Cousins Island, Maine

About Cousins Island

Cousins Island is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Maine.

Officially, Cousins Island is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.06 square miles.

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What Makes Cousins Island Unique

• The only place in America named Cousins Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cousins Island

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cousins Island

• Arnold Family Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Basket Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Camp Soci reviews ★
• Fels-Groves Farm Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lanes Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Larrabee's Landing · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tinker Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Winslow Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Cousins Island

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