Presque Isle, Maine

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The city of Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County.

Presque Isle is 190 feet [57.91 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Presque Isle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Presque Isle can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Presque Isle had a population of 9,511 people^<3> (or 12.88% of the total population of Aroostook County). The population of Presque Isle represented 0.75% of the total of Maine, making it the state's 20th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Presque Isle had a population of 9,045 people. This is a decrease of 4.9% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Presque Isle.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,444	2.04% decrease
	Caribou	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	8,093	2.63% decrease
	Fort Fairfield	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,450	3.6% decrease
	Limestone	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,262	4.19% decrease
	Mapleton	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,986	5.13% increase
	Mars Hill	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,429	3.45% decrease
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Presque Isle.

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Presque Isle. 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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