Prentiss, Penobscot County

Entering Prentiss Township on Combined Routes 169/170 north of Springfield Village (2020)

This sparsely populated area is remote from even moderately sized towns. Maine Routes 169, 170, and 171 cut through the woods and bogs that characterize the area. Prentiss Village is at the junction of routes 169 and 171 in the south-central area of the township. The township’s population has been relatively stable in recent decades at around 200.