The Town of Acton has 2 trucks for sale by sealed bid - please click here for more details, deadline 4pm February 24th.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
*****Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector/Registrar of Voters - Deadline February 24th, 2010 Click Here for Details
*****Studio Manager - Deadline February 15th, 2010 - Click Here for Details
*****Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance - Deadline February 15th, 2010 - Click Here for Details
*****CENSUS JOBS! Temporary, Part Time, Flexible Hours - $14.50 per hour plus .55 per mile!!
Apply Today - Call 1-866-861-2010 or visit www.2010censusjobs.gov
Testing will take place on Wednesday's at 10am and Thursday's at 5:30pm - WALK IN'S WELCOME!!!
** 2010 Snowmobile Stickers, Resident and Non - Resident are Now Available in the Town Clerk's Office.
** Click here to download a Muncipal Directory! - Updated November 28th, 2009
** Click here to view the Town of Acton Comprehensive Plan, with November of 2009 changes.
USEFUL LINKS ---
Online Moose Permit Applications OR Click here to print a paper application
Town of Acton Democratic Caucus Notice
2008 Rent Refund/Circuit Breaker Program
Real Estate Information On-Line
Acton / Shapleigh Historical Society
Circuit Breaker Rent Refund Program
Vanity Plate Availability Search
Renew Your Driver's License On-Line
Purchase Hunting/Fishing Licenses On-Line
Register Your ATV/Snowmobile On-Line
State of Maine Sex Offender Registry
Welcome to the Acton, Maine official website. Acton is a small town in Southern Maine situated along the New Hampshire border that offers many wonderful activities with it's miles of lakes and forests.
Here are a few facts about Acton:
Acton is a town in York County, incorporated on March 6, 1830; it ceded land to Shapleigh in 1831. It was part of a much larger tract of land in purchased in 1661 by Francis Small from Chief Sunday of the Newichawannock Tribe.
Settled in 1776, the town's first mill, a grist mill, was built on the Salmon Falls River in 1779 by Joseph Parsons.
Prior to incorporation it was the western part of the plantation of Hubbardstown; in 1789 it became the eastern part of the town of Shapleigh. The town was named for Acton, England, now a part of greater London.
Silver was discovered in 1877, followed by a decade of mining and prospecting, after which the mines were abandoned.
Acton's western border is with New Hampshire and is defined by the Salmon Falls River. The town has substantial frontage on several lakes: Mousam, Wilson, Great East, and Square Pond.
The town lies northwest of Sanford on Route 109, which continues into New Hampshire.
- County: York
- School Dist/Dept: Acton School Department
- Senate District: 2
- House District: 144
- Congressional District: 1
- Population: 2145
- Area: 41.8 sq miles
- Pop. Density: 57/sq mile
- Longitude: W 70:54:57
- Latitude: N 43:32:01