Living Here

Millinocket, Maine, is a great place to live, work, and experience 4-seasons of outdoor recreation.

Millinocket has something special for you. Big recreation, big woods, big trails, big adventure, big opportunity, big community, big history – all here, in our small frontier town on the edge of Maine’s vast forest. Millinocket is investment-ready, development-ready, and open for business – and, it happens to be a spectacular place to work, play and visit. Millinocket is the gateway to Mount Katahdin, voted World’s Best Hike by National Geographic and home to the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Millinocket sits astride the famed Golden Road, the North Maine Woods, the West Branch of the Penobscot River, Baxter State Park, and a vast network of lakes, trails systems, day-hikes, conservation land, and 4-season recreational opportunities.

Millinocket is located in Penobscot County and is within an hour of Maine’s 3rd largest City of Bangor. It is a wonderful community in which to live, work, and play, and a great region appealing to anyone who loves the great outdoors.

VITAL MILLINOCKET STATS

  • Population
    • 4,100
  • Municipal Staff
    • 44 full-time
    • 40 part-time
  • Annual Budget (excluding schools)
    • $6.9 million
  • Enterprise Wastewater Budget
    • $2.5 million
  • Form of Government
    • Town charter with a 7-member Town Council/Town Manager system
  • Council Term
    • Councilors are elected for 3-year staggered terms

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