Place to Watch | |
| 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. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. 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]," and were mostly dispersed by the end of the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War.