Machias
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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
- Fips code
- 23-41960
- Website
- machiasme .gov
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
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