Baileyville, Maine
| Baileyville, Maine | |
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| Town | |
| Nickname(s): Woodland | |
| Motto: "...The Road to Home" | |
 Baileyville, Maine
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| Coordinates: 45°9′29″N 67°25′8″W / 45.15806°N 67.41889°WCoordinates: 45°9′29″N 67°25′8″W / 45.15806°N 67.41889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.91 sq mi (108.55 km2) |
| • Land | 37.15 sq mi (96.22 km2) |
| • Water | 4.76 sq mi (12.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,521 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,494 |
| • Density | 40.9/sq mi (15.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| 04694 | 04694 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-02480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582337 |
| Website | Baileyville, Maine |
Baileyville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,521 at the 2010 census. Within the town is the census-designated place of Woodland. The town was originally settled by Quakers in 1780. In 1830, Ezekiel Bailey began the commercial manufacture of oilcloth. The business flourished and expanded until it comprised several factories, which burned down in 1921.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.91 square miles (108.55 km2), of which, 37.15 square miles (96.22 km2) of it is land and 4.76 square miles (12.33 km2) is water.
Water powered sawmills and paper mills at Woodland used wooden logs and pulpwood floated down the Saint Croix River. These mills were connected to the national rail network via the Maine Central Railroad and under Georgia-Pacific operation originated or terminated over 6,000 railway carloads in 1973. The Maine Central business has since been discontinued, and the only rail service left as of 2012 was a spur line that connected Woodland to St. Stephen, New Brunswick for the shipment of pulp and paper to Saint John.
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