THE FORT KENT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Aroostook Hills setting.
Fort Kent town has 54.1 square miles of land in Aroostook County. Its Census reference point is in Aroostook Hills, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fort Kent and Aroostook County
Fort Kent is associated with Aroostook County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fort Kent by land and water
The Census records 1.02 square miles of water within Fort Kent, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 2.3% recorded for Aroostook County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fort Kent town has 10.1 times the land area of nearby Fort Kent CDP (5.36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

