Gouldsboro, Maine
Gouldsboro, Maine | |
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West Gouldsboro Village Library | |
Gouldsboro Gouldsboro | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′20″N 68°02′18″W / 44.42222°N 68.03833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Hancock |
| First settled by natives | 9th millennium BC-8th millennium BC |
| Foundation | 1763 |
| Incorporated as a town | February 16, 1789 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 98.99 sq mi (256.38 km2) |
| • Land | 46.17 sq mi (119.58 km2) |
| • Water | 52.82 sq mi (136.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,703 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
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| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-28450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 582494 |
| Website | www |
Gouldsboro is a town and municipality in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing villages, summer colonies and communities, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, South Gouldsboro, West Gouldsboro, Summer Harbor, Wonsqueak Harbor, Bunker's Harbor, Chicken Mill, Jones' Pond, Westbay, and Corea. The population was 1,703 at the 2020 census.