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Census Data for Damascus

As far as we can tell, Damascus has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Damascus, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Carmel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Etna
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Etna is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Stetson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
  • Newburgh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Levant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Detroit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kenduskeag
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Exeter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Corinth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

Penobscot County ...

Damascus is located in Penobscot County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Penobscot County.

Miscellaneous Information for Damascus ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Penobscot County or the community of Damascus:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Damascus:
    • GNIS ID for Damascus: 564758
    • GNIS ID for Penobscot County: 581295
    • GNIS ID for State of Maine: 1779787
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 23 (Maine)
    • County Code: 019 (Penobscot County)
    • Place Code: 16340 (Damascus)
    • State & County Code: 23/019 (Maine / Penobscot County)
    • State & Place Code: 23/16340 (Maine / Damascus)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Damascus is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Damascus.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.