Official Name: | West Central Franklin, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Unorganized territory |
Pushpin Map: | Maine |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 271.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 269.3 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.9 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 104.7 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 104.0 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.7 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 621 |
Elevation Ft: | 2037 |
Coordinates: | 44.8097°N -70.6256°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-82235 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 582803 |
West Central Franklin is an unorganized territory located in Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the location had a total population of 1.[1] Most of this area has never been organized. The only exception was a short-lived incorporated town in the 19th century (Township 6 was briefly incorporated as the town of Berlin).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 104.7 square miles (271.2 km2), of which 104.0 square miles (269.3 km2) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.9 km2) is water. The total area is 0.69% water.
The territory consists of three townships along the western edge of the county, south of Rangeley Plantation and north of Weld, namely Township D, Township E, and Township 6 (North of Weld).
As of the 2010 Census,[2] there are no people living in the location.