▁l ath , ▁cla p board , ▁and ▁soap ▁and ▁cand le ▁boxes . ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁two ▁co oper age ▁fact ories . ▁Other ▁indust ries ▁produced ▁har ness es , ▁che ese ▁and ▁but ter , ▁and ▁men ' s ▁v ests . ▁Until ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁Winter port ▁was ▁a ▁ship building ▁center . ▁But ▁the ▁principal ▁business ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁Dra ined ▁by ▁the ▁Marsh ▁River , ▁Winter port ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁crossed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 A , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Maine ▁State ▁Route ▁ 6 9 ▁and ▁Maine ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 3 9 . ▁It ▁borders ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Frank fort ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Mon roe ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁H amp den ▁and ▁New burgh ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁Buck s port ▁lies ▁across ▁the ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁which ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Wal do - H an cock ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁was ▁reached ▁from ▁Winter port ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Winter port ▁Fer ry ▁Co . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁