Burnham, Maine | |
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Town | |
Location of Burnham (in yellow) in Waldo County and the state of Maine |
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Coordinates: 44°40′50″N 69°23′1″W / 44.68056°N 69.38361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maine |
County | Waldo |
Area | |
• Total | 41.22 sq mi (106.76 km2) |
• Land | 38.89 sq mi (100.72 km2) |
• Water | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,164 |
• Estimate (2012) | 1,165 |
• Density | 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 04922 |
Area code(s) | 207 |
FIPS code | 23-09270 |
GNIS feature ID | 0582379 |
Burnham is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,164 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.22 square miles (106.76 km2), of which, 38.89 square miles (100.72 km2) of it is land and 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2) is water, chiefly Unity Pond. The town is drained by Twentyfive Mile Stream and the Sebasticook River.
Burnham is crossed by Maine State Route 100 and Interstate 95 (Maine). The town is bordered by Pittsfield on the north, Detroit on the northeast, Troy on the east, Unity and Unity Township on the south and Clinton on the west.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,164 people, 502 households, and 332 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.9 inhabitants per square mile (11.5/km2). There were 714 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.