Minot is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States.

Present-day Minot was part of Bakerstown Plantation, granted in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and his company of soldiers for their services to the state at the 1690 Battle of Quebec.

It replaced a 1736 grant at what is now Salisbury, New Hampshire, ruled invalid in 1741 because of a prior claim from the descendants of John Mason.

The surface of the town is uneven, in some parts hilly, but with good soil for agriculture, the principal early occupation.

Mills were erected at various water power sites, and products included lumber, clapboards, shingles, boxes, shooks and barrel staves.

Mechanic Falls, the industrial village astride the border with Poland, was set off in 1893.

Today, Minot is gradually transitioning into a bedroom community of the cities of Auburn and Lewiston.

It is bordered by the towns of Oxford and Hebron to the northwest, Turner to the north, Auburn to the east, and Poland to the south, and Mechanic Falls to the southwest.

16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.