Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 50 people live in this town, in Maine.
Matinicus Isle plantation’s midpoint age is 65.2 years, above both Maine’s towns (44.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Matinicus Isle plantation. Matinicus Rock Light Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. Matinicus Isle plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Matinicus Isle 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Matinicus Isle plantation.
Winters in Matinicus Isle plantation are chilly, snowy and summers cool, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 74°, January nights drop to 16° and about 53 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matinicus Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Trails total 9.4 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, 160 acres with 2.2 miles of trail. Also worth knowing: among 144 Maine towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Matinicus Isle plantation.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge | 2.2 mi | 160 |
| 2. Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Matinicus Isle plantation. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year
31 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
19 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
36 mi LighthouseBass Harbor Head Light
39 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
34 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National MonumentAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
None within 15 miles of Matinicus Isle plantation; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Matinicus Isle plantation residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Matinicus Isle plantation has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 50 people live in this town, in Maine.
