Detroit, Maine

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Bangor. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the east of Detroit and has a population of 31,473 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Augusta. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the southwest of Detroit and has a population of 18,560 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belfast	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	6,721	5.33% increase
	Brewer	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,035	0.53% increase
	Camden	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	5,220	0.65% decrease
	Ellsworth	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,103	10.02% increase
	Fairfield	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	6,703	1.98% increase
	Farmington	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,545	1.82% increase
	Gardiner	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,100	1.58% decrease
	Hampden	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	6,914	9.28% increase
	Oakland	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,184	3.78% increase
	Orono	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	9,670	6.12% increase
	Rockland	S	46 mi [74 km]	7,436	2.27% decrease
	Skowhegan	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	8,679	1.64% decrease
	Waterville	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	16,016	2.63% increase
	Winslow	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	7,845	1.32% increase
	Winthrop	SW	46 mi [74 km]	6,429	3.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Burnham	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,118	2.1% decrease
	Corinna	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,303	7.37% increase
	Detroit	S	Less than 2 mi	881	7.97% increase
	Dixmont	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,043	2.07% decrease
	Dixmont	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Etna	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	971	4.05% decrease
	Hartland	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Newport	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,104	2.88% increase
	Newport	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Palmyra	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,059	5.43% increase
	Pittsfield	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,217	---
	Pittsfield	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Plymouth	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,317	4.77% increase
	Saint Albans	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,817	1.03% decrease
	Troy	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,058	9.87% increase

Somerset County

Detroit is located in Somerset County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo. Although it doesn't share a border with Somerset, Hancock it is close to Detroit.

Below are counties that are near Detroit (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Detroit:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Detroit
	Franklin County	W	West Mills	35 miles [56 km]
	Hancock County	SE	Bucksport Center	25 miles [40 km]
	Kennebec County	SW	Dixon Corner	11 miles [17 km]
	Knox County	S	Maddocks Corner	30 miles [48 km]
	Lincoln County	S	Sandhill Corner	34 miles [54 km]
	Penobscot County	NE	Hasty Corner	2 miles [3 km]
	Piscataquis County	N	Parkman	19 miles [30 km]
	Waldo County	S	Cooks Corner	7 miles [11 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine<3>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Detroit. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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