Welcome to Belmont ...

Belmont is located in Waldo County<1>.

The location of Belmont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmont has a population of 912 people<3> (see below for details).

Belmont is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Belmont lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Belmont is within the (207) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmont had an population of 912 people. This is a decrease of 3.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmont had a population of 942 people. This makes Belmont the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Belmont represents 0.07% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 288th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 942 people, the population of Belmont increased 14.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 821 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belmont.

Communities Also Named Belmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Belmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belmont.

Communities near Belmont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belmont.

• Rockland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <5>
• Belfast
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <5>
• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
• Searsport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
  • Searsport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <5>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Lincolnville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <5>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Unity
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Unity is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <5>

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 Belmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belmont. 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 Belmont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont. See our Newspapers Page for Belmont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmont ...

Looking for more information about Belmont? 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 Belmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belmont.

Adding Belmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmont 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 Belmont was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Belmont in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/