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36% of residents live below the poverty line in Orient, above both the Maine town median (9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Orient. 31% of the land in Orient is conserved, above both Maine’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). East Grand Lake Public Reserved Land, at 6,032 acres with 6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Orient beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 205 in 1850, a peak of 244 in 1890, 156 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1997 and 4 maps from 1940 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orient, 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 Orient.
Typical home values rose 7.8% in the year to September 2026. Among households in Orient, 94% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 miles of trail wind through 4 parks and preserves. In Orient, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Grand Lake Public Reserved Land | 6 mi | 6,032 |
| 2. East Grand Lake-Orient Conservation Easement | — | 1,402 |
| 3. Headwaters Forest | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Orient, the risk rating from FEMA is 26 of 100. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 5° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 96 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Orient, 48% of adults have high blood pressure. Among 144 Maine towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Orient. Against the Maine average, Orient comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17.
| Orient | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Orient | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Orient; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Orient residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Orient is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 156 at the 2020 census.
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Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
