| Official Name: | Danforth, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Maine#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Danforth |
| Coordinates: | 45.6597°N -67.8669°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Danforth |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 51.61 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 385 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 04424 |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-16375 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806291 |
| Population Total: | 331 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 133.68 |
Danforth is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Danforth, Washington County, Maine, United States. It is in northernmost Washington County, in the northern part of the town of Danforth, and is bordered to the north by the town of Weston in Aroostook County. The village is located on Baskahegan Stream where it originates at the outlet of Crooked Brook Flowage. The Baskahegan is a northwest-flowing tributary of the Mattawamkeag River and part of the Penobscot River watershed.
U.S. Route 1 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north to Houlton and southeast to Calais. State Route 169 runs southwest from Danforth to State Route 6 in Springfield.
Danforth was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.