Readfield (/ˈɹid fild/) is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

[1] Drained by Beaver Brook and Tingley Brook, Readfield includes the northern half of Maranacook Lake, the southern half of Torsey Pond, the southeast corner of Echo Lake, and the northeast shore of Lovejoy Pond.

It borders the towns of Manchester to the east, Winthrop to the south, Wayne to the southwest, Fayette to the west, and Mount Vernon and Belgrade to the north.

Readfield's municipal government's Town Manager is Eric Dyer.

The municipal facilities include a volunteer fire department, a small water system in the village, and private sewer.

At the 2010 census there were 2,598 people, 998 households, and 738 families living in the town.

There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km2).

At the 2000 census there were 2,360 people, 867 households, and 673 families living in the town.

[5] 25% of Readfield residents report English ancestry, 12% French, 12% Irish, 8% German, 4% French Canadian, 4% Italian, 3% Scottish, 3% Swedish, 2% Scotch-Irish, 2% American Indian, 2% Norwegian, 1% Polish, 1% Arab, 1% Danish, 1% Swiss, 1% Lebanese, 1% Welsh and 1% Canadian.