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Welcome to Woodland ...

Woodland is located in Washington County<1>.


The location of Woodland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodland has a population of 1,146 people<3> (see below for details).

Woodland is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Woodland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Woodland is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

The area code for Woodland: (207)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodland had an population of 1,146 people. This is a decrease of 5.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodland had a population of 1,213 people. This makes Woodland the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Woodland represents 0.09% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,213 people, the population of Woodland decreased 13.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,403 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodland.

Communities Also Named Woodland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Woodland - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware (2), Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (4), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodland.

Communities near Woodland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodland.

  • Saint Stephen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen <6>
  • Calais
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <6>
  • Saint Stephen Parish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephen Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen Parish
  • Saint Andrews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Andrews <6>
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Andrews Parish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Parish
  • Robbinston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dufferin Parish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dufferin Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufferin Parish
  • Alexander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland. See our Newspapers Page for Woodland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodland ...

Looking for more information about Woodland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodland.

Adding Woodland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Woodland post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodland.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woodland.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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