Castine (CDP), Maine explained

Official Name:Castine, Maine
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maine#USA
Pushpin Label:Castine
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hancock
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Castine
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.01
Area Land Km2:3.99
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:1.55
Area Land Sq Mi:1.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1014
Population Density Km2:253.93
Population Density Sq Mi:657.59
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:85
Coordinates:44.3886°N -68.7989°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:04420, 04421
Area Code:207
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:23-11230
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2630699

Castine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Castine in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The CDP population was 1,029 at the 2010 census,[2] out of 1,366 people in the town as a whole.

Geography

The Castine CDP occupies the southern end of the town of Castine, occupying the entire peninsula on which the town's main village of Castine is located. It is bordered to the west by Penobscot Bay, to the south by Castine Harbor and the tidal Bagaduce River, to the northeast by Hatch Cove, and to the northwest by Wadsworth Cove, an arm of Penobscot Bay. The CDP crosses the "British Canal", a small waterway cutting the isthmus and connecting the two coves, and extends north as far as Shore Road.[3]

Maine State Route 166 has its southern terminus in Castine, and leads north 7miles to West Penobscot. Bucksport is north of Castine via Routes 166, 175, and 1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Castine CDP has a total area of 4sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.40%, are water.[2]

The Maine Maritime Academy is located in the Castine CDP.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 8, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Castine CDP, Maine. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. July 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: TIGERweb: Blue Hill CDP. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. July 10, 2017.