Albion, Maine

Albion is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

It is bordered on the northwest by Benton, on the north by Unity Township, on the northeast by Unity, on the east by Freedom, on the south by China and Palermo and on the west by Winslow.

There were 923 housing units at an average density of 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km2).

23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 805 housing units at an average density of 20.7 per square mile (8.0/km2).

18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The railroad reached Albion in November 1895, with a goal of eventually extending as far north as Quebec City.

After going through bankruptcy, several new owners and a couple of name changes to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, the company finally succumbed to over the road transportation and the depression in 1933.

Kennebec County map