Bar Harbor
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town in Hancock County, Maine, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maine
- County
- Hancock
- Incorporated
- February 23, 1796
- Villages
- Eden (until March 3, 1918), Bar Harbor (from March 3, 1918), Hamilton Station, Hulls Cove , Indian Point, Red Rock Corner, Salsbury Cove , Town Hill
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Total
- 63.11 sq mi (163.45 km )
- Land
- 42.24 sq mi (109.40 km )
- Water
- 20.87 sq mi (54.05 km )
- Elevation
- 505 ft (154 m)
- Density
- 120/sq mi (46.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip code
- 04609
- Website
- www.barharbormaine.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Bar Harbor
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Hancock County
- Population
- 5089
- Area
- 3.18
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Capital of
- Mount Desert Island
- Official website
- www.barharbormaine.gov
- Image
- Main Street Bar Harbor.jpg
- Households
- 2408
- Dialing code
- 207
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- P12749
- Wozzeck
- postal code
- 04609
- Commons gallery
- Bar Harbor
- Commons category
- Bar Harbor, Maine
- topic's main category
- Category:Bar Harbor, Maine
- inception
- 1763-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- streaming media URL
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLuIerAlvCg
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bar Harbor, Maine
- located in/on physical feature
- Mount Desert Island
- per capita income
- 36801
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory. During summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination.
Bar Harbor is also home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within 25 miles (40 km) of the coastline of the Eastern United States.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bar Harbor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.