Garfield plantationME
This town in Maine has a population of 78.
Is Garfield plantation a good place to live?
Garfield plantation’s mean commuting time is 14 minutes, against 25 minutes in Maine’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Garfield plantation. Garfield Plantation Public Reserved Land, at 1,020 acres with 2.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Garfield plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 people, and everyone knows the way
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Garfield plantation, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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Garfield plantation faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. 44% of Garfield plantation’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 35%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Garfield plantation once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Garfield plantation has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Garfield plantation’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Maine and the rest of the country, more of Garfield plantation’s adults report frequent physical distress
Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Garfield plantation. Garfield plantation: 26% of adults say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Garfield plantation is ahead of Maine on 2 and behind on 19.
| Garfield plantation | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Garfield plantation | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 4.5% of Garfield plantation
The concentration of trails for Garfield plantation comes to 1.0 miles per square mile. There are 39 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Garfield plantation | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Garfield Plantation Public Reserved Land | 2.5 mi | 1,020 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Garfield plantation
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Garfield plantation; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Garfield plantation residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
About Garfield plantation
Plantation in Maine, United States
Garfield Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census.
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Is Garfield plantation, ME a good place to live?
Garfield plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.