About Belfast
Belfast, ME is a close-knit town located in central Maine counting 6,993 people who proudly call it home.
Belfast holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 34.05 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 205 residents per square mile.
📰 Belfast News Today
- School-A-Palooza brings school supplies, smiles, and high-flying stunts to Belfast WABI · Aug 16
- Eight Miles Of Forest, Bridges, And Brooks On A Rail Bike From Belfast's City Point Station On Oak Hill Road Q106.5 · Aug 17
- Claudia Sherman Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Belfast, ME - The Westerly Sun Legacy obituary · Aug 14
- Burnham woman faces trial on animal cruelty charges involving dogs, cats, and horses newscentermaine.com · Aug 12
- Shelter-in-place order lifted in Belfast, suspect in custody WGME · Jul 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Belfast Unique
- A top-25 city in Maine by population (#19 of 23 incorporated places).
- Home to 1.8% of Maine's city-dwelling population.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,993.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Belfast
📍 Bayside📍 Belmont Corner📍 Bickfords Corner📍 Bryants Corner📍 Butlers Corner📍 Center Belmont📍 City Point📍 Dog Island Corner📍 East Northport📍 Evans Corner📍 Grange Corner📍 Greenlaws Corner📍 Greers Corner📍 Halls Corner📍 Hayford Corner📍 Head of the Tide📍 Heals Corner📍 Herricks Corner📍 Holmes Mill📍 Hurds Corner📍 Kendalls Corner📍 Neals Corner📍 Poors Mill📍 Shermans Corner
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Belfast
- Bay Wrap — sandwich
- Belfast Co-op and Cafe — sandwich (café)
- Bell the Cat
- Chase's Daily — american
- Darby's — american
- Delvino's Grill & Pasta House — italian
- Dockside Family Restaurant — american
- Fon's Kitchen — thai
- Harborwalk Restaurant and Front Street Pub — american
- Laan-Xang Cafe — lao
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Belfast Historical Society · Museum
- Parent Gallery · Art gallery
- AllPlay Family Entertainment Center · Arcade
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belfast
- Auditorium Park reviews ★
- Bayview park reviews ★
- Belfast City Park reviews ★
- Belfast Common reviews ★
- Brooks Community Park reviews ★
- Brooks Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ducktrap River Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Durham State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Eleanor Crawford Park reviews ★
- Frye Mountain State Game Management Area reviews ★
- Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Belfast
- Ames Elementary School
- Belfast Area High School
- Captain Albert W. Stevens School
- East Belfast School
- Edna Drinkwater School
- Gladys Weymouth Elem School
- Morse Memorial School
- Troy A Howard Middle School
- Waldo County Tech Ctr-Region 7
- Walker Memorial School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Mainehealth Waldo Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCity
Population (2024)6,993
Rank in state#19 of 23
Land area34.05 sq mi
Density205/sq mi
Coordinates44.4259, -69.0264