Baileyville, Maine

Baileyville, Maine
Nickname: 
Woodland
Motto: 
"...The Road to Home"[1]
Baileyville, Maine is located in Maine
Baileyville, Maine
Baileyville, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°9′29″N 67°25′8″W / 45.15806°N 67.41889°W / 45.15806; -67.41889
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyWashington
Area
 • Total41.91 sq mi (108.55 km2)
 • Land37.15 sq mi (96.22 km2)
 • Water4.76 sq mi (12.33 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,318
 • Density35/sq mi (13.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
04694
04694
Area code207
FIPS code23-02480
GNIS feature ID0582337
WebsiteBaileyville, Maine

Baileyville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,318 at the 2020 census.[3] Within the town is the census-designated place of Woodland. The town was originally settled by Quakers in 1780. In 1830, Ezekiel Bailey began the commercial manufacture of oilcloth. The business flourished and expanded until it comprised several factories, which burned down in 1921.[4]

  1. ^ "Baileyville, Maine". Baileyville, Maine. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Baileyville town, Washington County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 162.