Van Buren is a town on the Saint John River in Aroostook County, Maine, United States; located across from Saint-Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.

[4] Van Buren is part of the Maine School Administrative District No.

[10] Van Buren is part of Francophone North America;[12] 76.6 percent of residents are habitual speakers of French.

As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 2,171 people, 1,027 households, and 601 families living in the town.

36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.