Hampden | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Hampden Narrows on the Penobscot River, c. 1910 | |
| Motto: "The Community of Choice in Central Maine"[1] | |
  Hampden Location within the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′40″N 68°50′13″W / 44.74444°N 68.83694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Penobscot |
| Settled | 1767 |
| Incorporated | 1794 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Mayor/Manager |
| • Mayor | Shelby Wright |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.84 sq mi (100.60 km2) |
| • Land | 37.94 sq mi (98.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,709 |
| • Density | 203/sq mi (78.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 04444 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-30795 |
| GNIS feature ID | 567550[3] |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Town of Hampden, Maine". Town of Hampden, Maine. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gazetteer fileswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Hampden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ DeLorme Mapping Company The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (13th edition) (1988) ISBN 0-89933-035-5 map 23
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Hampden town, Penobscot County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2022.