Presque Isle is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,511 at the 2000 census. The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College and the Northern Maine Regional Airport. The name Presque Isle comes from the French phrase for almost an island, as the courses of the Aroostook River and Presque Isle Stream in the area form a peninsula.