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Limestone is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census. The town is best known for being the home of the Loring Commerce Centre (formerly Loring Air Force Base; also lying on its former territory is the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge) and Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM), which in 2019 ranked #2 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. The population center of the town is in Limestone (CDP), in the east-central part of the town. == History == Mark Trafton (1785–1857) settled Limestone in 1849 when he was customs officer of Fort Fairfield; Trafton would later serve in the Maine House of Representatives in the early 1850s. Trafton, his son, and an associate co-founded the Limestone Mill Company three years earlier in 1846. Limestone was incorporated as a town on March 17, 1869, and was named for regional limestone deposits. In 1952, the United States Air Force opened Loring Air Force Base near Limestone. The population of Limestone peaked at 13,102 in 1960. Following a recommendation by the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Loring Air Force Base closed on September 30, 1994.