Town Profile Population per 2000 Census: The population of Northport as of the 2000 census was 1600. Total taxable valuation in 2009: The taxable valuation for 2009 was  $285,141,470.00. Total Budget for FYE 2009/2010: The budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 is: Municipal:  $1,014,322.00 Education:  $3,695.040.53 County:  $611,940.21 2009 Property Tax Rate (per $1,000.00 of valuation): The mil rate for the 2009/2010 tax year is .01795.  This is for a 17 month tax period as we changed our fiscal year this year from - February 1st to January 31st - to - July 1st to June 30th.  That meant that this tax year is from February 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.  Next year our fiscal year will be back to the 12-month period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.  This put us in line with the County of Waldo and RSU#20 fiscal years. Area: The area of Northport is 24.7 square miles. Miles of Streets/Roads: There are 32 miles of plowable roads in Northport.   The town does not plow Atlantic Highway, private roads and several small roads in Bayside.