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

The eclipse was to sweep across most of the United States, but as the date approached, cloudy skies were forecast for most of that path.

However, Jackman was expected to have clear skies that day, so the town of less than a thousand residents was inundated by more than 10,000 visitors from across the country.

32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Jackman belongs to Maine Area School District 12.

[11] Jackman became connected to the international North American rail network upon completion the International of Maine Division of the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway in 1889.

[12] Jackman Lumber Company built the Bald Mountain Railroad in 1915 north from Jackman up Heald Stream and across the South Branch Penobscot River into Moose River Plantation.