Home Appointed & Elected Departments Information Links County Maps Contact Us Notices and Information Effective Friday, September 3, 2021, face coverings will be required for all employees and members of the public who enter a County owned or leased facility. Covid-19 Public Notice 11/08/2021 - County of Aroostook Individual Covid-19 Packet-1 Court Covid Protocal 08/16/2021 COVID-19 State of Maine Response (451 Hits) Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (280 Hits) Maine Executive Orders - Official Documents (434 Hits) Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Management Plan (366 Hits) United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (280 Hits) World Health Organization (268 Hits) Aroostook County Quick Facts Aroostook County Population: 67,105 - US Census Bureau Data 2020. Population is 5.4% of the State's total population. Originally part of Washington and Penobscot Counties. Aroostook is named for an Indian word meaning "beautiful river". Incorporated March 16, 1839. Contains 2 cities, 53 towns, 9 plantations, and 112 unorganized townships. Density is 10.0 persons per square mile. Area - 6,672 square miles (21.6% of the state's area): 89% of the County's area is forest, 1% lakes, ponds and rivers, 10% cultivated farmland. Houlton is the Aroostook County seat, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent. Maine's northernmost county bordered to the east, west and north by Canada. Aroostook County is larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Major crops: broccoli, potatoes, hay, small grain rotation crops. Site of two transatlantic balloon crossing launch sites. Aroostook County is home to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Cultural and Historical Video about Aroostook County St. John Valley Cutural Byway (Including the Fish River Scenic Byway) The use of Internet Explorer (IE) may cause problems with some of our website functions. IE is not compatible with security measures on our website. If you experience issues, using another browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge should resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Aroostook Web Mail Login Job Opportunities Victim Witness Advocate DIstrict Attorney's Office PT and FT Corrections Officers Deputy Sheriff You can now download the Job Opportunities available at the County of Aroostook. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, download it for free by clicking HERE Public Hearings Budget Public Hearing Aroostook Flag Request for Bid/Proposals There are no request for bid/proposals at this time. Municipality Bids/Proposals Please contact the appropiate municipality for more information on listed proposals. Committee Openings There are no committee openings at this time. (c) 2021 Aroostook County Government. All Rights Reserved Hosted and Maintained by Webxcentrics Design Group