About Caribou
Set in the northeastern part of Maine, Caribou is a close-knit town counting 7,328 people who proudly call it home.
Caribou holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 79.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 92 residents per square mile.
📰 Caribou News Today
- County Kids Head Back to School WAGM · Aug 18
- Caribou Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- Charles Hitchcock Obituary (2026) - Caribou, ME - Mockler Funeral Home - Caribou Legacy obituary · Aug 4
- Maine community honors the life of retired Caribou police officer newscentermaine.com · May 21
- MaineDOT to Work on Prestile Brook Bridge Maine.gov · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Caribou Unique
- A top-25 city in Maine by population (#17 of 23 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northeastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 1.9% of Maine's city-dwelling population.
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 7,328.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Caribou
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Caribou
- Big Cheese Pizza — pizza
- Jade Palace Restaurant — chinese
- Rendezvous
- The Maine Bean & Tea — coffee shop (café)
- Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
- Town Line Nutrition (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Caribou Historical Center & Museum · Museum
- Nylander Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Caribou
- Arboretum Park reviews ★
- Cary Medical Center Trail System reviews ★
- Collins Pond Park reviews ★
- North Caribou Park reviews ★
- Teague Park Complex reviews ★
- Veteran's Memorial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Caribou
- Caribou Community School
- Caribou High School
- Caribou RegionalTechnology Ctr
- Connor Consolidated School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Cary Medical Center ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.