Aroostook.ME is an independent guide to every corner of Aroostook County, Maine. Search any of the County's 64 cities, towns and plantations to get its 2020 census population, its official town website, the municipal clerk's phone number, and what is in the neighbouring towns.
What you can find here
Every page is written for a specific question: where is this town, who do I call, where can I eat, and what is worth doing nearby.
All 64 cities, towns and plantations of Aroostook County — searchable by name, browsable by region or A–Z, each with its own page.
Search the 64 → EDiners, pizzerias, breweries, and hidden gems across the County, from roadhouse burgers to river-view deck dinners.
Where should I eat? → AFind trails, parks, local food, events, maps, and more ideas for exploring the County.
Find your next adventure → PLodging, sporting camps, parks, museums, and other useful places around the County.
Explore the County → RBig Rock, Northern Maine Community Trails, Quoggy Jo, and the lakes, rivers, and trail systems that make winter worth it here.
Get outside → MA live map of the County, plus a map link for every community in it.
See the maps → NNews, weather, events, and local guides for everyday life in the County.
What's happening → CHow the County is organised, how many people live where, and which communities have their own local government.
County facts → EFestivals, suppers, races, and other events happening around the County.
See what's on →Why the County
The Aroostook River runs through farmland that has fed the Northeast for generations. The County is known for potatoes, fiddleheads, ployes, and long drives through open country.
Use the guides to explore one town at a time, find a meal, or plan a day outside.
Start with a town
Popular starting points
Each page carries the 2020 census population, the official town website, the municipal clerk's phone number, and the closest neighbouring towns.
The “Most Northeastern City in the United States” and the heart of Maine's potato kingdom.
Caribou town page → PThe County's largest community, home to UMPI and Maine's first state park.
Presque Isle town page → HThe county seat and the southern gateway, where Interstate 95 makes its last run.
Houlton town page → FThe northern end of US Route 1, and a jumping-off point for the St. John River wilderness.
Fort Kent town page → MAn Acadian town on the international St. John River, across from New Brunswick.
Madawaska town page → AThe far end of the County road, and the gateway to the Allagash river country.
Allagash town page →By the Map
The County is usually described in four broad regions. Each one gets its own section of the town finder.
The Acadian river valley, Fort Kent, Madawaska, Van Buren, where French has been spoken since 1785 and the river is the border.
13 communities →Ashland to the Allagash: the big lakes, the Fish River Chain, and the gateway to the North Maine Woods.
9 communities →Presque Isle, Caribou, and the potato heartland, the cities and farm towns where most of the County lives.
25 communities →Houlton, Island Falls, and the hills toward Baxter, the gateway towns where the interstate meets the woods.
17 communities →Ready to dig in? Start with a plate of ployes at an Acadian kitchen, or a day on the trails at Northern Maine Community Trails. Every number on this site is sourced — see where the data comes from, or tell us about a correction.