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Fort Kent, town, Aroostook county, northern Maine, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the St. John and Fish rivers, 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of Presque Isle, and includes the communities of Fort Kent and Fort Kent Mills. The town is a port of entry linked by international bridge to Clair, New Brunswick, Canada. Settled in 1825 by French Acadian refugees, it was incorporated in 1869 and took its name from Fort Kent, a blockhouse built in 1839. The community developed as a potato-processing, farming, and lumbering centre. It is the terminus of U.S. Highway 1 from Key West, Florida, and is a gateway to the wilderness watershed areas of northern Maine; it has hunting, fishing, canoeing, and skiing facilities. The University of Maine at Fort Kent originated in 1878 as a teacher-training school. Area 54 square miles (140 square km). Pop. (2000) 4,233; (2010) 4,097.

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