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Welcome to Aroostook County ...

Time Zone: Aroostook County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Houlton is the Seat for Aroostook County.

Aroostook County was founded in 1839. Aroostook was created by taking area from Penobscot and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Aroostook had a population of 67,055 people. This is a decrease of 6.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 71,699 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Aroostook represented 5.4% of the total population of Maine.

Below are some of the communities located in Aroostook County:

  • Allagash
    (47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allagash is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Amity
    (53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
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  • Bancroft
    (67 miles [107.8 km] to the south)
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Blaine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
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  • Bridgewater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Caribou
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Caribou is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
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  • Cary
    (48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Cary has also been known as:
    • Cary Plantation
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    • Castle Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Caswell
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Caswell is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Central Aroostook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Central Aroostook is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Chapman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Chapman is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
    • Connor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Connor is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 424 people
    • Crystal
      (47 miles [75.6 km] to the south)
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Cyr Plantation
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
      • Cyr Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Dyer Brook
      (38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
      • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Eagle Lake
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Easton is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
    • Fort Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Kent
      (45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
      • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
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    • Frenchville
      (44 miles [70.8 km] to the north)
    • Garfield Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (57 miles [91.7 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Grand Isle
      (46 miles [74 km] to the north)
    • Hamlin
      (36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Hammond
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Haynesville
      (57 miles [91.7 km] to the south)
      • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Hersey
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
      • Hersey is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Hodgdon
      (44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Houlton
      (40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Houlton is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,766 people
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    • Island Falls
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
    • Limestone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
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    • Linneus
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
      • Linneus is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
    • Littleton
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Littleton is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Ludlow
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (68 miles [109.4 km] to the south)
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Madawaska
      (49 miles [78.9 km] to the north)
      • Madawaska is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
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    • Mapleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
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    • Mars Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
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    • Masardis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Masardis is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Merrill
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
      • Merrill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Moro Plantation
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
      • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Nashville Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • New Canada
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
      • New Canada is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • New Limerick
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
    • New Sweden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Northwest Aroostook
      (46 miles [74 km] to the west)
      • Northwest Aroostook is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Oakfield
      (37 miles [59.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakfield is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
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    • Orient
      (60 miles [96.6 km] to the south)
      • Orient is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
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    • Perham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Perham is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
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    • Portage Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Presque Isle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Reed Plantation
      (65 miles [104.6 km] to the south)
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Saint Agatha
      (41 miles [66 km] to the north)
    • Saint Francis
      (47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Saint John Plantation
      (42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint John Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Sherman
      (53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Smyrna
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
      • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • South Aroostook
      (56 miles [90.1 km] to the south)
      • South Aroostook is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Square Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Square Lake is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Stockholm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Van Buren
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Buren is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
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    • Wade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wade is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Wallagrass
      (37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Washburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Washburn is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
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    • Westfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Westmanland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Westmanland is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Weston
      (65 miles [104.6 km] to the south)
      • Weston is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
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    • Winterville Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterville Plantation is located in Aroostook County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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