Whiting, Maine | |
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 The Union Meeting Hall | |
  Whiting, Maine Location within the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′19″N 67°15′38″W / 44.75528°N 67.26056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.07 sq mi (134.86 km2) |
| • Land | 46.74 sq mi (121.06 km2) |
| • Water | 5.33 sq mi (13.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 482 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04691 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-85185 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582812 |
Whiting is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Tate Whiting, an early settler.[2] The population was 482 at the 2020 census.[3] The town was originally known as Orangetown.[4][5][6]
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Gazetteer fileswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Profile for Whiting, Maine". ePodunk. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Whiting town, Washington County, Maine". Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Haskell, John D. (John Duncan) (1977). "Maine, a bibliography of its history". Boston : G. K. Hall. p. 254. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
Orangetown, former name of Whiting
- ^ "Maine, a guide 'down east,'". Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1937. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
Whiting...,a village formerly called Orangetown, in an area where extensive lumbering operations are still carried on,
- ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 283.
...formerly was called Orangetown for the nearby lake and the river...