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Northwest Somerset, Maine
Northwest Somerset, Maine
Unorganized territory
	Northwest Somerset Northwest Somerset
	Coordinates: 45°22′33″N 70°17′13″W / 45.37583°N 70.28694°W
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset
Area
• Total	708.6 sq mi (1,835.3 km2)
• Land	657.1 sq mi (1,701.9 km2)
• Water	51.5 sq mi (133.5 km2)
Elevation	1,289 ft (393 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	41
• Density	0.062/sq mi (0.024/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	04945 (Jackman); 04961 (New Portland)
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-53636
GNIS feature ID	582641

Northwest Somerset is an unorganized territory in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 1,835.3 km² (708.6 sq mi), of which 1,701.9 km² (657.1 sq mi) is land and 133.5 km² (51.5 sq mi) (7.27%) is water.

Townships

The territory contains 20 townships^[3] plus parts of two townships shared with Northeast Somerset (Johnson Mountain and Parlin Pond):

Appleton
Attean
Bigelow
Bow Town
Bradstreet
Carrying Place
Carrying Place Town
Dead River
Flagstaff
Forsyth
Haynestown (T5 R6)
Hobbstown
Holeb
King and Bartlett
Lower Enchanted
Pierce Pond
Rayton (T5 R7)
Spencer (T3 R4)
Spring Lake (T3 R5)
Upper Enchanted

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	15	—
1990	8	−46.7%
2000	46	475.0%
2010	62	34.8%
2020	41	−33.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 46 people, 18 households, and 10 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 0.0 people/km² (0 people/mi²). There were 452 housing units at an average density of 0.3 units/km² (0.78 units/mi²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 89.13% White, 8.70% Native American and 2.17% Asian.

There were 18 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, and 38.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 155.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $15,161. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.

Education

The Maine Department of Education takes responsibility for coordinating school assignments in the unorganized territory.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Northwest Somerset, Maine
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Northwest Somerset UT, Somerset County, Maine". Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "SOMERSET COUNTY COMMUNITY LISTING (106) And 2000 Census Population Figures of 50,888". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Education in the Unorganized Territory - Find Your School". Maine Department of Education. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Northwest Somerset, Maine

[2] "Census - Geography Profile: Northwest Somerset UT, Somerset County, Maine". Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[3] "SOMERSET COUNTY COMMUNITY LISTING (106) And 2000 Census Population Figures of 50,888". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[Unorged-6] "Education in the Unorganized Territory - Find Your School". Maine Department of Education. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Somerset County, Maine, United States
County seat: Skowhegan
Towns	Anson Athens Bingham Cambridge Canaan Caratunk Cornville Detroit Embden Fairfield Harmony Hartland Jackman Madison Mercer Moose River Moscow New Portland Norridgewock Palmyra Pittsfield Ripley St. Albans Skowhegan Smithfield Solon Starks	Somerset County map
Plantations	Brighton Dennistown Highland Pleasant Ridge The Forks West Forks
Unorganized territories	Central Somerset Northeast Somerset Northwest Somerset Seboomook Lake
CDPs	Anson Bingham Fairfield Hartland Madison Norridgewock North Anson Pittsfield Skowhegan
Other villages	Flagstaff Rockwood Shawmut
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