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Welcome to Atkinson ...Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County<1>. The location of Atkinson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Atkinson: AT-kin-suhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Atkinson has a population of 309 people<4> (see below for details). Atkinson is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Atkinson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Atkinson is within the (207) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atkinson had an population of 309 people. This is a decrease of 5.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.33% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Atkinson had a population of 326 people. This makes Atkinson the county's 11th most populous community. The population of Atkinson represents 0.02% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 407th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 326 people, the population of Atkinson has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 323 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Atkinson. Communities Also Named Atkinson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Atkinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Utah and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atkinson. Communities near Atkinson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atkinson.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atkinson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atkinson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkinson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson. See our Newspapers Page for Atkinson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atkinson ...Looking for more information about Atkinson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Atkinson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atkinson. Adding Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Atkinson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Atkinson was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). We also found Atkinson in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkinson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atkinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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