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Welcome to Bowerbank ...

Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowerbank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bowerbank has a population of 113 people<2> (see below for details).

Bowerbank is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bowerbank: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bowerbank had an population of 113 people. This is a decrease of 2.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowerbank had a population of 116 people. This makes Bowerbank the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 116 people, the population of Bowerbank decreased 5.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 123 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bowerbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Bowerbank: This one is located in Piscataquis County and the other is located in Penobscot County.

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

Communities near Bowerbank ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dexter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
  • Milo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <4>
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Guilford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sangerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Garland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Parkman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowerbank ...

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

Adding Bowerbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowerbank 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 (so far) for Bowerbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bowerbank post office opened in 1843. The Bowerbank post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowerbank.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bowerbank.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowerbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/