Welcome to Prospect ...

Prospect is located in Waldo County<1>.

The location of Prospect has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prospect has a population of 745 people<3> (see below for details).

Prospect is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Prospect: (207)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prospect had an population of 745 people. This is an increase of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prospect had a population of 709 people. This makes Prospect the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Prospect represents 0.05% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 331st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 709 people, the population of Prospect increased 10.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 642 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Prospect.

Communities Also Named Prospect ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect.

Communities near Prospect ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prospect.

• Bangor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <5>
• Brewer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <5>
• Hampden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
• Belfast
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <5>
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <5>
• Winterport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <5>
• Orrington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <5>
• Holden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <5>
• Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <5>
• Blue Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for Prospect.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect ...

Looking for more information about Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Prospect, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prospect.

Adding Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prospect was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Prospect in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/