Willimantic is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.

[3] The name Willimantic was first rendered by English colonists as Waramanticut in 1684,[4][5] and its origin is Algonquian (either Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett).

The meaning is uncertain, with one translation being "land of the swift running water," and another, "place near the evergreen swamp.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% White, 1.3% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races.

29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 20.0% of families and 26.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.3% of under eighteens and 57.1% of those over 64.