West Bath, Maine
| West Bath, Maine | |
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New Meadows Inn, New Meadows River, 1915
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 West Bath, Maine
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| Coordinates: 43°52′18″N 69°51′32″W / 43.87167°N 69.85889°WCoordinates: 43°52′18″N 69°51′32″W / 43.87167°N 69.85889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Sagadahoc |
| Incorporated | 1844 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.00 sq mi (38.85 km2) |
| • Land | 11.80 sq mi (30.82 km2) |
| • Water | 3.20 sq mi (8.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,877 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,891 |
| • Density | 157.7/sq mi (60.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04530 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-81930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582801 |
West Bath is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2010 census. A sub-locality of West Bath is Winnegance. West Bath is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
Winnegance Carrying Place, located between Winnegance Creek on the Kennebec River and Winnegance Bay on the New Meadow River, was a busy canoe portage for the Kennebec Abenaki Indians. The area was first a portion of Georgetown, incorporated in 1716, then of Bath, incorporated in 1781. West Bath was set off and incorporated as a town on February 14, 1844. When the population was 603 in 1858, industries included a gristmill, sawmill and clapboard, shingle and lath machines. West Bath is today a suburb of Bath and Brunswick.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.00 square miles (38.85 km2), of which, 11.90 square miles (30.82 km2) of it is land and 3.10 square miles (8.03 km2) is water. Situated on part of a peninsula, West Bath is drained by Winnegance Creek and the New Meadows River estuary.
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