Summary for Gilead

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Located in: Oxford County (see below)

Time Zone: Gilead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 207

Elevation: 700 feet [213.36 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gilead)

Population

Total Area:<3> 19.67 sq. miles [50.9 km²] - of which 4.02% is water (0.79 sq. miles [2 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 151

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gilead:

Lat: 44.394200° (or 44°23'39" N)

Lon: -70.972900° (or -70°58'22" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gilead<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gilead

GNIS ID: 582490

FIPS State / Place Code: 23 / 27470

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilead)

The community of South Paris is the County Seat for Oxford County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Oxford)

Population

Total Area: 2,175 sq. miles [5,635.1 km²] - of which 4.54% is water (98.9 sq. miles [256.1 km²])

Housing Units: 36,055

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Oxford

GNIS ID: 581294

FIPS State / County Code: 23 / 017

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilead)

About Maine

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Maine

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maine

GNIS ID: 1779787

FIPS State: 23

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilead)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gilead. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gilead, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gilead.