Whitefield, Maine | |
|---|---|
 Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′36″N 69°36′15″W / 44.21000°N 69.60417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Lincoln |
| Incorporation | June 19, 1809 |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.51 sq mi (123.05 km2) |
| • Land | 46.82 sq mi (121.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,408 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (19.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04353 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-85010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582811 |
| Website | www |
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Whitefield is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,408 at the 2020 census.[2] Whitefield is named for the celebrated British evangelist George Whitefield, who inspired the colonists before the town was settled in 1770, mainly by Irish Catholics.[3] They remembered him when incorporation came in 1809. In the early twenty-first century it was the boyhood home of Sean and Jamie Oshima, who formed their folk-pop duo Oshima Brothers there.[4] Whitefield is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gazetteer fileswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Whitefield town, Lincoln County, Maine". Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 160.
- ^ Dow, Mike (April 27, 2022). "Sibling Revelry: Maine's Oshima Brothers Release 'Dark Nights Golden Days'". The Maine Edge. Bangor, Maine. Retrieved May 2, 2022.