Mount Desert Island

Mount Desert Island
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Mount Desert Island is located in Maine
Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates44°20′34″N 68°18′26″W / 44.342827°N 68.307138°W / 44.342827; -68.307138
Area108 sq mi (280 km2)
Highest elevation466 m (1,528 ft)[1]
Highest pointCadillac Mountain
Administration
United States
StateMaine
CountyHancock County
Largest settlementBar Harbor (pop. 5,235 people in 2010[2])
Demographics
Population10,615[3] (2000)
Pop. density96.8/sq mi (37.37/km2)
Ethnic groupsmainly Caucasian

Mount Desert Island (MDI;[4] French: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of 108 square miles (280 km2)[5] it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous United States, and the second-largest island on the Eastern Seaboard, behind Long Island and ahead of Martha's Vineyard. According to the 2010 census, the island has a year-round population of 10,615. In 2017, an estimated 3.5 million tourists visited Acadia National Park on MDI.[6] The island is home to numerous well-known summer colonies such as Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor.

  1. ^ "Acadia National Park Places To Go". U.S. National Park Service. August 7, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  2. ^ "Factfinder.census.gov". Factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "The total population of the island can be determined by adding the populations of the island's four towns (Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont); when using the numbers from the 2010 census, this gives a total of 10,615". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "www.seebarharbor.com". Seebarharbor.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "Article Mount Desert Island on Encyclopædia Britannica on line". Britannica.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved February 23, 2018.