Machias town, Maine

Machias town is a geographic entity located in Washington County, Maine. As of official census estimates, it has a reported population of 2,078. The land area covers 13.89 sq mi. ^[1]

Demographics & Population

Demographic Metric	Estimate / Count	Margin of Error	Survey Period / Source
Total Population (2025 PEP Estimate)	2,078	—	2025 / Census
Median Age	40.8 yrs	±9.6	2020-2024 / Census ACS 5-Year 2024
Total Households	791	±101	2020-2024 / Census ACS 5-Year 2024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (PEP, ACS 5-Year).

Housing & Real Estate Profile

Housing Metric	Estimate / Value	Margin of Error
Total Housing Units	985	±125
Occupied Housing Units	791	±101
Vacant Housing Units	194	±98
Median Home Value	$141,300	±$17,053
Median Gross Rent	$692	±$276

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2020-2024).

Economy & Workforce

Economic Metric	Estimate / Value	Margin of Error
Median Household Income	$34,375	±$15,670
Per Capita Income	$21,340	±$2,157
Poverty Rate	25.6%	±5.9%
Population Below Poverty Level	434	±146
Unemployment Rate	17.4%	±13.5%
Civilian Labor Force, Employed	690	±168
Broadband Internet Rate	77.7%	±8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2020-2024).

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
TOWN OF MACHIAS GUS Population: 2,060 (2024) ID: 190419	Township	Official Local Government	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 418, MACHIAS ME 04654-0418
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON GUS Population: 31,383 (2024) ID: 166157	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY MANAGER PO BOX 297, MACHIAS ME 04654

Education

Listing 10 local institutions (NCES 2024-2025) External reference via K12Guides

Institution	Type	Grades	Location
Coastal Wash Cty Inst of Tech	Career and Technical School Machias	N	Machias, ME
Machias Memorial High School	Regular School Machias	09-12	Machias, ME
Rose M Gaffney School	Regular School Machias	PK-08	Machias, ME
Bay Ridge Elementary	Regular School Nearby	PK-08	Cutler, ME
Beals Elementary School	Regular School Nearby	PK-08	Beals, ME
Daniel W Merritt School	Regular School Nearby	PK-06	Addison, ME
Edmunds Consolidated School	Regular School Nearby	PK-08	Edmunds Township, ME
Elm Street School-East Machias	Regular School Nearby	PK-08	East Machias, ME
Fort O'Brien School	Regular School Nearby	PK-08	Machiasport, ME
WASHINGTON ACADEMY	7 Nearby	14-17	EAST MACHIAS, ME

Source: k12guides.com.

Community Facilities & Infrastructure

Displaying 10 civic institutions across 2 datasets queried CMS • IPEDS • IMLS

Facility Name	Category	Relationship	Address / Location	Contact
DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	Hospital	City address association	11 HOSPITAL DRIVE, MACHIAS, ME, 04654	(207) 255-3356
PORTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY	Library	1.6 mi away	92 COURT ST, MACHIAS, ME, 04654	(207) 255-3933
STURDIVANT PUBLIC LIBRARY	Library	4.0 mi away	514 MAIN STREET, EAST MACHIAS, ME, 04630	(207) 255-0070
WHITNEYVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY	Library	4.3 mi away	6 CROSS STREET, WHITNEYVILLE, ME, 04654	(207) 255-8077
LOUISE CLEMENTS LIBRARY	Library	11.8 mi away	2655 CUTLER ROAD, CUTLER, ME, 04626	(207) 259-3693
PEABODY MEMORIAL LIBRARY	Library	13.9 mi away	162 MAIN STREET, JONESPORT, ME, 04649	(207) 497-3003
MAYHEW LIBRARY ASSN	Library	15.7 mi away	290 WATER STREET, ADDISON, ME, 04606	—
LINCOLN MEMORIAL LIBRARY - DENNYSVILLE	Library	17.8 mi away	17 KING STREET, DENNYSVILLE, ME, 04628	(207) 726-4750
GALLISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY	Library	18.9 mi away	11 CENTER STREET, HARRINGTON, ME, 04643	(207) 483-4547
PEMBROKE LIBRARY	Library	22.3 mi away	221 OLD COUNTY ROAD, PEMBROKE, ME, 04666	(207) 726-4745

Distances calculated from authoritative source coordinates. Source: CMS, IMLS, NCES IPEDS.

Climate & Weather Observations

NOAA Monthly Climate Normals

Observation Station: Climate data reflects NOAA 1991–2020 standard normals recorded at JONESBORO, ME US, located 10.7 miles from Machias town. Local microclimates, topography, and elevation may cause municipal conditions to differ.

Month	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Mean (°F)	Precip (in)	Snow (in)
January	28.8°	9.4°	19.1°	4.30"	—
February	32.2°	11.5°	21.8°	3.77"	—
March	39.3°	21.8°	30.6°	4.64"	—
April	50.9°	32.1°	41.5°	4.26"	—
May	61.2°	42.2°	51.7°	3.90"	—
June	69.7°	50.6°	60.2°	3.53"	—
July	76.4°	55.6°	66.0°	3.38"	—
August	76.4°	55.3°	65.8°	3.59"	—
September	69.2°	48.5°	58.8°	3.50"	—
October	56.9°	39.3°	48.1°	5.00"	—
November	46.3°	29.7°	38.0°	5.07"	—
December	35.2°	18.6°	26.9°	5.90"	—

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020).

Local Weather Forecast

Weather forecast data is currently unavailable in the local cache.

Nearby Cities & Communities

Listing adjacent communities by spatial proximity (miles) Proximity discovery

Community Name	Classification	Distance	Population
Machias CDP	CDP	1.7 mi	—
Jonesport CDP	CDP	13.7 mi	—
Lubec CDP	CDP	24.8 mi	—
Milbridge CDP	CDP	25.0 mi	—

Sources & Data Provenance

1. Geographic Classification & Identifiers: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (2026) and TIGER/Line Shapefiles. GEOID: 2302941960. • Official Source Dataset →
2. Socioeconomic & Housing Metrics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates and Population Estimates Program (PEP). Margin of Error (MOE) intervals are reported where published; suppressed values are never estimated or replaced with false zeros.
3. Civic Directory Datasets: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS Hospital Directory), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES IPEDS Postsecondary Directory), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). Airport landing facilities are provided by airport-data.com.
4. Weather & Climate Observations: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 and National Weather Service (NWS) point forecasts.

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