Editing Phillips, Maine (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|50.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|50.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|0.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Phillips is drained by the [[Sandy River (Kennebec River)|Sandy River]], a [[tributary]] of the [[Kennebec River]].

The town is bordered by [[Madrid, Maine|Madrid]] and Salem Townships to the north, Township 6 North of Weld to the west, [[Weld, Maine|Weld]] and [[Avon, Maine|Avon]] to the south, and Freeman Township to the east.

Phillips is crossed by state routes [[Maine State Route 4|4]], [[Maine State Route 142|142]] and [[Maine State Route 149|149]].

===Toothaker Pond===
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The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad followed the west shore of Toothaker pond in the northern part of Phillips. The pond overflows into the Sandy River {{convert|1|mi|km}} to the south. [[Berlin Mills Co.]] built a sawmill in 1902 using Toothaker Pond as a [[log pond]].<ref>{{cite book| title=The Maine Scenic Route |author=Crittenden, H. Temple |publisher=McClain Printing |year=1966 |pages=80&81 }}</ref> The pond shoreline was developed with residences and seasonal cabins after the sawmill closed in 1908. The pond has summer algal blooms and dissolved [[oxygen]] deficiencies. It holds [[Brook Trout]], [[rainbow smelt]], [[golden shiner]], [[Yellow Perch]] and [[redbelly dace]].<ref name=f&g/>