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Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot people in Wabanakik. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 152,199, [ 2 ] making it the third-most-populous county in Maine.
Bangor is the largest market town, distribution center, transportation hub, and media center in a five-county area whose population tops 330,000 and which includes Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Aroostook, and Washington counties. Bangor's city council has approved a resolution opposing the sale of sweat-shop-produced clothing in local stores ...
Old Town is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census. [2] The city's developed area is chiefly located on the relatively large Marsh Island, but its boundaries extend beyond it. The island is surrounded and defined by the Penobscot River to the east and the Stillwater River to the west.
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation (Abenaki: Álənαpe Mə́nəhan) is an Indian reservation for the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot [2] in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, near Old Town. The population was 758 at the 2020 census.
The Penobscot Nation, formerly known as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, is the federally recognized tribe of Penobscot in the United States. [2] They are part of the Wabanaki Confederacy, along with the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Wolastoqiyik, and Miꞌkmaq nations, all of whom historically spoke Algonquian languages.
Charleston is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,558 at the 2020 census. [2] Charleston includes the village of West Charleston and is home to the Higgins Classical Institute, a Christian school.
Lee is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was incorporated in 1832. [2] The town was originally called Mattekeunk, but changed it to Lee to give it an English name. Stephen Lee suggested the town be named Lee after Revolutionary general Henry "High Horse" Lee.
Website: www.eastmillinocket.org: East Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,572 at the 2020 census. [2] Geography.