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Demographics
Incorporated: 1792
Population: 4,908
Land
Area: 34,688 acres
Town
Government: Mayor, Town Manager, Town
Council (7 Members)
Bangor,
Ellsworth, Belfast, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill,
Searsport, and Camden are all within a half
hour’s drive–for a 25-mile DMA
of 103,000. |
History
Bucksport
was settled as Buckstown in 1764 by Jonathan
Buck as a port for shipping out lumber,
fish and other products. In 1779 British
forces garrisoned in Castine burned the
town. It was rebuilt and grew into the major
port it remains today.
Bucksport
Harbor at the end of Penobscot Bay is used
year-round for a healthy mix of business
and pleasure. On the business side, large
oil tankers offload petroleum products for
northern and eastern Maine, and coated paper
from Verso Paper is shipped out
for a wide range of magazines and catalogs.
With
its new mile-long waterfront walkway and
public marina overlooking Fort Knox, Bucksport
is one of the most picturesque, easily navigated
ports of coastal Maine. |
