Swan’s Island has three village: Atlantic, in Mackerel Cove on the north coast; Swan’s Island, on the shores of Burnt Coat Harbor in the south; and Minturn. The economy of the island is mostly dependent on lobstering income. Swan’s Island has about 40 full-time lobstermen and women and many part-timers, including school children who fish from small skiffs in the summer.
Quick Facts
- Year-round population, 2010 U.S. Census: 332
- Summer population estimate: 1,000
- Acres: 8,014
- Mainland ferry terminal: Bass Harbor
- Estimated distance between mainland and island ferry docks: 6 miles
- Ferry service: Maine State Ferry Service
- School: Swan's Island Elementary (K–8; students commute off-island for high school)
- Form of town government: Independent town
