Rumford, Maine

E14369

municipality town

Rumford, Maine is a small mill town in western Maine known for its paper industry heritage and proximity to outdoor recreation in the surrounding mountains and rivers.

Aliases (1)

Rumford, Maine, United States ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
adjacentTo	Andover, Maine → Byron, Maine → Dixfield, Maine → Mexico, Maine → Peru, Maine →
country	United States →
county	Oxford County, Maine →
elevation	approximately 420 feet →
GNISFeatureID	0582700 →
governmentType	New England town government →
hasAreaCode	207 →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasHistoricEconomicBase	hydropower → pulp and paper manufacturing → timber →
hasIndustry	forest products industry → paper industry →
hasLandmark	Memorial Bridge (Rumford, Maine) → Rumford Falls →
hasPart	Mexico, Maine micropolitan area (as neighboring community) → Rumford Falls neighborhood →
hasPostalCode	04276 →
hasRiver	Androscoggin River →
knownFor	outdoor recreation → paper industry heritage → paper mills → proximity to mountains → proximity to rivers →
locatedIn	New England → western Maine →
locatedOn	Androscoggin River →
namedAfter	Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford →
near	Black Mountain of Maine ski area → Sunday River ski area →
offersActivity	fishing → hiking → skiing → snowboarding → whitewater kayaking →
partOf	Oxford County, Maine local economy →
region	Oxford Hills and River Valley region →
state	Maine →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportation	served by Maine State Route 108 → served by Maine State Route 120 → served by U.S. Route 2 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oxford County, Maine →	containsSettlement
Oxford County, Maine →	hasLargestSettlement
U.S. Route 2 in Maine →	passesThrough
Edmund Muskie ("Rumford, Maine, United States") →	placeOfBirth