THE STONINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Downeast Coast setting.
Stonington town has 9.81 square miles of land in Hancock County. Its Census boundary intersects 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 from the Census boundary intersection
The Census reference point falls outside the regional layer’s mapped footprint. This classification uses the actual place-boundary intersection, with Downeast Coast representing its largest mapped overlap. Shorelines and dataset boundaries can differ.
Stonington and Hancock County
Stonington 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.
Stonington by land and water
The Census records 28 square miles of water within Stonington, or 74.1% of its total area. It is 41.8 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, Stonington town has 78.4% of the land area of nearby Isle au Haut town (12.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.