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Cyr plantationME

It is a town of 77 residents in Maine.

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Photo: Todd Edgard (NPS employee) · Public domain
Photo of Cyr plantation

Cyr plantation, ME · Photo: Todd Edgard (NPS employee) · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Cyr plantation a good place to live?

Cyr plantation’s mean commuting time is 10 minutes, below both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Cyr plantation. The biggest park or preserve is Cyr Plantation Public Reserved Land, at 1,021 acres. Cyr plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

77 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Governor Brann School
Governor Brann School · National Register of Historic Places
Cyr plantation’s story

Cyr plantation in pictures

Census counts: 376 in 1870, a peak of 558 in 1880, 78 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 4 maps from 1931 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Cyr plantation: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cyr plantation, and how to reach them.

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PowerVersant Power30.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers70% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cyr plantation’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSchool Administrative District 24Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCyr Plt Registrar of VotersThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0478504785 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cyr plantation.

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Cyr plantation’s year

In Cyr plantation, the peak summer temperature is 75°F.

97″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring27–47°
Summer52–73°
Fall34–52°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Cyr plantation faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Of the losses FEMA expects in Cyr plantation, 44% come from cold waves and 39% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Cyr plantation sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2005.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHurricanes
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Cyr plantation stands out in Maine and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work

Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Cyr plantation. Just over a fifth of Cyr plantation adults smoke cigarettes. The town does better than the Maine average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 22.

Cyr plantationMaine townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%11%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)21%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)38%23%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)49%35%35%
32 measures vs. Maine
3 better7 too close to call22 worse
What stands outCyr plantationME
Fewer binge drinkers11.1%15.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.7%76.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth26.7%14.8%
Cary Medical Center
14.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 9% of Cyr plantation

There are 17 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. For Cyr plantation, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.

9%conserved
Cyr plantationMaine townsU.S. towns
Conserved land9%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.5 miles per square mile0.70.4
9%
conserved · 2,196 of 24,351 acres
17 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cyr Plantation Public Reserved Land—1,021

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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Everything we know about Cyr plantation

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cyr plantation; the nearest are

About Cyr plantation

Plantation in Maine, United States

Cyr Plantation (French: Plantation Cyr) is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census.

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Questions about Cyr plantation

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Is Cyr plantation, ME a good place to live?

Cyr plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.