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Matinicus Island, Maine | |
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 View of the harbor c. 1908 | |
 Location in Knox County and the state of Maine. | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′40″N 68°53′35″W / 43.86111°N 68.89306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Knox |
| Organized | 1840 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) |
| • Land | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) |
| • Water | 7.6 sq mi (20 km2) |
| Elevation | 0−100 ft (0−30.5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 53 |
| • Density | 5.4/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 04851 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-44165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582584 |
Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay about 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport. Matinicus is the farthest inhabited land off the east coast into the Atlantic Ocean which is part of the United States.[1] The plantation is both a year-round island community and a summer colony. The population was 53 at the 2020 census.[2]
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (23 February 2018). "Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry". The New York Times.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Matinicus Isle plantation, Knox County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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