Fort Kent, Maine
Fort Kent, Maine
Fort-Kent | |
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| Ville de Fort-Kent (French) | |
The Fort Kent Railroad Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
| Motto: The Little Town That Could | |
Location of Fort Kent, Maine | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′31″N 68°34′20″W / 47.24194°N 68.57222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Aroostook |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1869 |
| Villages | Fort Kent Fort Kent Mills Bradburys |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.15 sq mi (142.84 km2) |
| • Land | 54.17 sq mi (140.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,067 |
| • Density | 75/sq mi (29.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 04743 (Fort Kent) 04744 (Fort Kent Mills) |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-25755 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582477 |
| Website | www |
Fort Kent (French: Fort-Kent) is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, situated at the confluence of the Fish River and the Saint John River, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 4,067 in the 2020 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the Aroostook War and in modern times designated a national historic site. Principal industries include agriculture (particularly potatoes and forestry) and textiles. Fort Kent is the northern terminus of U.S. 1 and the ending point of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.