Anson, ME

Anson is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,291 residents. Anson includes the villages of Anson and North Anson. The land upon which Anson was founded was historically home to the Norridgewock Abenaki. A newcomer can read Anson through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Anson comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. General Benedict Arnold and his troops passed through Anson village in 1775 on their way up the Kennebec River to the ill-fated Battle of Quebec. Anson is drained by Mill Stream, Gilbert Brook, Lemon Stream, the Carrabassett River and the Kennebec River. The town is crossed by U.