Welcome to Willimantic ...

The town of Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

The location of Willimantic has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willimantic, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willimantic has a population of 142 people<3> (see below for details).

Willimantic is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Willimantic lies within the (207) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willimantic had an population of 142 people. This is a decrease of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willimantic had a population of 150 people. This makes Willimantic the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Willimantic represents 0.01% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 449th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 150 people, the population of Willimantic increased 11.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 135 people).

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

Communities Also Named Willimantic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willimantic - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near Willimantic ...

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

• Dover - Foxcroft
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
  • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <5>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Guilford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guilford <5>
• Sangerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
  • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <5>
• Brownville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <5>
• Parkman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <5>
• Abbot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
  • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <5>
• Monson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
  • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <5>
• Sebec
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
  • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <5>
• Cambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <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 Willimantic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willimantic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willimantic ...

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

Adding Willimantic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willimantic 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 Willimantic was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willimantic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willimantic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/