Bingham is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.

The primary settlement in town, where over 86% of the population resides, is defined as the Bingham census-designated place.

First settled in 1785, the town is named after William Bingham, a Philadelphia banker and politician who at one time owned two million acres (8,000 km2) of land in Maine[3] known as the Bingham Purchase.

[7] Bingham became an important Maine Central Railroad loading point for pulpwood floated down the Kennebec River to Wyman Dam until environmental regulations curtailed log driving in the 1970s.

It is bordered by the towns of Moscow to the north, Brighton Plantation to the east, and Solon to the south.

35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

46.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families.

29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.