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{{Short description|County in Maine, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Aroostook County
 | state                = Maine
 | flag                 = Flag_of_Aroostook_County,_Maine.svg
 | seal                 = Aroostook County, Maine seal.png
 | founded date         = May 1
 | founded year         = 1839
 | seat wl              = Houlton
 | largest city wl      = Presque Isle
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 6828
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 6671
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 156
 | area percentage      = 2.3
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 67105
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 66776 {{loss}}
 | population_density_sq_mi  = auto
 | named for            = [[Miꞌkmaq language|Miꞌkmaq]] word meaning "beautiful water"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aroostook|title=Aroostook &#124; county, Maine, United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aroostook.me.us/ |title=Aroostook County Government |publisher=Aroostook.me.us |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522121659/http://aroostook.me.us/ |archive-date=May 22, 2013  }}</ref>
 | web                  = aroostook.me.us
 | ex image             = HoultonME AroostookCountyCourthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Aroostook County Courthouse
 | district             = 2nd
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | coordinates          = {{coord|46.65|-68.59|display=title,inline|type:adm2nd_region:US-ME_source:UScensus1990}}
}}

'''Aroostook County''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|r|uː|s|t|ə|k|,_|-|ˈ|r|ʊ|s|-}} {{respell|ə|ROOSS|tək|,_-|RUUSS|-}};<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Aroostook|access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref> {{langx|fr|Comté d'Aroostook}}) is the northernmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. It is located along the [[Canada–United States border]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 67,105.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Aroostook County, Maine|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US23003|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Houlton, Maine|Houlton]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011  }}</ref> with offices in [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]] and [[Fort Kent, Maine|Fort Kent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aroostook.me.us/|title=Home|website=aroostook.me.us|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref>

Known in Maine as "'''The County'''",<ref name="umaine.edu">{{Cite web|title=Aroostook County - Undiscovered Maine - University of Maine|url=https://umaine.edu/undiscoveredmaine/aroostook-county-maine/|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Undiscovered Maine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aroostook County, Maine - Visit Maine - Visit Maine|url=https://visitmaine.com/places-to-go/aroostook-county|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=visitmaine.com|language=en}}</ref> it is the largest [[List of counties in Maine|county]] in Maine by total area, the second-[[List of the largest counties in the United States by area|largest in the United States]] east of the [[Mississippi River]] by total area<ref>{{Cite web|last=Papantonis|first=Nicholas|date=April 20, 2020|title=No, Horry County is not the largest county east of the Mississippi|url=https://wpde.com/news/abc15-investigates/no-horry-county-is-not-the-largest-county-east-of-the-mississippi|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=WPDE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sussex County is large, but not the largest in the east|url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/4941|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Cape Gazette}}</ref><ref name="umaine.edu"/> (behind [[St. Louis County, Minnesota]]), and the 31st-largest county in the entire contiguous U.S. With over {{convert|6800|sqmi|sqkm}} of land, it is larger than three of the smaller U.S. states. The state's northernmost village, [[Estcourt Station, Maine|Estcourt Station]], is also the northernmost community in the [[New England]] region and in the [[contiguous United States]] east of the [[Great Lakes]].

Aroostook County is known for its [[Potato#Cultivation|potato cultivation]], and it is an emerging hub for [[wind power]]. Historically, [[Acadian]] culture and heritage is well-represented in the county. In the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John Valley]] (northern Aroostook County), which borders [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick]], many of the residents are [[Multilingualism|bilingual]] in [[English language|English]] and [[Acadian French]]. Elsewhere in Maine, [[New England French]] is the predominant form of [[French language|French]] spoken. Additionally, the original inhabitants of the area, the [[Wolastoqiyik]], still remain in their country ([[Dawnland|''Wolastokuk'']]) as the [[Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians|Houlton Band of ''Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik'']].

Aroostook County forms the entirety of the [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]] media market, according to [[Nielsen Media Research]].

==Etymology==
The name Aroostook comes from the [[Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language|Wolastokwey]] (or [[Maliseet]]) word ''Woolahstook'', referring to the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John River]] or "''Wolastoq''", which means "beautiful river".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rayburn |first1=Alan |title=Geographical Names of New Brunswick, Ottawa, Énergie, Mines et Ressources Canada |date=1975 |publisher=Department of Energy, Mines and Resources |page=39}}</ref>

==History==
Named for the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Wolastoq River]], Aroostook's bounds fall completely within Maliseet Country, natively called ''Wolastokuk''. Confederated with neighboring nations like the [[Mi'kmaq]] and [[Abenaki]], the [[Wolastoqiyik|Wolastoqiyik (or Maliseet) Nation]] and their country comprised and still comprises one part of the [[Wabanaki Confederacy]]. This confederation covering several countries across [[Dawnland]] (what is now [[New England]] and the [[Canadian Maritimes]]) came together and confederated during the [[European colonization of the Americas|European]] and [[British colonization of the Americas]].

The sparsely populated [[North Maine Woods]], roughly defined as the headwaters of the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John]], [[Penobscot River|Penobscot]] and [[Kennebec River]]s, was populated during the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial era]] by refugees fleeing oppressive governments. [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]], particularly [[Dawnland]]ers, (retreating from hostile European colonists, and smugglers trading with them, and between English Massachusetts and French [[Acadia]]) lived in small communities along the Atlantic coast on the disputed border between those colonies. As England dominated the [[Gulf of Maine]] following the [[French and Indian Wars]], these occupants of the border region retreated up the large rivers into the interior, joined by Acadians escaping the [[Acadian Expulsion]]. Most Acadians and [[Wolastoqiyik|Wolastoqewiyik]] found refuge in Canada's [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick|Madawaska county]], but several communities stayed in what would become the United States, including the [[Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians]], also known as the ''Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik''. Although the survivors might have preferred to remain independent, surrounding governments dividing their refuge, considering Aroostook County as the west bank of the Saint John River drainage basin upstream of Canada. Under United States control, the area was initially dominated by lumber manufacturing interests, although agriculture became important as population increased. Transportation along the Saint John River, and early rail connections into New Brunswick, created strong business ties with Canada, until the county was connected to the United States rail network by the [[Bangor and Aroostook Railroad]] in 1894. Aroostook County residents retain an independent cultural identity established during their history of isolation on the border frontier.<ref>{{cite book |last=Strout |first=W. Jerome |title =75 Years The Bangor and Aroostook |publisher =[[Bangor and Aroostook Railroad]]  |date =1966 |location =[[Bangor, Maine]] |pages =18–22 }}</ref>

Aroostook County was formed, in 1839, from parts of [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot]] and [[Washington County, Maine|Washington]] counties. Between 1843 and 1844, the county gained more land from Penobscot County, and further exchanged land with [[Piscataquis County]]. In 1889, Aroostook gained a small amount of Penobscot land, subsequently giving it back in 1903, when Aroostook County took on its current form.<ref>Adrian B. Ettlinger.  ''AniMap Plus: County Boundary Historical Atlas.''  Gold Bug Software, Alamo, CA, 1997.</ref>
Some of the territory in the county was part of the land dispute that led to the "[[Aroostook War]]", a dispute which would be settled by the [[Webster–Ashburton Treaty]].
[[File:Child Laborers in a Maine field (1940).jpg|thumb|left|Children gathering potatoes on a large farm in Aroostook County, 1940. Schools did not open until the potatoes were harvested. Photo by [[Jack Delano]].]]

The county was also part of a route on the [[Underground Railroad]], and was one of the last stops before entering Canada. Slaves would meet and hide just outside Aroostook<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maineanencyclopedia.com/fort-fairfield/ |title=Fort Fairfield &#124; Maine: An Encyclopedia |date=November 29, 2011 |publisher=Maineanencyclopedia.com |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918094742/http://maineanencyclopedia.com/fort-fairfield/ |archive-date=September 18, 2012  }}</ref> or in deserted areas. [[Quakers|Friends Quaker Church]] near [[Fort Fairfield]] was often a final stop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crownofmaineproductions.com/dvds/awesomearoostook.html |title=Crown of Maine Productions |publisher=Crown of Maine Productions |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213025302/http://crownofmaineproductions.com/dvds/awesomearoostook.html |archive-date=February 13, 2013  }}</ref>

Much of Aroostook County's economy was dominated by military spending through the [[Cold War]]. Limestone Army Air Field was built in [[Limestone, Maine]], in 1947. It was renamed [[Loring Air Force Base]] (AFB) in 1953 as the home of the [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC) [[42d Bombardment Wing]] operating [[Convair B-36 Peacemaker]] bombers. Aroostook County was chosen due to its strategic location as the closest point in the Continental United States to the [[Middle East]] and [[Europe]] including the [[Soviet Union]] west of the [[Ural Mountains]]. Loring AFB could accommodate one hundred of these large bombers; and had both the largest fuel storage capacity, at {{convert|9,200,000|gal|L}}, and the largest weapons storage capacity, at 4700 tonnes [[Net explosive quantity|NEW]], of any SAC base. The 42d Bombardment Wing at Loring operated [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]] bombers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.strategic-air-command.com/bases/Loring_AFB.htm |title=SAC Bases: Loring Air Force Base |website=Strategic-Air-Command.com |access-date=August 3, 2018 }}</ref> until the [[1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission]] recommended closure and the base closed in 1994.<ref name=HAERLoring>{{cite web|title=Loring Air Force Base|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/me/me0300/me0307/data/me0307data.pdf|work=[[Historic American Buildings Survey]]|publisher=[[Historic American Engineering Record]]|access-date=May 11, 2013|author=Earth Tech, Inc.|author-link=Earth Tech, Inc.|location=[[Limestone, Maine]]|year=1994|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609152542/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/me/me0300/me0307/data/me0307data.pdf|archive-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Acadian World Congress|2014 Acadian World Congress]] was held along the [[Canada–United States border]], co-hosted by Aroostook County and a number of neighboring counties in Canada ([[Témiscouata Regional County Municipality|Témiscouata]] in Quebec, and [[Victoria County, New Brunswick|Victoria]], [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick|Madawaska]] and [[Restigouche County, New Brunswick|Restigouche]] in New Brunswick). Organizers planned a [[Tintamarre]] that was held in the town of Madawaska, Maine, as well as a giant [[tug of war]] across the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John River]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Olmstead|first=Kathryn|title=Van Buren, Canadian towns reach across border to get ready for World Acadian Congress in August|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/10/living/van-buren-canadian-towns-reach-across-border-to-get-ready-for-world-acadian-congress-in-august/|access-date=April 11, 2014|newspaper=[[Bangor Daily News]]|date=April 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142830/http://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/10/living/van-buren-canadian-towns-reach-across-border-to-get-ready-for-world-acadian-congress-in-august/|archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|6828|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|6671|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|156|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_23.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909034104/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_23.txt|archive-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Aroostook County is Maine's largest county by area, about the size of [[Connecticut]] and [[Rhode Island]] combined. The county high point is Peaked Mountain, elevation {{convert|2230|ft|m}}, whose western slopes are in the north east corner of Piscataquis County.

===Adjacent counties and municipalities===
* [[Washington County, Maine|Washington County]] – southeast
* [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]] – south
* [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Piscataquis County]] – south
* [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]] – southwest
* [[Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] – west
* [[L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] – west
* [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] – northwest
* [[Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] – north
* [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick]] – northeast
* [[Victoria County, New Brunswick]] – east
* [[Carleton County, New Brunswick]] – east
* [[York County, New Brunswick]] – southeast

===National protected area===
* [[Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Aroostook State Park]]

===Major highways===
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==Government and politics==
Although the county is more socially conservative than Maine's southern and coastal counties, it was won by the Democratic presidential candidate in the six elections from [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] to [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse |title=New York Times Election Map |publisher=Elections.nytimes.com |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408023904/http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse |archive-date=April 8, 2013  }}</ref> before going for Republican [[Donald Trump]] in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/maine/ |title=2016 Maine Presidential Election Results |work=Politico |access-date=November 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126064332/http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/maine/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016  }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Pivot_Counties_in_Maine |title= Pivot Counties in Maine |work= [[ballotpedia.org]] |access-date= 2024-09-20 }}</ref> In the [[Maine Legislature]], the county's delegation in 2013 included three Democrats and seven Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/ |title=Maine Senate site |publisher=Maine.gov |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514224627/http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/ |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref> In 2009, it voted 73% in favor of a referendum rejecting same-sex marriage and 54% against the Maine Medical Marijuana Act.<ref>[http://www.bangordailynews.com/electionresults.html Bangor Daily News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223151328/http://www.bangordailynews.com/electionresults.html |date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> In 2012, it voted 67% against [[Maine Question 1, 2012|a measure to legalize]] [[same-sex marriage in Maine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Measures/2012/ME |title=2012 Election Results Map by State – Live Voting Updates |publisher=Politico.Com |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Measures/2012/ME |archive-date=January 6, 2012  }}</ref>

===Voter registration===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="Maine SOS">{{cite web |author1=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions |title=Registered & Enrolled Voters Statewide |url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/data-pdf/r-e-active.pdf |website=Maine SOS |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 15642}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |15642 |41765 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | {{formatnum: 12116}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |12116 |41765 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 11694}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |11694 |41765 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 1754}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |1754 |41765 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|No Labels}}
| [[No Labels]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 343}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |343 |41765 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 216}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |216 |41765 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 41765}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}
{{clear}}

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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|19,419|13,386|2,292|Maine}}
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{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|15,898|19,345|751|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|17,564|19,569|600|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|16,555|17,196|1,392|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|10,400|18,022|6,370|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|12,409|15,682|10,494|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,213|14,850|183|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|21,837|12,348|153|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|16,343|14,492|3,011|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|15,550|15,484|1,017|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|19,051|11,474|22|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|13,919|15,044|273|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,994|17,552|3|Maine}}
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{{PresRow|1956|Republican|16,001|6,089|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|16,851|7,561|64|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|9,459|7,183|98|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|11,678|8,017|22|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|13,888|9,877|39|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|14,708|7,704|324|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|14,054|9,409|168|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|14,545|5,771|41|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,554|1,510|643|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|11,191|1,407|50|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,770|2,425|98|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|898|1,924|4,991|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,783|1,157|227|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,681|736|210|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,192|1,030|289|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,816|1,383|268|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,893|1,917|530|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,365|1,808|368|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|3,028|2,192|427|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|2,560|2,738|56|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|1,839|1,262|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|1,757|479|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|1,706|642|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|1,059|679|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|1,142|414|174|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|837|795|8|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|724|787|80|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1848|Democratic|431|868|106|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|398|907|24|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|289|480|0|Maine}}
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 9413
|1850= 12529
|1860= 22479
|1870= 29609
|1880= 41700
|1890= 49589
|1900= 60744
|1910= 74664
|1920= 81728
|1930= 87843
|1940= 94436
|1950= 96039
|1960= 106064
|1970= 92463
|1980= 91331
|1990= 86936
|2000= 73938
|2010= 71870
|2020= 67105
|estyear=2024
|estimate=66776
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 6, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 7, 2014  }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/me190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123085451/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/me190090.txt|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2016<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23/23003.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717153146/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23/23003.html|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 95%"
|+'''Aroostook County, Maine – Racial composition'''
!Race <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!{{partial|2020}}<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US23003&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
!2010<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US23003&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
!2000<ref>{{cite book |title=Maine: 2000 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=32-33 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-21.pdf}}</ref>
!1990<ref>{{cite book |title=Maine: 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=13 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-21.pdf}}</ref>
!1980<ref>{{cite book |title=General Social and Economic Characteristics: Maine |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=31 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/maine/1980a_meabcd-04.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92.6%<br><small>(62,163)</small>
|95.1%<br><small>(68,341)</small>
|96.4%<br><small>(71,309)</small>
|96.9%<br><small>(84,269)</small>
|97.2%<br><small>(88,801)</small>
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.6%<br><small>(423)</small>
|0.6%<br><small>(430)</small>
|0.4%<br><small>(269)</small>
|1%<br><small>(909)</small>
|1%<br><small>(884)</small>
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.8%<br><small>(1,206)</small>
|1.7%<br><small>(1,195)</small>
|1.3%<br><small>(993)</small>
|0.9%<br><small>(790)</small>
|0.6%<br><small>(587)</small>
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.6%<br><small>(392)</small>
|0.4%<br><small>(310)</small>
|0.5%<br><small>(342)</small>
|<td rowspan="2"> |0.5%<br><small>(395)</small>
|<td rowspan="2"> |0.5%<br><small>(434)</small>
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0%<br><small>(18)</small>
|0%<br><small>(11)</small>
|0%<br><small>(16)</small>
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.2%<br><small>(131)</small>
|0%<br><small>(14)</small>
|0%<br><small>(32)</small>
|0%<br><small>(19)</small>
|0.1%<br><small>(79)</small>
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.8%<br><small>(1,860)</small>
|1.3%<br><small>(902)</small>
|0.7%<br><small>(536)</small>
|—
|—
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic/Latino]] (any race)
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.4%<br><small>(912)</small>
|0.9%<br><small>(667)</small>
|0.6%<br><small>(441)</small>
|0.6%<br><small>(554)</small>
|0.6%<br><small>(546)</small>
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]], there were 67,105 people, 29,784 households, and 38,303 housing units.<ref>{{cite web |title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Household+and+Family&g=050XX00US23003 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of this county is 92.6% White, 2.8% multiracial, 1.8% American Indian, 0.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, and 0.2% from other races, all of non-Hispanic origin. 1.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US23003&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The most commonly reported ancestries were [[english people|English]] (28.4%), [[french people|French]] (15.3%), [[irish people|Irish]] (11.8%), [[germans|German]] (4.4%), [[scottish people|Scottish]] (3.3%), and [[French Canadians|French Canadian]] (2.6%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/detailed-race-ethnicities-2020-census.html |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 71,870&nbsp;people, 30,961&nbsp;households, and 19,578&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US23003
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 21, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034248/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US23003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|10.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 39,529 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.9|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US23003
  |access-date=January 21, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185310/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US23003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% White, 1.7% Native American, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 27.2% were of [[French Americans|French]] origin, 18.1% [[English Americans|English]], 17.4% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 8.2% [[French Canadian Americans|French Canadian]] (counted separately from French), 8.1% [[American ancestry|American]], and 5.2% of [[German Americans|German]] heritage.<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US23003
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 21, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US23003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

In 2010, 18.0% of the population reported speaking [[French language|French]] at home; other than speakers of English, there were no other significant linguistic groups.<ref>{{cite web
 |location=Aroostook County, Maine 
 |work=Data Center 
 |publisher=Modern Language Association 
 |date=2006–2010 
 |url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results 
 |title=American Community Survey Aggregate Data, 5-Year Summary File, 2006–2010 
 |access-date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815140430/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results 
 |archive-date=August 15, 2013  
}}</ref>

Of the 30,961&nbsp;households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 45.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $36,574 and the median income for a family was $47,114. Males had a median income of $37,222 versus $28,244 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,251. About 10.6% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US23003
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 21, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015041/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US23003
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2000 census===
{{one source|section|date=June 2024}} 
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 73,938 people, 30,356 households, and 20,429 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 38,719 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.80% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.38% Black or African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.6% were of French, 15.4% [[United States]] or American, 14.6% [[English people|English]], 14.3% [[French Canadian]] and 10.2% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 30,356 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, 22.60% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.90% was from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,837, and the median income for a family was $36,044. Males had a median income of $29,747 versus $20,300 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,033. About 9.80% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]]
* [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]]

===Incorporated towns===
{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Allagash, Maine|Allagash]]
* [[Amity, Maine|Amity]]
* [[Ashland, Maine|Ashland]]
* [[Blaine, Maine|Blaine]]
* [[Bridgewater, Maine|Bridgewater]]
* [[Castle Hill, Maine|Castle Hill]]
* [[Caswell, Maine|Caswell]]
* [[Chapman, Maine|Chapman]]
* [[Crystal, Maine|Crystal]]
* [[Dyer Brook, Maine|Dyer Brook]]
* [[Eagle Lake, Maine|Eagle Lake]]
* [[Easton, Maine|Easton]]
* [[Fort Fairfield, Maine|Fort Fairfield]]
* [[Fort Kent, Maine|Fort Kent]]
* [[Frenchville, Maine|Frenchville]]
* [[Grand Isle, Maine|Grand Isle]]
* [[Hamlin, Maine|Hamlin]]
* [[Hammond, Maine|Hammond]]
* [[Haynesville, Maine|Haynesville]]
* [[Hersey, Maine|Hersey]]
* [[Hodgdon, Maine|Hodgdon]]
* [[Houlton, Maine|Houlton]]
* [[Island Falls, Maine|Island Falls]]
* [[Limestone, Maine|Limestone]]
* [[Linneus, Maine|Linneus]]
* [[Littleton, Maine|Littleton]]
* [[Ludlow, Maine|Ludlow]]
* [[Madawaska, Maine|Madawaska]]
* [[Mapleton, Maine|Mapleton]]
* [[Mars Hill, Maine|Mars Hill]]
* [[Masardis, Maine|Masardis]]
* [[Merrill, Maine|Merrill]]
* [[Monticello, Maine|Monticello]]
* [[New Canada, Maine|New Canada]]
* [[New Limerick, Maine|New Limerick]]
* [[New Sweden, Maine|New Sweden]]
* [[Oakfield, Maine|Oakfield]]
* [[Orient, Maine|Orient]]
* [[Perham, Maine|Perham]]
* [[Portage Lake, Maine|Portage Lake]]
* [[St. Agatha, Maine|Saint Agatha]]
* [[St. Francis, Maine|Saint Francis]]
* [[Sherman, Maine|Sherman]]
* [[Smyrna, Maine|Smyrna]]
* [[Stockholm, Maine|Stockholm]]
* [[Van Buren, Maine|Van Buren]]
* [[Wade, Maine|Wade]]
* [[Wallagrass, Maine|Wallagrass]]
* [[Washburn, Maine|Washburn]]
* [[Westfield, Maine|Westfield]]
* [[Westmanland, Maine|Westmanland]]
* [[Weston, Maine|Weston]]
* [[Woodland, Aroostook County, Maine|Woodland]]
{{div col end}}

===Plantations===
{{div col}}
* [[Cyr Plantation, Maine|Cyr Plantation]]
* [[Garfield Plantation, Maine|Garfield Plantation]]
* [[Glenwood Plantation, Maine|Glenwood Plantation]]
* [[Macwahoc Plantation, Maine|Macwahoc Plantation]]
* [[Moro Plantation, Maine|Moro Plantation]]
* [[Nashville Plantation, Maine|Nashville Plantation]]
* [[Reed Plantation, Maine|Reed Plantation]]
* [[Saint John Plantation, Maine|Saint John Plantation]]
* [[Winterville Plantation, Maine|Winterville Plantation]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Ashland (CDP), Maine|Ashland]]
* [[Blaine (CDP), Maine|Blaine]]
* [[Eagle Lake (CDP), Maine|Eagle Lake]]
* [[Fort Fairfield (CDP), Maine|Fort Fairfield]]
* [[Fort Kent (CDP), Maine|Fort Kent]]
* [[Grand Isle (CDP), Maine|Grand Isle]]
* [[Houlton (CDP), Maine|Houlton]]
* [[Island Falls (CDP), Maine|Island Falls]]
* [[Limestone (CDP), Maine|Limestone]]
* [[Madawaska (CDP), Maine|Madawaska]]
* [[Mapleton (CDP), Maine|Mapleton]]
* [[Mars Hill (CDP), Maine|Mars Hill]]
* [[Oakfield (CDP), Maine|Oakfield]]
* [[Patten (CDP), Maine|Patten]]
* [[Van Buren (CDP), Maine|Van Buren]]
* [[Washburn (CDP), Maine|Washburn]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities within towns===
{{div col}}
* [[California, Maine|California]]
* [[Clayton Lake, Maine|Clayton Lake]]
* [[Crouseville, Maine|Crouseville]]
* [[Daigle, Maine|Daigle]]
* [[Estcourt Station, Maine|Estcourt Station]]
* [[Fort Kent Mills, Maine|Fort Kent Mills]]
* [[Portage, Maine|Portage]]
* [[Saint David, Maine|Saint David]]
* [[Sinclair, Maine|Sinclair]]
* [[Smyrna Mills, Maine|Smyrna Mills]]
* [[Wytopitlock, Maine|Wytopitlock]]
{{div col end}}

===Unorganized territories===
{{div col}}
* [[Bancroft, Maine|Bancroft]] (formerly a town)
* [[Cary, Maine|Cary]]
* [[Central Aroostook, Maine|Central Aroostook]]
* [[Connor, Maine|Connor]]
* [[Northwest Aroostook, Maine|Northwest Aroostook]]
* [[Oxbow, Maine|Oxbow]]
* [[Sinclair, Maine|Sinclair]]
* [[South Aroostook, Maine|South Aroostook]]
* [[Square Lake, Maine|Square Lake]]
{{div col end}}

===Indian reservations===
* [[Aroostook Band of Mi'kmaq Indians Reservation]], located in Presque Isle
* [[Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Reservation]], located in Houlton

==Education==
K-12 school districts include the following:<ref name=ArostookCoSDMap2020>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st23_me/schooldistrict_maps/c23003_aroostook/DC20SD_C23003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Aroostook County, ME|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=2025-07-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st23_me/schooldistrict_maps/c23003_aroostook/DC20SD_C23003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col}}
* [[Bridgewater School District]]
* [[Caswell School District]]
* [[Eagle Lake Public Schools]]
* [[Easton School District]]
* [[Glenwood Plantation School District]]
* [[Grand Isle School District]]
* [[Macwahoc Plantation School District]]
* [[Madawaska School District]]
* [[Moro Plantation Public Schools]]
* [[Nashville Plantation School District]]
* [[New Sweden School District]]
* [[Orient School District (Maine)|Orient School District]]
* [[Reed Plantation School District]]
* [[Westmanland School District]]
* [[Winterville Plantation Public Schools]]
* [[Woodland School District (Maine)|Woodland School District]]
* [[School Administrative District 01]]
* [[School Administration District 10]]
* [[School Administrative District 14]]
* [[School Administrative District 20]]
* [[School Administrative District 24]]
* [[School Administrative District 27]]
* [[School Administrative District 29]]
* [[School Administrative District 32]]
* [[School Administrative District 33]]
* [[School Administrative District 42]]
* [[School Administrative District 45]]
* [[School Administrative District 70]]
* [[Regional School Unit 39]]
* [[Regional School Unit 50]]
* [[Regional School Unit 89]]
{{div col end}}

There is also a single elementary school district, [[Limestone Public Schools]].<ref name=ArostookCoSDMap2020/>

There is also the [[Aroostook Unorganized Territory]],<ref name=ArostookCoSDMap2020/> which is not in any municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/eut|title=Education In Unorganized Territory (EUT) |publisher=[[Maine Department of Education]]|access-date=2024-08-12}}</ref> The [[Maine Department of Education]] takes responsibility for coordinating school assignments in the [[List of unorganized territories in Maine|unorganized territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/eut/findschool|title=Education in the Unorganized Territory - Find Your School |publisher=[[Maine Department of Education]]|access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> The department operates one school, Connor Consolidated School, in Connor Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/eut/schools|title=Education in the Unorganized Territory Schools|publisher=[[Maine Department of Education]]|access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> It previously operated another school in the unorganized territory, Patrick Therriault School in Sinclair Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/education/eut/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602013430/http://www.maine.gov/education/eut/|title=Education in Unorganized Territory |publisher=[[Maine Department of Education]]|date=2010-04-05|archive-date=2010-06-02|access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref>

When Bancroft was a town, it was under the [[Bancroft School District]]. When Oxbow was a plantation, it was directly under the School Administrative District 32.<!--UNI 11280--><ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st23_me/c23003_aroostook/DC10SD_C23003_000.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Aroostook County, ME|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 9, 2010|page=[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st23_me/c23003_aroostook/DC10SD_C23003_003.pdf 3]|access-date=2025-07-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st23_me/c23003_aroostook/DC10SD_C23003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Aroostook County, Maine]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{citation |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofstate00varn/page/76/mode/2up |chapter= Aroostook County |title= Gazetteer of the State of Maine |author= George J. Varney |year=1881 |publisher=B.B. Russell |location=Boston |via=[[Internet Archive]] }}
* {{citation |title=History of Aroostook |author= Edward Wiggin |year=1922 |location=Presque Isle, Me. |publisher= Star Herald Press |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009564648 |via=[[HathiTrust]] }}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Aroostook}}
{{Commons category|Aroostook County, Maine}}
* [http://www.aroostook.me.us/ Aroostook County Government]
* [http://www.maine.gov/local/county.php?c=aroostook Aroostook County] on Maine.gov
* [http://aroostookcounty.webstarts.com/ Aroostook County events]
* Digital Maine Repository. Items related to [https://digitalmaine.com/do/search/?q=%22Aroostook%20County%22 Aroostook County]
* [[Core.ac.uk]]. Assorted items related to [https://core.ac.uk/search/?q=%22Aroostook+County%22+Maine Aroostook County]
* [[Digital Public Library of America]]. Assorted materials related to [https://dp.la/search?q=%22Aroostook+County%22+Maine Aroostook County]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Aroostook County, Maine
|North     = [[Témiscouata Regional County Municipality]], [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Northeast = [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|East      = [[Victoria County, New Brunswick]] / [[Carleton County, New Brunswick]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Southeast = [[York County, New Brunswick]] {{flagicon|Canada}} / [[Washington County, Maine|Washington County]]
|South     = [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]] / [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Piscataquis County]]
|Southwest = [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]]
|West      = [[Montmagny Regional County Municipality]] / [[L'Islet Regional County Municipality]], [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Northwest = [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality]], [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
}}
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