Welcome to Tremont ...

Tremont is located on Mount Desert Island.

Tremont is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tremont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tremont has a population of 1,604 people<3> (see below for details).

Tremont is near sea level<4>.

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

Tremont is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tremont had an population of 1,604 people. This is an increase of 2.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tremont had a population of 1,563 people. This makes Tremont the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Tremont represents 0.12% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 197th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,563 people, the population of Tremont increased 2.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,529 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Tremont - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tremont ...

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

• Bar Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <5>
• Blue Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hancock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Mount Desert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <5>
• Deer Isle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
  • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <5>
• Lamoine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <5>
• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Surry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <5>
• Sullivan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Sedgwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <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 Tremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tremont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tremont. 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 Tremont.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tremont ...

Looking for more information about Tremont? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tremont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tremont.

Adding Tremont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tremont 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 Tremont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tremont post office opened in 1849.

We also found Tremont in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tremont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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