City Government
City Clerk, Birth Records
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
Each City or Town in Maine records and maintains its own birth records. Birth records are available at the town/city hall where the child was born, at the town/city hall where the mother was living at the time of the birth, and in Augusta at the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
The Bangor City Clerk's Office maintains and issues birth certificates for individuals born in Bangor. If you are not certain of the Place of Birth, you may call the Office of Vital Statistics for the State of Maine in Augusta at (207) 287-3184. Birth records are available from the late 1700's to the present.
Information Needed when Requesting a Certified Birth Certificate:
The following is helpful to us in locating an individual's record:
- NAME (at birth)
- DATE OF BIRTH
- HOSPITAL OR ADDRESS OF BIRTH
- MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
- FATHER'S NAME
Methods for requesting birth records:
In Person:
Certified Copies of Birth Certificates are available during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) at our office on the first floor of Bangor City Hall. The fee is $10.00 for the first copy and $5.00 for each additional copy of the same record. (Photocopies are not legal documents but may be purchased for $4.00 per record).
By mail:
Birth records can be requested in writing through the mail by indicating the child’s full birth name, date of birth, and parents full name(s), including mother's maiden name. Send your request and a self-addressed, stamped envelope, to:
City Clerk
73 Harlow Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
A check payable to the City of Bangor must accompany your request. The fees are the same as for an in person request.
By phone:
Certified copies may be ordered by phone by calling (207) 992-4221 and using a debit or credit card. Telephone orders will be charged a $2.00 processing fee in addition to the fees noted above for the number of records requested. Phone orders can be sent via first class mail (for no additional charge) or by 2-3 day Priority Mail (for an additional $4.60).
Please note, that all requests for records are generally processed the same day the request is received.
