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                                UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                       ______________________________

                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       ______________________________

     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2005


                          UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Maine                     0-12958                01-0395131
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)

                               66 Main Street
                             Ellsworth, ME 04605
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                               (207) 667-2504
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                               Not Applicable
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

            On February 9, 2005, the board of directors of Union Bankshares
            Company (the "Company") declared a 2-for-1 stock split (in the
            form of a 100% stock dividend) for shareholders of record at
            the close of business on February 18, 2005. The stock split is
            payable on March 21, 2005. A copy of the press release is
            attached hereto as Exhibit No. 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

            Exhibit No.    Description
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            99.1           Press release issued by the Company on
                           February 9, 2005.





                                 SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       UNION BANKSHARES COMPANY



                                       By:     /s/ Sally J. Hutchins
                                               ----------------------------
                                       Name:   Sally J. Hutchins
                                       Title:  Senior Vice President,
                                               Treasurer and Clerk

Date: February 10, 2005





                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                 Description
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    99.1       Press Release dated February 9, 2005.