Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine | |
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Androscoggin River, with the Free-Black railroad bridge in the foreground | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "Beautifully balanced" | |
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 69°58′40″W / 43.89417°N 69.97778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| Settled | 1628 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1739 |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council/Town Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.34 sq mi (140.74 km2) |
| • Land | 46.73 sq mi (121.03 km2) |
| • Water | 7.61 sq mi (19.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,756 |
| • Density | 433.9/sq mi (167.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 04011 |
| GNIS feature ID | 582375 |
| Website | www |
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Brunswick is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum, and the Maine State Music Theatre. It was formerly home to the U.S. Naval Air Station Brunswick, which was permanently closed on May 31, 2011, and has since been partially released to redevelopment as "Brunswick Landing".