Bowdoinham, Maine

About Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham, ME is a small unincorporated community located in central Maine.

Officially, Bowdoinham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.56 square miles.

📰 Bowdoinham News Today

• Bowdoinham's Lower Abagadasset Bridge to close mid-April newscentermaine.com · Apr 13
• Maine Food & Dining News: Waldoboro, Bowdoinham, Bangor, Lincolnville, Damariscotta, Veazie, Deer Isle, Camden, Shapleigh, Sanford, Upton, Freeport, Scarborough Portland Food Map · Mar 22
• Maine State Police bomb squad removes mortar, grenade in separate incidents WMTW · Mar 21
• Strawberry season opens in Maine Spectrum News · Jun 17
• Smelt fishing returns to Cathance River in Bowdoinham Centralmaine.com · Feb 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bowdoinham Unique

• The only place in America named Bowdoinham — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bowdoinham

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bowdoinham

• Three Robbers Pub — american
• The Town Landing — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bowdoinham

• Bowdoinham Sports Fields reviews ★
• Cathance Meadows reviews ★
• Center Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dow Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Merrymeeting Fields Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Philip Mailly Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Red Rose Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bowdoinham

• Bowdoin Central School
• Bowdoinham Community School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bowdoinham

🏘️ Nearby Communities