Penobscot County, Maine property search
Search an address or an owner in Penobscot County, Maine with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 51,630 lots are mapped here, covering 510,491 acres. 3,453 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Penobscot County received $1.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 48 recipients. 403,854 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $3,036 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 51,630
- Lots mapped
- 510,491
- Acres
- 3,453
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Penobscot County
Largest landowners by acreage in Penobscot County, Maine| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BANGOR CITY OF | 331 | 4,182 |
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| PENOBSCOT FOREST LLC | 3 | 3,548 |
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| GARDNER LAND COMPANY | 6 | 3,264 |
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| GARDNER LAND COMPANY, INC. | 6 | 1,245 |
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| HAYNES TIMBERLAND, INC. | 2 | 1,121 |
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| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE | 12 | 1,119 |
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| NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST CORP. | 2 | 1,112 |
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| DYSART REALTY CO | 33 | 1,039 |
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| THORNTON CONSTRUCTION INC | 1 | 999 |
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| TOWN OF HAMPDEN | 117 | 881 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Maine
Federal farm payments in Penobscot County
- $1.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 48
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Penobscot County, Maine, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $876K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $371K |
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| ECPCOF | $86K |
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| Efrp Cost Share Stfrd Distr-Oblig Frmwrk | $17K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Penobscot County
- 403,854
- Acres disclosed
- 45
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Penobscot County, Maine, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 371,754 |
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| Netherlands | 30,412 |
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| France | 1,191 |
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| Ireland | 479 |
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| Austria | 12 |
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| Germany | 6 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Penobscot County, Maine| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| AROOSTOOK TIMBERLANDS LLC (CANADA) | 177,345 |
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| KATAHDIN FOREST MANAGEMENT LLC (CANADA) | 122,602 |
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| ALLAGASH TIMBERLANDS LP (CANADA) | 43,704 |
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| Sylvan Timberlands LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 27,788 |
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| 3096152 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY (CANADA) | 20,792 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Penobscot County
- 19
- Policies
- 4,804
- Insured acres
- $3K
- Claims paid
- 0.02
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Penobscot County, Maine, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 70
- CRP acres, 2025
- 56
- Substations
- 3
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Penobscot County last published these records on June 17, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.