*   Aroostook County Population: 67,105 – US Census Bureau Data 2020 – .https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/aroostookcountymaine
  *   Population is 5.4% of the State’s total population – https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-counties/me/aroostook-county-population
  *   Originally part of Washington and Penobscot Counties. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_County,_Maine
  *   Aroostook is named for an Indian word meaning “beautiful river”. – https://visitaroostook.com/info/aroostook-facts#:~:text=%22Beautiful%20River%22%20is%20the%20meaning,for%20which%20Aroostook%20was%20named.&text=Aroostook%20is%20the%20northernmost%20county,the%20west%2C%20north%20and%20east.
  *   Incorporated March 16, 1839.
  *   Contains 2 cities, 53 towns, 9 plantations, and 112 unorganized townships – https://maineanencyclopedia.com/aroostook-county/
  *   Density is 10.0 persons per square mile. – https://www.opendatanetwork.com/entity/0500000US23003/Aroostook_County_ME/geographic.population.density?year=2018
  *   Area – 6,672 square miles (21.6% of the state’s area): 89% of the County’s area is forest, 1% lakes, ponds and rivers, 10% cultivated farmland. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_County,_Maine#Geography
  *   Houlton is the Aroostook County seat, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent. – https://www.aroostook.me.us/links/municipalities.html
  *   Maine’s northernmost county bordered to the east, west and north by Canada.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_War
  *   Aroostook County is larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_County,_Maine#Geography
  *   Major crops: broccoli, potatoes, hay, small grain rotation crops – https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/County_Profiles/Maine/cp23003.pdf
  *   Site of two transatlantic balloon crossing launch sites – https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/62563
  *   Aroostook County is home to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.  https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/water_activities/aww-river-conditions.shtml

Cultural and Historical Video about Aroostook County – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKMFdJkvD_E&feature=youtu.be

St. John Valley Cultural Byway (Including the Fish River Scenic Byway) – https://www.aroostook.me.us/images/SJV_FR_BywaysMap_FINAL_002_6.9.20.pdf
Aroostook County Broadband Community Guide – https://www.dropbox.com/s/c37tv09w5h02ydj/Aroostook%20County%20Report.pdf?dl=0

Aroostook County Tourism (ACT) Hisotry and Culture Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKMFdJkvD_E&feature=youtu.be

Bureau of Parks and Lands Fire Wood Transportation – https://www.aroostook.me.us/images/Bureau-of-Parks-and-Lands-Firewood-Transport.pdf