Mars Hill (CDP), Maine explained

Official Name:Mars Hill, Maine
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Motto:MAYOR = Adeline Parker VICE MAYOR= Janelle Rooney
Pushpin Label:Mars Hill
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Maine
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Aroostook
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Mars Hill
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.60
Area Land Km2:5.51
Area Water Km2:0.08
Area Total Sq Mi:2.16
Area Land Sq Mi:2.13
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:818
Population Density Km2:148.36
Population Density Sq Mi:384.22
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:420
Coordinates:46.5158°N -67.8667°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:04758
Area Code:207
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:23-43675
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583562

Mars Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village within the town of Mars Hill in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 980 at the 2010 census,[2] out of a population of 1,493 for the entire town. Prior to 2010, the village was part of the Mars Hill-Blaine CDP.

Geography

The Mars Hill CDP is located near the southwestern corner of the town of Mars Hill, bordered by the town and CDP of Blaine to the south. U.S. Route 1 runs through the center of the CDP, leading northwest to Presque Isle and south to Houlton. U.S. Route 1A meets Route 1 at the center of the CDP and leads north to Fort Fairfield, eventually rejoining Route 1 in Van Buren.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mars Hill CDP has a total area of 5.6sqkm, of which 5.5sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.48%, is water.[2]

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): Mars Hill CDP, Maine. https://archive.today/20200212182759/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2343675. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. May 22, 2013.