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Welcome to Temple ...

Temple is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Temple, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Temple has a population of 518 people<2> (see below for details).

Temple is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Temple: 207

The ZIP code for Temple: 04984<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Temple had an population of 518 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Temple had a population of 528 people. This makes Temple the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Temple represents 0.04% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 359th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 528 people, the population of Temple decreased 7.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 572 people).

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

Communities Also Named Temple ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Temple - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Temple ...

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

  • Rumford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Livermore Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mexico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Anson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <5>
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <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 Temple. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Temple.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temple ...

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

Adding Temple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Temple 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 Temple was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Temple post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temple.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, 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 Temple.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Temple - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Temple). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Temple or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/