Danforth (CDP), Maine

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Danforth, Maine
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 45°39′35″N67°52′1″W / 45.65972°N 67.86694°W / 45.65972; -67.86694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Maine
County Washington
Town Danforth
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Land2.48 sq mi (6.41 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
[2]
385 ft (117 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
331
 • Density133.68/sq mi (51.61/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04424
Area code 207
FIPS code 23-16375
GNIS feature ID2806291 [2]

Danforth is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Danforth, Washington County, Maine, United States. It is in northernmost Washington County, in the northern part of the town of Danforth, and is bordered to the north by the town of Weston in Aroostook County. The village is located on Baskahegan Stream where it originates at the outlet of Crooked Brook Flowage. The Baskahegan is a northwest-flowing tributary of the Mattawamkeag River and part of the Penobscot River watershed.

Contents

U.S. Route 1 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north 34 miles (55 km) to Houlton and southeast 56 miles (90 km) to Calais. State Route 169 runs southwest from Danforth 24 miles (39 km) to State Route 6 in Springfield.

Danforth was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 331—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Education

It is in the School Administrative District 14. [4] The PreK-12 school of that district [5] is the East Grand School. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Danforth Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Geography Division (January 14, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, ME (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 13, 2024. - Text list
  5. ↑ "East Grand School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "About". East Grand School . Retrieved July 13, 2025.


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