Gouldsboro, Maine

Gouldsboro, Maine
West Gouldsboro Village Library
West Gouldsboro Village Library
Gouldsboro is located in Maine
Gouldsboro
Gouldsboro
Gouldsboro is located in the United States
Gouldsboro
Gouldsboro
Coordinates: 44°28′42″N 68°02′18″W / 44.47833°N 68.03833°W / 44.47833; -68.03833
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyHancock
Villages
Government
 • Town ManagerYvonne Wilkinson (Interim)
Area
 • Total98.99 sq mi (256.38 km2)
 • Land46.17 sq mi (119.58 km2)
 • Water52.82 sq mi (136.80 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,703
 • Density37/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04607
Area code207
FIPS code23-28450
GNIS feature ID0582494
Websitewww.gouldsborotown.com

Gouldsboro is a town and municipality in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town.[2] The town has many historically separate fishing villages, summer colonies and communities, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, South Gouldsboro, West Gouldsboro, Summer Harbor, Wonsqueak Harbor, Bunker's Harbor, Chicken Mill, Jones' Pond, Westbay, and Corea.[3] The population was 1,703 at the 2020 census.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Profile for Gouldsboro, Maine". ePodunk. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide "Down East". Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. pp. 276–277.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Gouldsboro town, Hancock County, Maine". Retrieved January 19, 2022.