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Welcome to Dedham ...

Dedham is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dedham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dedham has a population of 1,674 people<2> (see below for details).

Dedham is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Dedham: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dedham had an population of 1,674 people. This is a decrease of 0.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dedham had a population of 1,681 people. This makes Dedham the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Dedham represents 0.13% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,681 people, the population of Dedham increased 18.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,422 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dedham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dedham - they are located in Iowa, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dedham ...

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

  • Bangor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orono
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <4>
  • Brewer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
  • Ellsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Bucksport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterport
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Dedham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dedham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dedham ...

Looking for more information about Dedham? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dedham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dedham.

Adding Dedham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dedham 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 Dedham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dedham post office opened in 1852. The Dedham post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dedham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, 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 Dedham.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dedham - 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/