Bath is a city in and county seat of Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Bath had a 2024 population of 8,870. Bath is growing at a rate of 0.29% annually, and its population has increased by 1.21% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 8,764 in 2020. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its 19th-century architecture. It is home to the Bath Iron Works and Heritage Days Festival, held annually during the Fourth of July weekend. It is commonly known as the "City of Ships" due to the number of sailing ships that were built in the Bath shipyards. Bath is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
Northeast
Bath
Sagadahoc County, ME
Population
8,775
Walk Score
70 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$934
Median home value
$249,900
Incorporated
1781
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bath Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1973
- Days Ferry Historic District · listed 1975
- Doubling Point Light Station · listed 1988
- Kennebec River Light Station · listed 1988
- Percy and Small Shipyard · listed 1971
- Trufant Historic District · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Clarke and Lake Company Archeological Site · listed 1978
- Crooker, W. D., House · listed 1979
- Donnell, William T., House · listed 1989
- Huse, John E.L., Memorial School · listed 2016
- Hyde Mansion · listed 1978
- King, Gov. William, House · listed 1976
- MARY E. (Schooner) · listed 2019
- Merritt, Captain, House · listed 1985
- Mill Cove School · listed 2000
- U.S. Customhouse and Post Office · listed 1970
- Washington Park Historic District · listed 2024
- Winter Street Church · listed 1971
- Woolwich Town House · listed 1978
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