Hampden, Maine

Hampden
Town
Hampden Narrows on the Penobscot River, c. 1910
Hampden Narrows on the Penobscot River, c. 1910
Motto: 
"The Community of Choice in Central Maine"[1]
Hampden is located in Maine
Hampden
Hampden
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°44′40″N 68°50′13″W / 44.74444°N 68.83694°W / 44.74444; -68.83694
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyPenobscot
Settled1767
Incorporated1794
Government
 • TypeCouncil/Mayor/Manager
 • MayorShelby Wright
Area
 • Total38.84 sq mi (100.60 km2)
 • Land37.94 sq mi (98.26 km2)
 • Water0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2)
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,709
 • Density203/sq mi (78.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04444
Area code207
FIPS code23-30795
GNIS feature ID567550[3]
Websitewww.hampdenmaine.gov

Hampden is a town on the Penobscot River estuary in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.[3][4] The population was 7,709 at the 2020 census.[5] Hampden is part of the Bangor metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "Town of Hampden, Maine". Town of Hampden, Maine. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Hampden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ^ DeLorme Mapping Company The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (13th edition) (1988) ISBN 0-89933-035-5 map 23
  5. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Hampden town, Penobscot County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2022.