THE PATTEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Aroostook Hills setting.
Patten town has 38.2 square miles of land in Penobscot 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
Patten and Penobscot County
Patten 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.
Patten by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Patten, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 4.3 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, Patten town has 19.2 times the land area of nearby Patten CDP (1.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.