Southwest Harbor (CDP), Maine

Southwest Harbor, Maine
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 44°16′46″N68°19′33″W / 44.27944°N 68.32583°W / 44.27944; -68.32583
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Hancock
Town	Southwest Harbor
Area [1]
• Total	1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
• Land	1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	740
• Density	549.5/sq mi (212.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	04679
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-72830
GNIS feature ID	2630701

Southwest Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Southwest Harbor in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The CDP population was 720 at the 2010 census, ^[2] out of 1,764 people in the town as a whole.

Geography

The Southwest Harbor CDP is the main village within the town of Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island. It is situated primarily around the tidal cove of Southwest Harbor and extends north to Norwood Cove. Both inlets are located at the southern end of Somes Sound, an arm of the Gulf of Maine. ^[3]

Maine State Route 102 passes through Southwest Harbor, leading southwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Tremont and north 6 miles (10 km) to Somesville at the north end of Somes Sound. Route 102A splits east from Route 102 at the southern end of the Southwest Harbor CDP, and makes a loop through Seawall and Bass Harbor, reaching Tremont in 7 miles (11 km).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Southwest Harbor CDP has an area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all land. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	740		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Southwest Harbor CDP, Maine". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "TIGERweb: Southwest Harbor CDP". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.