THE MEDWAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Maine-Southern New Brunswick Plains setting.
Medway town has 41 square miles of land in Penobscot County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Maine-Southern New Brunswick Plains, 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
Medway and Penobscot County
Medway is associated with Penobscot 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.
Medway by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Medway, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 4.2 percentage points lower than the 4.5% recorded for Penobscot County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Medway town has 36.4 times the land area of nearby East Millinocket CDP (1.13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

