THE SOUTHWEST HARBOR LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Downeast Coast setting.
Southwest Harbor town has 13.5 square miles of land in Hancock County. Its Census reference point is in Downeast Coast, 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
Southwest Harbor and Hancock County
Southwest Harbor is associated with Hancock 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.
Southwest Harbor by land and water
The Census records 9.18 square miles of water within Southwest Harbor, or 40.4% of its total area. It is 8.1 percentage points higher than the 32.3% recorded for Hancock County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Southwest Harbor town has 10 times the land area of nearby Southwest Harbor CDP (1.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.