Presque Isle, Maine
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Clockwise, from top: Crown of Maine Balloon Fest in Presque Isle, Downtown, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Aroostook Band of Micmac headquarters and museum, Nordic Heritage Center, Aroostook Centre Mall, UMPI windmill, Main Street
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| Nickname(s): The Star City | ||
| Motto: The Hub Of Aroostook | ||
 Presque Isle, Maine
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| Coordinates: 46°40′46″N 68°0′8″W / 46.67944°N 68.00222°WCoordinates: 46°40′46″N 68°0′8″W / 46.67944°N 68.00222°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Maine | |
| County | Aroostook | |
| Incorporated (town) | April 4, 1859 | |
| Incorporated (city) | January 1, 1940 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 77.60 sq mi (200.988948 km2) | |
| • Land | 75.76 sq mi (196.22 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2) | |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 9,692 | |
| • Estimate (2012) | 9,529 | |
| • Density | 127.9/sq mi (49.4/km2) | |
| Demonym(s) | Presqueillian | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 04769 | |
| Area code(s) | 207 | |
| FIPS code | 23-60825 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0573790 | |
| Website | presqueislemaine.gov | |
Presque Isle /prɛsk aɪl/ is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,171 in 2015 as estimated by the US Census, a decrease from the count of 9,692 in the 2010 Census. The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Husson University Presque Isle, Northern Maine Fairgrounds, The Aroostook Centre Mall, and the Northern Maine Regional Airport.
Presque Isle is the headquarters of the Aroostook Band of Micmac, a federally recognized tribe.
The first European settlers were British Loyalists who reached the area in 1819 hoping to obtain land for lumber. Border disputes between the United States and Great Britain over the area, however, made it impossible for pioneers to gain title to the land. In response, the government of the neighboring British colony of New Brunswick (now a Canadian province) gave out patents for pioneers to live on the land but not claim ownership or sell it. By 1825, surveyors traveling along the Aroostook river noted that twenty families lived along it and noted that while agriculture was present, all of the families employed most of their time towards wood production.
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