Roxbury, Maine
| Roxbury, Maine | |
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Ellis Pond in 1906
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 Roxbury, Maine
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| Coordinates: 44°38′48″N 70°38′25″W / 44.64667°N 70.64028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Oxford |
| Incorporated | 1835 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.13 sq mi (114.30 km2) |
| • Land | 42.91 sq mi (111.14 km2) |
| • Water | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 369 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 366 |
| • Density | 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04275 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-64185 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582702 |
Roxbury is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 369 at the 2010 census. Ellis Pond is popular with recreational fishermen.
Originally known as Township No. 7, it was first settled about 1809. It was incorporated as a town on March 17, 1835, and named after Roxbury, Massachusetts. Farmers grew hay and raised . Set on an intervale surrounded by the Western Maine Mountains, Roxbury was noted in the 19th century for abundant forests and mineral deposits. The Swift River falls provided water power for watermills, and industries included a sawmill, gristmill, shingle mill and shoe factory. In 1837, the population was 182. By 1859, it had grown to 246. The Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was completed in 1896, carrying freight, tourists and "rusticators" up the Swift River valley through Roxbury to Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.13 square miles (114.30 km2), of which, 42.91 square miles (111.14 km2) of it is land and 1.22 square miles (3.16 km2) is water. Roxbury is drained by the Swift River, a tributary of the Androscoggin River. Ellis Pond (also called Roxbury Pond or Silver Lake, a part of which lies in Byron) is in the northwest.
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