Back ماتشياس (مين) Arabic Мачаяс (Мэн) BE Мъчайъс Bulgarian Machias (Maine) Catalan Макиес (Мэн) CE Machias (kapital sa kondado) CEB Machias, Maine CY Machias DAG Machias (Maine) German Machias (Maine) Spanish
Machias, Maine | |
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  Machias, Maine Location within the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′N 67°28′W / 44.683°N 67.467°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Washington |
| Incorporated | June 23, 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.80 sq mi (38.33 km2) |
| • Land | 13.87 sq mi (35.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) 6.28% |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,060 |
| • Density | 148/sq mi (57.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 04654 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-41960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582573 |
| Website | www |
Machias /məˈtʃaɪ.əs/ is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060.[3] It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word Machias roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the first naval battle of the American Revolution.[4][5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gazetteer fileswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Machias town, Washington County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "NAVAL HISTORY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Abbot, Willis John (January 1, 1890). The Naval History of the United States. Peter Fenelon Collier.