The unorganized territory (UT) of Maine is the area of Maine that has no local, incorporated municipal government. The unorganized territory consists of 435 townships, primarily heavily forested areas of the state's north, east, and west, along with de-organized municipalities and islands. The UT land area is slightly over one half the area of the entire State of Maine. Year round residents number approximately 9,000, with many more people seasonally residing in the UT.
List of unorganized territories NameCountyPopulation(2020 census)Land area(sq mil)Townships within UTBancroft UT Aroostook5740.4Bancroft Township (T1 R2 WELS)Central Aroostook UT164594.4Connor UT41839.3Connor Township (TK R2 WELS)Northwest Aroostook UT122,617.5South Aroostook UT579376.0Square Lake UT 706394.0East Central Franklin UTFranklin805171.1North Franklin UT 41498.9 South Franklin UT 6012.4Perkins TownshipWashington TownshipWest Central Franklin UT1103.9T6 North of WeldTownship DTownship EWyman UT8220.3Wyman Township (T4 R3 BKP WKR)Central Hancock UTHancock13215.2Fletchers Landing Township (T8 SD BPP)East Hancock UT85443.1Marshall Island UT01.6Marshall IslandNorthwest Hancock UT240.9T32 MD BPPUnity UTKennebec3610.4Unity TownshipCriehaven UTKnox40.5Criehaven TownshipMuscle Ridge Islands UT90.9Muscle Ridge TownshipHibberts GoreLincoln10.7Hibberts GoreLouds Island UT31.6Louds IslandMilton UTOxford15014.9Milton TownshipNorth Oxford UT61557.2South Oxford UT59197.1Albany TownshipBatchelders Grant TownshipMason TownshipArgyle UTPenobscot25527.3Argyle Township (T3 OIP WPR)Drew UT2638.0Drew Township (T7 R4 NBPP)East Central Penobscot UT308114.5Grand Falls Township (T2 ND BPP)Greenfield Township (T38 MD BPP)Summit Township (T1 ND BPP)Kingman UT13725.0Kingman Township (T6 R4 NBPP)North Penobscot UT4051,051.9Prentiss UT16938.2Prentiss Township (T7 R3 NBPP)Twombly Ridge UT044.0Twombly Ridge Township (T3 R1 NBPP)Whitney UT610.9Pukakon Township (T5 R1 NBPP)Blanchard UTPiscataquis9144.3Blanchard Township (T3 R3 BKP EKR)Northeast Piscataquis UT3041,708.1Northwest Piscataquis UT1341,370.4Southeast Piscataquis UT48775.1Atkinson Township (T2 R6 NWP)Orneville Township (T1 R6 NWP)Perkins UTSagadahoc02.3Perkins Township Swan IslandCentral Somerset UTSomerset33676.7Concord Township (T1 R1 BKP WKR)Lexington Township (T2 R1 BKP WKR)Northeast Somerset UT367483.9Northwest Somerset UT41656.8Seboomook Lake UT231,400.9East Central Washington UTWashington724207.2North Washington UT518975.5
Education The Maine Department of Education takes responsibility for coordinating school assignments in the unorganized territories.
The department itself operates the following public schools in unorganized territories. state-operated schools in unorganized territory are: Connor Consolidated School - Connor Township, Aroostook County Edmunds Consolidated School - Edmunds Township, Washington County Kingman Elementary School - Kingman, Penobscot County
The department previously operated: Benedicta Elementary School in Benedicta Township, Aroostook County. Brookton Elementary School in Brookton, Washington County. - Closed in 1995. Rockwood Elementary School in Rockwood Township, Somerset County. Patrick Therriault School in Sinclair Township, Aroostook County.
these schools do not have their own school boards.
Notes
See also List of municipalities in Maine
References
Further reading Map of municipalities and unorganized territories in Maine - State of Maine https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Unorganized%20Territory%20-%20Assignment%20of%20Students%20to%20Designated%20Schools%20-%201.5.2022.pdf