Bristol, Maine

Bristol, Maine
Bristol, Maine
Town
	Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
	Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine.
	Bristol, Maine Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 43°55′29″N 69°29′44″W / 43.92472°N 69.49556°W
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Lincoln
Incorporated	1765
Area
• Total	78.23 sq mi (202.61 km2)
• Land	33.99 sq mi (88.03 km2)
• Water	44.24 sq mi (114.58 km2)
Elevation	121 ft (37 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,834
• Density	83/sq mi (32.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	04539 (Bristol); 04541 (Chamberlain); 04554 (New Harbor); 04558 (Pemaquid); 04564 (Round Pond)
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-07485
GNIS feature ID	0582369
Website	www.bristolmaine.org

Bristol, known from 1632 to 1765 as Pemaquid (/ˈpɛməkwɪd/; today a village within the town), is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,834 at the 2020 census.^[2] A fishing and resort area, Bristol includes the villages of New Harbor, Pemaquid, Round Pond, Bristol Mills and Chamberlain. It includes the Pemaquid Archeological Site, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. During the 17th and early 18th century, New France defined the Kennebec River as the southern boundary of Acadia, which put Bristol within Acadia.^[3]

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^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bristol town, Lincoln County, Maine". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ The French declared the southern boundary of Acadia to be the Kennebec River in 1687, which meant the French considered Bristol was considered part of Acadia. (See Griffiths, N.E.S. (2005). From Migrant to Acadian: A North American Border People, 1604-1755. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7735-2699-0. and Campbell, William Edgar (2005). The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec. Goose Lane Editions. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-86492-426-1.). The village, however, was English and the New Englanders considered it the northern boundary (See Benjamin Church. The History of King Phillips War. 1825. p. 181).