Damariscotta
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town in Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maine
- County
- Lincoln
- Total
- 14.71 sq mi (38.10 km )
- Land
- 12.42 sq mi (32.17 km )
- Water
- 2.29 sq mi (5.93 km )
- Elevation
- 95 ft (29 m)
- Density
- 185/sq mi (71.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip code
- 04543
- Fips code
- 23-16235
- Website
- www .damariscotta .maine .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Damariscotta
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Lincoln County
- Population
- 2297
- Area
- 14.71
- Elevation
- 45
- Official website
- www.townofdamariscotta.com
- Image
- View of Main Street, Damariscotta, ME.jpg
- Households
- 1004
- Dialing code
- 207
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- postal code
- 04543
- topic's main category
- Category:Damariscotta, Maine
- Commons category
- Damariscotta, Maine
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Damariscotta, Maine
- inception
- 1848-00-00
- IPA transcription
- dæm.ə.rɪsˈkɑː.tə
- per capita income
- 30704
- P12749
- Clethraceae
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Encyclopedic overview
Damariscotta (/dæmrɪˈskɒtə/ DAM-rih-SKOT-ə) is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2020 census. A popular tourist destination known for its oysters, the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle are linked by the Main Street bridge over the Damariscotta River, forming the "Twin Villages". The name Damariscotta derives from an Algonquian word 'Madamescontee' which means place of abundance of small fish (alewives), and is shared with a census-designated place located within the town.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Damariscotta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.