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The town, home to 750 people, lies in Maine.
36% of residents are 65 or older in Westport Island, where Maine’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 18%. Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower share of children under 18 than Westport Island. Westport Island has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Josiah K. Parsons Homestead and Squire Tarbox House. Westport Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 554 in 1830, a low of 108 in 1930, 719 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westport Island. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
31 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
3 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
11 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light12 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestonesPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westport Island, 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 Westport Island.
For adults 25 and older in Westport Island, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 40%. Population is up 4.9% in the town since 2020, to 750 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Westport Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.3 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
Somewhere between 29% and 54% women
The Census survey reached too few of Westport Island’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.8 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Westport Island | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.4% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 1.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Half commute less than 15 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Westport Island dropped by 112, to 43. 4.5% of Westport Island residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Bath (14%), Wiscasset (11%) and Portland (7%).
| Westport Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Westport Island, the July high is 76°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two figures for adults in Westport Island: 32% sleep under 7 hours, 14% binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Westport Island is ahead of Maine on 1 and behind on 1. The share of adults in Westport Island who have been diagnosed with depression: 28%.
| Westport Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Westport Island | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 14.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.1% | 32% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 7 parks and preserves: 5.1 miles of trail. Carl & Barbara Segerstrom Preserve, at 158 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. For Westport Island, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Westport Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bonyun Preserve | 2.4 mi | 113 |
| 2. Carl & Barbara Segerstrom Preserve | 2 mi | 158 |
| 3. Beaver Pond Preserve | — | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected losses in Westport Island break down as 38% from inland flooding and 26% from hurricanes. Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Westport Island after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westport Island
About 1 of every 100 Westport Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in Maine, United States
Westport Island, formerly Westport, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th century the island was known as Jeremysquam, a nickname islanders still use for it. The population was 719 at the 2020 census.
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Westport Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
