Aroostook County, Maine

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county county in Maine

Aroostook County, Maine is the state's largest and northernmost county, known for its vast rural landscapes, potato farming, and proximity to the Canadian border.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Aroostook County, Maine canonical	125
Aroostook County	36
northern Aroostook County	4
Aroostook County North	2
Aroostook County potato-growing region	2
Aroostook County, northern Maine	2
northern Aroostook County, Maine	2
Aroostook	1
Aroostook County North Woods region	1
Aroostook County agricultural region	1
Aroostook County authorities	1
Aroostook County communities	1
Aroostook County region	1
Aroostook County, Maine unorganized territories	1
Aroostook County, Maine unorganized territory area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Aroostook County, Maine
Context triple: [U.S. Route 2 in Maine, passesThrough, Aroostook County, Maine]

A. Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine is a large county in central Maine that includes the city of Bangor and serves as a regional hub for commerce, education, and transportation.
B. Androscoggin County, Maine
Androscoggin County, Maine is a centrally located county in the state of Maine known for its industrial mill cities like Lewiston and Auburn along the Androscoggin River.
C. Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County, Maine is a largely rural county in western Maine known for its forests, lakes, and small towns near the New Hampshire border.
D. Franklin County, Maine
Franklin County, Maine is a largely rural county in western Maine known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
E. Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine is a largely rural county in central Maine known for its forests, rivers, and outdoor recreation, including parts of the Kennebec River and the Moosehead Lake region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Aroostook County, Maine
Target entity description: Aroostook County, Maine is the state's largest and northernmost county, known for its vast rural landscapes, potato farming, and proximity to the Canadian border.

A. Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine is a large county in central Maine that includes the city of Bangor and serves as a regional hub for commerce, education, and transportation.
B. Androscoggin County, Maine
Androscoggin County, Maine is a centrally located county in the state of Maine known for its industrial mill cities like Lewiston and Auburn along the Androscoggin River.
C. Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County, Maine is a largely rural county in western Maine known for its forests, lakes, and small towns near the New Hampshire border.
D. Franklin County, Maine
Franklin County, Maine is a largely rural county in western Maine known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
E. Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine is a largely rural county in central Maine known for its forests, rivers, and outdoor recreation, including parts of the Kennebec River and the Moosehead Lake region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (96)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county ⓘ county in Maine ⓘ
borders	Canada ⓘ New Brunswick ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasAirport	Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing	Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing ⓘ Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing ⓘ Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing ⓘ Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing ⓘ Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing ⓘ
hasCity	Caribou, Maine ⓘ Presque Isle, Maine ⓘ
hasCountySeat	Houlton, Maine ⓘ
hasHighway	U.S. Route 1 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 ⓘ
hasInterstate	Interstate 95 ⓘ
hasLargestCity	Presque Isle, Maine ⓘ
hasRiver	Allagash River ⓘ Aroostook River ⓘ Saint John River ⓘ
hasTown	Allagash, Maine ⓘ Crystal, Maine ⓘ surface form: Amity, Maine Ashland, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ Bridgewater, Maine ⓘ Cary Plantation, Maine ⓘ Castle Hill, Maine ⓘ Chapman, Maine ⓘ Connor Township, Maine ⓘ Crystal, Maine ⓘ Dyer Brook, Maine ⓘ Eagle Lake, Maine ⓘ Fort Fairfield, Maine ⓘ Fort Kent, Maine ⓘ Frenchville, Maine ⓘ Garfield Plantation, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Hammond, Maine Haynesville, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Hersey, Maine Houlton, Maine ⓘ Island Falls, Maine ⓘ Limestone, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Linneus, Maine Mapleton, Maine ⓘ surface form: Littleton, Maine Ludlow, Maine ⓘ Madawaska Lake, Maine ⓘ Madawaska, Maine ⓘ Mapleton, Maine ⓘ Mars Hill, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Masardis, Maine Merrill, Maine ⓘ Van Buren, Maine ⓘ surface form: Monticello, Maine Moro Plantation, Maine ⓘ Mount Chase, Maine ⓘ New Canada, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: New Limerick, Maine New Sweden, Maine ⓘ Oakfield, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Orient, Maine Oxbow, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Patten, Maine Washburn, Maine ⓘ surface form: Perham, Maine Portage Lake, Maine ⓘ Reed Plantation, Maine ⓘ Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Saint Francis, Maine Blaine, Maine ⓘ surface form: Sherman, Maine Smyrna, Maine ⓘ St. Agatha, Maine ⓘ Stockholm, Maine ⓘ Van Buren, Maine ⓘ Wallagrass, Maine ⓘ Washburn, Maine ⓘ Westfield, Maine ⓘ Westmanland, Maine ⓘ Woodland, Maine ⓘ
hasUniversityCampus	University of Maine at Fort Kent ⓘ University of Maine at Presque Isle ⓘ
knownFor	forestry ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ potato farming ⓘ proximity to the Canadian border ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ snowmobiling ⓘ
languageCommunity	Acadian French-speaking population ⓘ
locatedIn	Maine ⓘ New England ⓘ Northern Maine ⓘ
namedAfter	Aroostook River ⓘ
nickname	The County ⓘ The Crown of Maine ⓘ
partOf	Canada–United States border region ⓘ surface form: United States–Canada border region
state	Maine ⓘ
subdivisionType	county ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Route 2 in Maine → passesThrough → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Fort Kent, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

Fort Kent, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Aroostook County

Fort Kent, Maine → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Penobscot County, Maine → borders → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Somerset County, Maine → hasBorderWith → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Fort Kent Community High School → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

North Maine Woods → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

University of Maine at Fort Kent → locatedInCounty → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

St. John Valley → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Northern Maine → contains → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

Garfield Plantation, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Garfield Plantation, Maine → isPartOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle → serves → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle → regionServed → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing → regionUSSide → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

The County → refersTo → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

The County → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

The County → nicknameOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

The Crown of Maine → refersTo → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

The Crown of Maine → appliesTo → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

New Canada, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

New Canada, Maine → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

New Canada, Maine → locatedInRegion → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County North Woods region

New Canada, Maine → locatedInCounty → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

New Canada, Maine → countrySubdivision → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

New Canada, Maine → isIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Moro Plantation, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Moro Plantation, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Moro Plantation, Maine → isInNorthernPartOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Moro Plantation, Maine → isInRuralRegion → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing → locatedInRegion → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Reed Plantation, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Reed Plantation, Maine → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Reed Plantation, Maine → governingBody → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County authorities

Reed Plantation, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing → region → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Cary Plantation, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Cary Plantation, Maine → partOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Piscataquis County, Maine → borders → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Washington County, Maine → bordersWith → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Eagle Lake, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

Eagle Lake, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Aroostook County, Maine

Eagle Lake, Maine → isPartOf → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County communities

Portage Lake, Maine → county → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Portage Lake, Maine → locatedIn → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

Portage Lake, Maine → countrySubdivision → Aroostook County, Maine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aroostook County

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