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Millinocket, Maine

Millinocket, Maine
Town
Millinocket, on the Penobscot River.
Millinocket, on the Penobscot River.
Official seal of Millinocket, Maine
Seal
Millinocket, Maine is located in Maine
Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°39′29″N 68°42′1″W / 45.65806°N 68.70028°W / 45.65806; -68.70028
Country United States
State Maine
County Penobscot
Settled 1829
Incorporated March 16, 1901
Area
 • Total 18.22 sq mi (47.19 km2)
 • Land 15.95 sq mi (41.31 km2)
 • Water 2.27 sq mi (5.88 km2)
Elevation 351 ft (107 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,506
 • Estimate (2012) 4,447
 • Density 282.5/sq mi (109.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 04462
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-45810
GNIS feature ID 0582596
Website www.millinocket.org
Millinocket Lake
Lake Millinocket.JPG
Millinocket Lake near the town, with Mount Katahdin beyond.
Max. length 5 mi (8.0 km)
Surface area 8,571 acres (3,469 ha)
Max. depth 86 ft (26 m)
Water volume 179,982 acre·ft (222,005,000 m3)
Surface elevation 478 ft (146 m)

Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

The population was 4,506 at the 2010 census. Millinocket's economy has historically been centered on forest products and recreation, but many area paper mills have closed in recent years.

Millinocket was first settled in 1829 by Thomas Fowler and his family, who cleared land for a farm. When the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad extended service to Houlton in 1894, the line ran through the area, opening it to development.

Charles W. Mullen, an engineering graduate from the University of Maine, proposed a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River. He recognized the falls as an ideal water power source to operate a large pulp and paper mill. Mullen contacted Garret Schenck, vice-president of the International Paper mill at Rumford Falls and an expert in the industry, about building a pulp and paper mill near the dam. Mr. Schenck agreed, and set about obtaining the necessary financial backing.

After securing land rights, the chosen site was at the junction of the West Branch of the Penobscot River and Millinocket Stream, where it stands today. Things moved quickly, and on May 15, 1899, construction began on the new Great Northern Paper Company paper mill. As the location was not near existing towns, it became necessary to build one. Millinocket, meaning "the land of many islands" after all the islands in the Penobscot River, was incorporated on March 16, 1901.


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