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Winter Harbor, Maine
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine is located in Maine
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine
Location in Maine
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine is located in the United States
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine
Winter Harbor (CDP), Maine
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Maine
County Hancock
Town Winter Harbor
Area
 • Total 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2)
 • Land 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
55 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 385
 • Density 177.50/sq mi (68.54/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04693
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-86620
GNIS feature ID 2630702

Winter Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Winter Harbor in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The CDP population was 426 at the 2010 census, out of 516 people in the town as a whole.

Geography

The Winter Harbor CDP is the main village within the town of Winter Harbor on Mount Desert Island. It is situated at the northern end of the harbor of the same name, an arm on the east side of Frenchman Bay. Maine State Route 186 is the primary road through the community. The CDP extends east along Route 186 to Moore Road, the western entrance to the loop road around the Schoodic Peninsula. To the north, the CDP includes the small community of Gerrishville. The CDP is bordered to the west by Frenchman Bay and extends south to include all of Grindstone Neck between Frenchman Bay and the Winter Harbor inlet. Route 186 leads north 6 miles (10 km) to U.S. Route 1 at West Gouldsboro and east 4 miles (6 km) to Prospect Harbor.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Winter Harbor CDP has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 385
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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