About Bucksport
Bucksport is a small unincorporated community in eastern Maine.
Bucksport holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.41 square miles.
📰 Bucksport News Today
- David B. Lowell Obituary | Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home | Bucksport, ME Tribute Archive · Aug 17
- Moose named Doris takes up residence on Bucksport Golf Club course fox23maine.com · Aug 15
- This weekend, celebrate America's 250th, Penobscot River's Maritime History PenBay Pilot · Jul 30
- Bucksport is set to end fiscal year with $250K surplus Bangor Daily News · Aug 3
- Harvey Gamage sails Penobscot River for America 250 celebration WABI · Jul 31
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Bucksport Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Bucksport
📍 Bucks Mills📍 Cranes Corners📍 East Bucksport📍 East Orland📍 Five Mile Corners📍 Millvale📍 Prospect Ferry📍 South Orland📍 Verona Park
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Bucksport
- Carrier's Mainely Lobster — regional
- Stowaways Town Tavern — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bucksport
- Battery A reviews ★
- Bucksport Recreational Facility reviews ★
- Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fort Knox State Historic Site reviews ★
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River West) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- HRS Meadow Farm Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hancock Pond Water Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Howard L. Mendall Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Jacob Buck Pond Boat Access reviews ★
- Mendall Marsh Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Bucksport
- Bucksport High School
- Bucksport Middle School
- G Herbert Jewett School
- Miles Lane School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area11.41 sq mi
Coordinates44.5884, -68.7986