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Welcome to Waltham ...Waltham is located in Hancock County<1>. The location of Waltham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Waltham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. When the people of Waltham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Walthamite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waltham has a population of 342 people<4> (see below for details). Waltham is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Waltham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Waltham: (207) Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waltham had an population of 342 people. This is a decrease of 3.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.76% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Waltham had a population of 353 people. This makes Waltham the county's 29th most populous community. The population of Waltham represents 0.03% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 399th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 353 people, the population of Waltham increased 15.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 306 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Waltham. Communities Also Named Waltham ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Waltham - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana and Quebec. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waltham. Communities near Waltham ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waltham.
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 Waltham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waltham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waltham. 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 Waltham. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waltham. See our Newspapers Page for Waltham. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waltham ...Looking for more information about Waltham? 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 Waltham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waltham. Adding Waltham to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Waltham 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 for Waltham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Waltham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Waltham. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waltham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/ The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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