Fort Kent, Maine

About Fort Kent

Set in the northeastern part of Maine, Fort Kent is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Fort Kent is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.36 square miles.

📰 Fort Kent News Today

• Half of emergency room nurses in northern Maine hospital quit The Maine Monitor · Oct 1
• Mark A. Morneault Obituary (2026) - Fort Kent, ME - Lajoie-Daigle Funeral Home - Fort Kent Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• Six displaced after attic fire in Fort Kent WABI · Sep 28
• In Focus Maine: Fort Kent Spectrum News · Aug 7
• Family displaced after attic fire in Fort Kent home newscentermaine.com · Sep 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Fort Kent Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Kent — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fort Kent

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Kent

• Red Devil Roast Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
• Rock's Family Diner
• 47 North
• China Garden — chinese
• Sami's Cuisine and Cocktails
• Swamp Buck Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fort Kent Historical Society Museum · Museum
• The Daigle Dube House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Kent

• America's First Mile reviews ★
• Black Lake Boat Access reviews ★
• Fairlawn reviews ★
• Fort Kent Outdoor Center reviews ★
• Jalbert Park reviews ★
• New Canada Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★
• Saint John Plantation North Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Saint John Plantation South Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Kent

• Fort Kent Community High School
• Fort Kent Elementary School
• Valley Rivers Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northern Maine Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fort Kent

🏘️ Nearby Communities