Land Use
Washington County
Hancock County
Size – Square Miles 3,258 2,345
Land 2,563 1,587
Water 695 758
% Conserved Land 25 12
# Towns 42 36
# Cities 2 1
# Unincorporated Villages 0 19
# Unorganized Territories 34 15
# Indian Reservations 2 0
and villages . The most urban commercial and industrial development occurs in Bucksport , Ellsworth , Bar Harbor , Machias , Eastport , and Calais .
Hancock County comprises 36 Towns and 1 City , 19 Unincorporated Villages , and 15 Unorganized Territories . Hancock County has a total area of 2,345 square miles , of which 1,587 square miles is land and 758 square miles ( 32 %) is water .
Washington County comprises 42 Towns and 2 Cities , 34 Unorganized Territories , and 2 Indian Reservations . Washington County has a total area of 3,258 square miles , of which 2,563 square miles is land and 695 square miles ( 21 %) is water .
Nearly 20 %, or 702,654 acres , of the entire region are held in public or private conservation status with some restrictions on development .
Over 12 % of Hancock County ’ s total land area is conserved land ; 25 % of Washington County ’ s is conserved .
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