Machias

Also known as Machias, Maine, Machias, ME

town in Washington County, Maine, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maine
County: Washington
Incorporated: June 23, 1784
Type: Town meeting
Total: 14.80 sq mi (38.33 km )
Land: 13.87 sq mi (35.92 km )
Water: 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km ) 6.28%
Elevation: 141 ft (43 m)
Density: 148/sq mi (57.3/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code: 04654

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Machias (/məˈtʃaɪ.əs/, mə-CHY-əss) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.

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