Orr's Island is an island in

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and the

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, part of the

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. The island is within the town of

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, and forms an

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with

Sebascodegan Island Sebascodegan Island or Great Island is an island at the eastern edge of Casco Bay on the Gulf of Maine. It is a part of the town of Harpswell with the mainland portion of Harpswell to its west and Orr's Island and Bailey Island to its south. The ...

(also known as Great Island) to its north and Bailey Island (reached by the Bailey Island (or Cribstone) Bridge) to its south. Orr's Island is connected to Great Island by the Orr's Island/Great Island Bridge, and is connected to the town of Brunswick on the mainland by Route 24 north over the Gurnet Bridge.

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operates a coastal studies center on Orr's Island.

Demographics

As of 2010, Orr's Island had an estimated population of 539 people. 48.8% of the population was male, and 51.2% of the population was female. 98.3% of the population was white, 0.7% was Asian, 0.9% was two or more races, and 0.3% was some other race. Additionally, 90.2% of the population was 18 years or older, 32.7% was 65 years or older, and 1.7% was under 5 years of age.

In Popular Culture

Orr's island is the setting for the story in the 2000 American sci-fi horror movie

They Nest ''They Nest'' (also known as ''Creepy Crawlers'') is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring Thomas Calabro, Dean Stockwell, John Savage, and Kristen Dalton. Plot Stressed by marital breakdown and ...

Utilities

Orr's Island, like the rest of

is served power by

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. There is no public water or sewer on the island, with most households having septic systems and drilled wells. Communications providers include Cribstone Communications, Consolidated Communications and Comcast.

References

External links

Town of Harpswell, Maine

Orr's-Bailey Yacht Club

Orr's Island Library

Bowdoin Coastal Studies Center
Islands of Cumberland County, Maine Harpswell, Maine Islands of Casco Bay Islands of Maine {{Maine-geo-stub

Demographics

In Popular Culture

Utilities

See also

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