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Town

Jackman, Maine Location in Maine
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset
Incorporated	1895
Area
• Total	42.42 sq mi (109.87 km²)
• Land	41.26 sq mi (106.86 km²)
• Water	1.16 sq mi (3.00 km²)
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	782
• Density	19/sq mi (7.3/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	04945
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-35345
GNIS feature ID	0582532
Website	jackmanmaine.org

Jackman is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 782 at the 2020 census.

Geography
- Climate
Demographics
- 2010 census
Railroad history
- Jackman Lumber Company locomotives
Education
See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.42 square miles (109.87 km²), of which 41.26 square miles (106.86 km²) is land and 1.16 square miles (3.00 km²) is water.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jackman has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	10	—
1850	12	20.0%
1870	65	—
1880	95	46.2%
1890	217	128.4%
1900	352	62.2%
1910	667	89.5%
1920	902	35.2%
1930	1,099	21.8%
1940	1,069	−2.7%
1950	964	−9.8%
1960	984	2.1%
1970	848	−13.8%
1980	1,003	18.3%
1990	920	−8.3%
2000	718	−22.0%
2010	862	20.1%
2020	782	−9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 862 people, 383 households, and 228 families living in the town. The population density was 20.9 inhabitants per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 17.6 per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.4% White, 0.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 383 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the town was 44.8 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 32.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

Railroad history

Jackman became connected to the international North American rail network upon completion the International of Maine Division of the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway in 1889. Jackman Lumber Company built the Bald Mountain Railroad in 1915 north from Jackman up Heald Stream and across the South Branch Penobscot River into Moose River Plantation. This logging railroad brought logs to the Jackman sawmill until 1926.

Jackman Lumber Company locomotives

Builder	Type	Date	Works number	Notes
Lima Locomotive Works	Shay locomotive	24 March 1894	464	originally Keystone Railroad #2 of Pennsylvania; purchased from Lye Brook Railroad of Manchester, Vermont
Lima Locomotive Works	Shay locomotive	26 June 1908	1970	originally Beebe River Railroad #2 of Campton, New Hampshire
Lima Locomotive Works	Shay locomotive	11 November 1907	2036	originally Johnson Lumber Company #3 of North Woodstock, New Hampshire

Education

Jackman is part of Forest Hills Consolidated School, which teaches grades kindergarten to grade 12.

Jackman belongs to Maine Area School District 12.

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