Official Name: | Whitney, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Unorganized territory |
Pushpin Map: | Maine |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Penobscot |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 46.9 |
Area Land Km2: | 28.3 |
Area Water Km2: | 18.6 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.1 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.9 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 7.2 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 104 |
Elevation Ft: | 341 |
Coordinates: | 45.3003°N -67.9808°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 04487 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-85230 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 582813 |
Whitney is an unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is designated as Township 5 Range 1 of the North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase. The population was 6 at the 2020 census.[1] T5 R1 NBPP is also known as Pukakon Township.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Whitney has a total area of 46.9sqkm, of which 28.3sqkm is land and 18.6sqkm, or 39.74%, is water.[3] Much of the area of the township is occupied by several lakes at the headwaters of the West Branch of the St. Croix River, including Scraggly Lake and Junior Lake.[4]
As of the 2020 Census,[5] there were six people living in the location.