Islesboro, Maine
| Islesboro, Maine | |
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| Town | |
Pendleton Point
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 Location of Islesboro (in yellow) in Waldo County and the state of Maine |
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| Coordinates: 44°18′22″N 68°54′32″W / 44.30611°N 68.90889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Waldo |
| Incorporated | 1789 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.88 sq mi (178.40 km2) |
| • Land | 14.29 sq mi (37.01 km2) |
| • Water | 54.59 sq mi (141.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 566 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 568 |
| • Density | 39.6/sq mi (15.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04848 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-35240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582531 |
| Website | www.townofislesboro.com |
Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 566 at the 2010 census. It has a summer colony accessible by ferry from Lincolnville Beach 3 miles to the west, or by air taxi service. Home to Warren Island State Park, Islesboro includes the villages of Dark Harbor, Pripet and North Islesboro otherwise known as Guinea.
The Penobscot people called it Pitaubegwimenahanuk, meaning "the island that lies between two channels." Situated in upper Penobscot Bay, the narrow, 14-mile island is the marker between East and West Penobscot Bay. It was part of the Waldo Patent. First called Long Island Plantation, it was settled in 1769. It was incorporated as Islesborough on January 28, 1789, although over time the spelling was contracted to Islesboro.
With many harbors and coves, the island was home to the largest commercial shipping fleet in the bay during the 19th century. Following the Civil War, however, Islesboro developed as a Gilded Age resort community, and many large summer homes were built by the wealthy. Their large yachts cruised and raced throughout the Gulf of Maine. The town remains an upper-class enclave and summer colony.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 68.88 square miles (178.40 km2), of which 14.29 square miles (37.01 km2) is land and 54.59 square miles (141.39 km2) is water.
There is one large pond, called Meadow Pond, in the Northern portion of the Island, the work of beavers that have dammed a narrow place. Ice was once harvested from this pond for export to places as far away as India. Hewes Point was named for Paola Hewes, an early pioneer settler.
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