The University of Maine Town is located in the town of Orono, which has five letters. Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is home to the University of Maine, founded in 1865, and is the principal municipality of the Orono, Maine Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10, 362 at the 2010 census. Orono is located on the banks of the Stillwater River and is home to the University of Maine. The town is also home to the Black Bears, the athletic teams of the University of Maine.