Gilead, Maine

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municipality town

Gilead, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine near the New Hampshire border, known for its location along the Androscoggin River and its access to outdoor recreation in the White Mountains region.

Aliases (1)

Gilead town center ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
areaCode	207 →
borderedBy	Bethel, Maine → Mason Township, Maine → North Oxford, Maine → Shelburne, New Hampshire →
country	United States →
county	Oxford County, Maine →
elevationFeet	673 →
FIPSCode	23-27955 →
GNISFeatureID	0582490 →
governmentType	New England town meeting →
hasBorderWith	New Hampshire →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities	forestry → outdoor tourism →
hasRecreation	fishing → hiking → hunting → snowmobiling →
incorporatedAsTown	1804 →
isRural	true →
knownFor	outdoor recreation access → rural character →
landAreaSquareMiles	38.82 →
locatedIn	western Maine →
locatedInRegion	White Mountains region →
locatedNear	New Hampshire border →
locatedOnRiver	Androscoggin River →
namedAfter	Biblical land of Gilead →
near	White Mountain National Forest →
originalName	Plantation No. 1 →
partOf	Oxford County, Maine → United States New England region →
populationCensus2000	156 →
populationCensus2010	209 →
postalCode	04217 →
primaryRiver	Androscoggin River →
region	Oxford Hills and Lakes region of Maine →
state	Maine →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →
totalAreaSquareMiles	39.17 →
traversedBy	St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad → U.S. Route 2 →
waterAreaSquareMiles	0.35 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Hampshire state line at Gilead, Maine ("Gilead town center") →	distanceTo
Plantation No. 1 →	earlyDesignationFor
Plantation No. 1 →	hasSuccessorAdministrativeUnit
Plantation No. 1 →	historicalNameOf
New Hampshire state line at Gilead, Maine →	locatedIn
U.S. Route 2 in Maine →	passesThrough