Eustis, Maine

Eustis is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 618 at the 2010 census. Eustis, which includes the village of Stratton, is a popular recreation area.HistoryBenedict Arnold and his troops passed through the area on October 19, 1775, on their way up the North Branch of the Dead River to fight in the ill-fated Battle of Quebec.Eustis was first called Township No. 1 of Range 4, West of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase. The original settler was Caleb Stevens from New Hampshire, who brought his wife and nine children. About 1831, the northern half of the township was purchased from the state of Maine by two men, one of whom was Charles L. Eustis of Lewiston. That same year he built a sawmill and gristmill. In 1840, the township was organized as Hanover Plantation, which about 1850 became part of the larger Jackson Plantation. On March 30, 1857, however, the township was set off and organized as Eustis Plantation, named after its early proprietor. Then on February 18, 1871, with a population of 342, it was officially incorporated as a town.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.48sqmi, of which, 39.13sqmi of it is land and 2.35sqmi is water. Eustis is drained by the Dead River.