[2] There are 70 townships within the unorganized territory, plus part of one that is shared with Square Lake.

The northernmost point of Maine, Big Twenty Township, is located in Northwest Aroostook.

As of the 2000 census,[4] there were 27 people, 12 households, and 5 families living in the unorganized territory.

There were 313 housing units at an average density of 0.1 per square mile (0.039/km2).

In the unorganized territory, 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.