Chisholm, Maine

Chisholm, Maine
Chisholm
Chisholm
Coordinates: 44°29′45″N 70°11′52″W / 44.49583°N 70.19778°W / 44.49583; -70.19778
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyFranklin
TownJay
Area
 • Total
2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2)
 • Land2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2)
 • Water0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,343
 • Density614.4/sq mi (237.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04239 (Jay)
Area code207
FIPS code23-12770
GNIS feature ID2377898

Chisholm is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Jay in Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chisholm had a population of 1,343. It is an industrial village named for Hugh J. Chisholm, who built the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company here in 1888 to use Androscoggin River water power.