Tremont, Maine
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| Nickname(s): The Backside | ||
 Tremont, Maine
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| Coordinates: 44°15′8″N 68°22′2″W / 44.25222°N 68.36722°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Maine | |
| County | Hancock | |
| Settled | 1762 | |
| Incorporated | June 3, 1848 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Board of Selectmen, Town Manager | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.36 sq mi (135.61 km2) | |
| • Land | 16.83 sq mi (43.59 km2) | |
| • Water | 35.53 sq mi (92.02 km2) | |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,563 | |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,584 | |
| • Density | 92.9/sq mi (35.9/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code(s) | 04653 (Bass Harbor), 04612 (Bernard and West Tremont), 04674 (Seal Cove) | |
| Area code(s) | 207 | |
| FIPS code | 23-77345 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582767 | |
| Website | http://tremont.maine.gov/ | |
Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the backside."
Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor (or McKinley), Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove and West Tremont. Part of Acadia National Park lies within the town. Bass Harbor is the terminus for the Swan's Island ferry and the Frenchboro ferry. The population was 1,563 at the 2010 census.
Settled in 1762, it was incorporated on June 3, 1848 as Mansel, the name given the island by John Winthrop's company of emigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Two months later, on August 8 it was renamed Tremont, which means "three mountains" in French. By 1880, when the population was 2,011, the town had a sawmill, shipyard, gristmill, shingle mill and brickyard. Fishing and fish curing were the principal industries. Today, tourism is important to the economy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.36 square miles (135.61 km2), of which 16.83 square miles (43.59 km2) is land and 35.53 square miles (92.02 km2) is water. Located on southwestern Mount Desert Island, Tremont is beside Blue Hill Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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