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Aroostook Facts

 

  • Population: 76,085
  • Area: 6,453 square miles (21.2% of Maine's total area - which makes it the biggest County)
  • 7,000 miles of flowing water with 2,000 lakes, rivers and streams.
  • "Beautiful River" is the meaning of the Indian word that Aroostook was named for.
  • There are 2 cities, 54 towns, 11 plantations, and 108 unorganized townships.
  • Home to the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
  • The County is larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
  • Aroostook is the northernmost county in Maine, and it is bordered by Canada to the west, north and east.
  • Home to 2 launch sites for transatlantic balloon crossings.
  • Seasonal Snowfall in Caribou averages more than 120"