Winthrop

The Town of Winthrop is an industrial and suburban center, located about 10 miles west of Augusta on U.S. Route 202. Winthrop is served also by the "Back Road" of the Springfield Terminal Railroad. Its commercial downtown area is sandwiched between Maranacook and Annabessacook Lakes. Cobbosseecontee Lake and several smaller lakes are also located within Winthrop's 31 square mile extent. Even with 6,000 resident's, 9.5 percent of Winthrop's housing stock is seasonal.