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Town
Nickname(s):  Switzerland Of Maine
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	783
• 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 in 1936

Jackman is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 783 at the 2020 census.

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.

History

Jackman was named after Captain James Jackman, who was hired by the State of Maine in the 1830s to build the road connecting the United States with Canada.

On April 8, 2024, Jackman was on the path of totality for a total eclipse of the sun. The eclipse was to sweep across most of the United States, but as the date approached, cloudy skies were forecast for most of that path. However, Jackman was expected to have clear skies that day, so the town of less than a thousand residents was inundated by more than 10,000 visitors from across the country. Officials said it was probably the largest crowd ever seen in Jackman.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with only warm (but not hot) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jackman has a humid continental or "hemiboreal" climate (due its lack of true summer heat), abbreviated "Dfb" (or sometimes "Dbf") on climate maps, as does all of Maine.

Demographics

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.

Education

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

Jackman belongs to Maine Area School District 12.

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. Passenger rail service through Jackman ended in 1981, resumed in 1985, and ended once more in 1994.

Jackman Lumber Company locomotives

See also

In Spanish: Jackman (Maine) para niños