NOTICES:
The Town Hall will be closed (ALL OFFICES) on Thursday, May 24th, 2012. We will be open as scheduled on Friday, May 25th, 2012 from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Absentee Ballots for the June 12th, 2012 State and Local Election are now available in the Town Clerk's Office or click here to apply online - http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl
The Board of Selectmen will hold workshop hours on Thursdays from 5pm - 7pm and Tuesday 's from 2pm - 4pm. They will also be available by appointment or chance, on Wednesday's from 1:30pm - 4:00pm and Friday's from 1:30pm - 4:00pm. For more information, or to make an appointment, please contact their secretary at 636-3839, ext 408.
The Fitness Center is (located in the old Fire Department, next to the Town Hall) is now open to all taxpayers. Please click here for a membership form or stop into the Acton Town Hall during regular business hours for more information.
USEFUL DOCUMENTS:
Town of Acton Comprehensive Plan
Town of Acton Request for Information Form
Board of Selectmen Liaison List
USEFUL LINKS:
2012 Moose Lottery (April 2nd Mail Deadline; May 14th Online Deadline)
Circuit Breaker / Rent Refund Program
Town of Acton On-Line Assessing
Acton / Shapleigh Historical Society
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.
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County: York
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School Dist/Dept: Acton School Department
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Senate District: 2
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House District: 144
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Congressional District: 1
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Population: 2145
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Area: 41.8 sq miles
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Pop. Density: 57/sq mile
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Longitude: W 70:54:57
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Latitude: N 43:32:01