Bingham, ME

Bingham is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The 2020 census counted 866 residents. Bingham is a historic town located beside the Kennebec River. First settled in 1785, the town is named after William Bingham, a Philadelphia banker and politician who at one time owned two million acres of land in Maine known as the Bingham Purchase. In Bingham, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Bingham, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The community was incorporated on February 6, 1812. Bingham is drained by Jackson Brook and the Kennebec River. The town is traversed by U.S. Route 201 and Maine State Route 16.