Machias

Machias is a town in and the county seat of in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
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  • Type: Town with 2,060 residents
  • Description: town in Washington County, Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Machias, Maine” and “Machias, ME”
  • Postal code: 04654

Places of Interest

Highlights include Machias Post Office and Customhouse and Porter Memorial Library.

Historic building
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The former is a historic government building at Maine and Center Streets in Machias, Maine. Built in 1872, it is a prominent local example of Italianate architecture executed in brick.

Library
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is the public library of Machias, Maine. It is located at 92 Court Street in the center Machias, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building, whose construction was funded by native son Henry Homes Porter.

Church
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is a historic church at 9 Center Street in Machias, Maine, United States. Built in 1836–37, it is an important early example of Gothic Revival architecture in northern New England, apparently based on an early design by the noted Gothic architect Richard Upjohn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marshfield and Whitneyville.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 528 at the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Machias.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The town was named after Colonel Joseph Whitney, a mill owner. The population was 202 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles west of Machias.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census. is a historic seaport and tourist destination. is situated 3½ miles east of Machias.

Machias

Latitude
44.71436° or 44° 42′ 52″ north
Longitude
-67.45827° or 67° 27′ 30″ west
Population
2,060
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US ACI
Open location code
87PJPG7R+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158903331
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4970888
Wiki­data ID
Q2725736
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Machias” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماتشياس”
  • Belarusian: “Мачаяс”
  • Bulgarian: “Мъчайъс”
  • Catalan: “Machias”
  • Cebuano: “Machias”
  • Chechen: “Макиес”
  • Chinese: “馬柴厄斯”
  • Chinese: “马柴厄斯”
  • Czech: “Machias”
  • Dagbani: “Machias”
  • Dutch: “Machias”
  • French: “Machias”
  • German: “Machias”
  • Haitian: “Machias, Maine”
  • Haitian: “Machias”
  • Hebrew: “מצ’יאס”
  • Hungarian: “Machias”
  • Irish: “Machias”
  • Italian: “Machias”
  • Japanese: “マチャイアス”
  • Kazakh: “Maçïas”
  • Kazakh: “Мачиас”
  • Kazakh: “ماتشىياس”
  • Kirghiz: “Мачиас”
  • Korean: “머차이어스”
  • Mazanderani: “ماچیاس”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Machias”
  • Norwegian: “Machias”
  • Polish: “Machias”
  • Russian: “Мачайас”
  • Russian: “Мачиас”
  • Serbian: “Мачајас”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Machias, Maine”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Machias”
  • Slovak: “Machias”
  • Slovenian: “Machias”
  • Spanish: “Machias (Maine)”
  • Spanish: “Machias”
  • Swedish: “Machias, Maine”
  • Swedish: “Machias”
  • Tatar: “Макиес”
  • Turkish: “Machias, Maine”
  • Turkish: “Machias”
  • Ukrainian: “Макіес”
  • Urdu: “ماچیاس، مائینی”
  • Volapük: “Machias”
  • Welsh: “Machias, Maine”
  • Welsh: “Machias”
  • “Machias”

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