Skowhegan, Maine
CDP
About Skowhegan
Set in the central part of Maine, Skowhegan is a small unincorporated community.
Skowhegan holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.37 square miles.
📰 Skowhegan News Today
- Doucette doubles at Skowhegan State Fair Harnesslink · Aug 18
- Skowhegan Mill worker hospitalized after suffering electric shock WABI · Aug 13
- Worker hospitalized after being electrocuted at Sappi mill in Skowhegan Centralmaine.com · Aug 13
- Skowhegan Select Board backs new Tasers for police, approves 10‑year lease for downtown building newscentermaine.com · Aug 12
- Rides, famous eats and summer traditions return to Skowhegan State Fair WABI · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Skowhegan Unique
- The only place in America named Skowhegan — 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Skowhegan
📍 East Madison📍 Gould Corner📍 Lower Mill📍 Malbons Mills📍 Mitchell Corner📍 Waltons Mill📍 White School Corner
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Skowhegan
- Al's Pizza — pizza
- Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company
- Joe's Flat Iron Café (café)
- Ken's Family Restaurant — regional
- Old Mill Pub
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- The Millers Table at Maine Grains
- ZAAP — thai
- Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
- Heritage House — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- A · Attraction
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- Alphabet Trails · Attraction
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- C · Attraction
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- G · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Skowhegan
- 🏞️ Lake George Regional Park East · National Park reviews ★
- 🏞️ Lake George Regional Park West · National Park reviews ★
- Athens Community Park reviews ★
- Canaan Bog Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Casino Hill · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cedar Swamp Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cedar Swamp Lots · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Coburn Park reviews ★
- Coburn Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Community Center Complex reviews ★
- DeBe Park reviews ★
- Eaton Preserves · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Skowhegan
- Athens Community School
- Bloomfield Elementary School
- Canaan Elementary School
- Creative Childrens Academy
- Dimensions Academy
- Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan
- North Elementary School
- Overman Academy
- Skowhegan Area High School
- Skowhegan Area Middle School
- Somerset Career & Technical Center
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Redington Fairview General Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area13.37 sq mi
Coordinates44.7781, -69.7122