Patten is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) and the primary village in the town of Patten, Penobscot County,

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, United States. It is in the northeastern part of the town, mostly on the north side of Fish Stream, an eastward-flowing tributary of the

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and part of the

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watershed.

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passes through the village, leading north to Ashland and south to

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and

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. State Route 159 leads east from Patten to Island Falls and the same distance northwest to Shin Pond. Patten was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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