Presque Isle

Also known as Presque Isle, Maine, Presque Isle, ME

city in Maine, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maine
County: Aroostook
Incorporated town: April 4, 1859
Incorporated city: January 1, 1940
Total: 77.60 sq mi (200.99 km )
Land: 75.78 sq mi (196.27 km )
Water: 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km )
Elevation: 637 ft (194 m)
Density: 116.1/sq mi (44.82/km )
Demonym: Presqueillian
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Presque Isle (/prɛsk/ PRESK) is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Northern Maine Fairgrounds, the Aroostook Centre Mall, and the Presque Isle International Airport.

Presque Isle is the headquarters of the Mi'kmaq Nation, a federally recognized tribe.