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

[2] Situated on the New England and Acadia border, which New France defined as the Kennebec River, the area was once territory of the Norridgewock Indians, a band of the Abenaki nation.

[3] English colonists suspected Father Sebastien Rale (or Rasle), the French missionary at the village since 1694, of abetting tribal hostilities against British settlements during the French and Indian Wars.

During Father Rale's War, soldiers left Fort Richmond (now Richmond) in whaleboats until they reached Taconic Falls (now Winslow), then marched quietly to Norridgewock Village, arriving on August 23, 1724.

Battle of Norridgewock was "sharp, short and decisive," leaving 26 warriors slain, 14 wounded and 150 survivors fleeing to Quebec, Canada.

A sawmill was built to manufacture the region's abundant hardwoods, used in local factories to make carriages and furniture.

Its Second Empire building, designed by architect Charles F. Douglas of Lewiston, later became Somerset Grange #18.

Norridgewock borders the towns of Madison to the north, Skowhegan to the east, Fairfield and Smithfield to the south, and Mercer and Starks to the west.

21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.