Chisholm, Maine
| Chisholm, Maine | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Chisholm
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| Coordinates: 44°29′12″N 70°11′42″W / 44.48667°N 70.19500°WCoordinates: 44°29′12″N 70°11′42″W / 44.48667°N 70.19500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Franklin |
| Town | Jay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,380 |
| • Density | 631/sq mi (243.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-12770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0563957 |
Chisholm is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Jay in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census. It is an industrial village named for Hugh J. Chisholm, who built the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company here in 1888 to use Androscoggin River water power.
Chisholm is located along the southern edge of the town of Jay at 44°29′12″N 70°11′42″W / 44.48667°N 70.19500°W (44.486532, -70.195040). It is bordered to the south by the town of Livermore Falls in Androscoggin and is contiguous with that town's urban core.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chisholm CDP has a total area of 2.19 square miles (5.66 km2), all of it land. It is located on the east side of the Androscoggin River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,399 people, 633 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 641.6 people per square mile (247.8/km²). There were 688 housing units at an average density of 315.5/sq mi (121.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.36% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
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