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Maine›Aroostook County

Macwahoc plantationME

59 people live in this town, settled in 1877.

Is Macwahoc plantation a good place to live?

32% of residents live below the poverty line in Macwahoc plantation, above both Maine’s towns (9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Macwahoc plantation. The biggest park or preserve is Macwahoc Plantation Public Reserved Land, at 552 acres. Macwahoc plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

59 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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MEMap-location-of-Macwahoc Plantation, 2017
Macwahoc plantation’s story

149 years in pictures

Census counts: 202 in 1860, a peak of 242 in 1940, 62 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 3 maps from 1941 on.

  • 1877Macwahoc plantation is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Macwahoc plantation: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEastern Maine Electric Coop19.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Macwahoc plantation’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMacwahoc PlantationWhich 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 hereMacwahoc Plt Registrar of VotersThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0445104451 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 Macwahoc plantation.

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Macwahoc plantation: inland flooding

FEMA puts 46% of Macwahoc plantation’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to cold waves. Compared with 74% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Macwahoc plantation brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 6° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 86 inches of snow a winter.

86″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–28°
Spring29–51°
Summer53–77°
Fall36–56°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Macwahoc plantation’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical Maine or U.S. town

Macwahoc plantation: one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 144 Maine towns, just one has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Macwahoc plantation. In Macwahoc plantation, 48% of adults have high blood pressure, and 17% have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Macwahoc plantation is ahead of Maine on 3 and behind on 22.

Macwahoc plantationMaine townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)21%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)48%35%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%23%25%
32 measures vs. Maine
3 better7 too close to call22 worse
What stands outMacwahoc plantationME
Fewer binge drinkers12.4%15.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.4%
More adults with COPD14.3%8.4%
Millinocket Regional Hospital
23 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Macwahoc plantation has set aside 3.1% of its land for conservation

Across 2 parks and preserves: 20 miles of trail. The trail network density for Macwahoc plantation comes to 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 564 acres.

3.1%conserved
Macwahoc plantationMaine townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.7 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land3.1%4.7%4.3%
3.1%
conserved · 585 of 18,824 acres
20 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Macwahoc Plantation Public Reserved Land—552
2. Reed Forest—12

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Macwahoc plantation

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Macwahoc plantation; the nearest are

About Macwahoc plantation

Plantation in Maine, United States

Macwahoc Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code
04459

Questions about Macwahoc plantation

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Macwahoc plantation, ME a good place to live?

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