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History · Allagash

Allagash dates to 1888

Most of Allagash was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1930 on and the census since 1890.

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How Allagash began

When was Allagash founded?

1888

Allagash dates its founding to 1888 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 200 in 18902020 census: 237138 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1894.

What stands out about Allagash’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Allagash are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 680 in 1950; 237 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allagash’s history is told.

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People over time

Allagash, census by census

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Peaked at 680 in 1950; 237 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Allagash’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Allagash, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allagash yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Allagash is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is on the Allagash River in the North Maine Woods region. The population was 237 at the 2020 census.

Allagash was established in 1888. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 239 in 2010, 237 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Allagash, 1888 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888
    FoundingAllagash is established
  3. 1894Post officeThe Allagash post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Dickey post office opens
  6. 1921Post officeThe Dickey post office closes
  7. 1926Post officeThe Allagash post office closes
  8. 1930On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 680
  10. 1953Born hereCathie Pelletier is born here
By decade

Allagash, decade by decade

Today5 recent
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On the map

Allagash on the map, 1930 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Allagash. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Allagash on the 1930 USGS mapAllagash on the 1986 USGS map1930Allagash sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Allagash.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Allagash had its own post office from 1894 to 1926. Another post office, Dickey, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Allagash
1894–1926
Dickey
1905–1921
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cross RockDickey
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Allagash
Allagash MunicipalSaint Paul Catholic

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

St. FrancisIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Allagash’s history

What year was Allagash founded?

In 1888, according to Wikidata. Allagash’s post office opened in 1894, and the census of 1890 counted 200 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.