Westport Island, Maine

Westport Island, formerly Westport, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th Century the island was known as Jeremysquam, a nickname islanders still use for it. The population was 718 at the 2010 census.GeographyWestport Island is located approximately 50 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. The island is separated from the mainland by two coastal salt-water rivers, the Sheepscot River and the Back River. The island is connected to the mainland at the Northwest by one modern bridge, built in 1972 over a slim gap in the Back River called Cowsegan Narrows. Although completely surrounded by water, it is bounded across tidal water by the towns of Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Southport, and Georgetown.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.24sqmi, of which, 8.81sqmi of it is land and 5.43sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 718 people, 329 households, and 227 families residing in the town. The population density was 81.5PD/sqmi. There were 535 housing units at an average density of 60.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.