Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine explained

Official Name:Winter Harbor, Maine
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maine#USA
Pushpin Label:Winter Harbor
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hancock
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Winter Harbor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.62
Area Land Km2:5.62
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.17
Area Land Sq Mi:2.17
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:385
Population Density Km2:68.54
Population Density Sq Mi:177.50
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:55
Coordinates:44.3953°N -68.0803°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:04693
Area Code:207
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:23-86620
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2630702

Winter Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Winter Harbor in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The CDP population was 426 at the 2010 census,[2] out of 516 people in the town as a whole.

Geography

The Winter Harbor CDP is the main village within the town of Winter Harbor on Mount Desert Island. It is situated at the northern end of the harbor of the same name, an arm on the east side of Frenchman Bay. Maine State Route 186 is the primary road through the community. The CDP extends east along Route 186 to Moore Road, the western entrance to the loop road around the Schoodic Peninsula. To the north, the CDP includes the small community of Gerrishville. The CDP is bordered to the west by Frenchman Bay and extends south to include all of Grindstone Neck between Frenchman Bay and the Winter Harbor inlet.[3] Route 186 leads north 6miles to U.S. Route 1 at West Gouldsboro and east 4miles to Prospect Harbor.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Winter Harbor CDP has an area of 5.6sqkm, all land.[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): Winter Harbor CDP, Maine. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. July 11, 2017.
  3. Web site: TIGERweb: Winter Harbor CDP. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. July 11, 2017.