Fort Kent, Maine

Fort Kent Fort-Kent
Town
Town of Fort Kent 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[1]
Location of Fort Kent, Maine
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Coordinates: 47°14′31″N 68°34′20″W / 47.24194°N 68.57222°W / 47.24194; -68.57222
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Incorporated	February 23, 1869
Villages	Fort Kent Fort Kent Mills Bradburys
Area [2]
• 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	04743–04744
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-25755
GNIS feature ID	0582477
Website	www.fortkent.org

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.^[3] Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race,^[4] 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.