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Population (year 2000): 1,978
Males: 927  (46.9%)
Females: 1,051  (53.1%)

Aroostook County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04743.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,300 (it was $20,914 in 2000)
Fort Kent  $23,300
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,000 (it was $60,800 in 2000)
Fort Kent  $74,000
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Fort Kent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Kent: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (35.3%), French (20.2%), United States (7.4%), Irish (5.7%), English (5.1%), German (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/23/1869

Elevation: 530 feet

Land area: 3.24 square miles.

Population density: 611 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Kent

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Kent CDP

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

259 residents are foreign born (12.3% North America).

This place:  13.1%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Fort Kent, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Kent to the number of sex offenders is 330 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fort Kent:  1.5% ($933)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (273.9 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (382.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (573.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: New Canada, ME (7.0 miles ), Wallagrass, ME (7.6 miles ), Eagle Lake, ME (13.5 miles ), Frenchville, ME (13.8 miles ), St. Agatha, ME (16.9 miles ), Madawaska, ME (18.7 miles ), St. Francis, ME (20.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $76,600
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $90,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $106,300
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $156,900
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000

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Latitude: 47.25 N, Longitude: 68.59 W


People in group quarters in Fort Kent
  • 109 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 45 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in other group homes
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 207

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Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.02
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Fort Kent:
  • NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (194 E MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Kent:
  • CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 47 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
  • AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 55 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
  • HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 94 miles; HOULTON, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Kent, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Kent:
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 55 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 170 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 250 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Kent:
  • NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL (about 20 miles; FRENCHVILLE, ME; ID: FVE)
  • LONG LAKE (about 26 miles; SINCLAIR, ME; ID: 92B)
  • PORTAGE LAKE MUNI (about 36 miles; PORTAGE LAKE, ME; ID: 87B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Kent:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 155 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 209 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 217 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 272 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 277 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 290 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 321 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
Public high school in Fort Kent:
Public elementary/middle school in Fort Kent:
Library in Fort Kent:
  • FORT KENT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $38,884; Location: 1 MONUMENT SQUARE; 23,201 books; 437 audio materials; 456 video materials; 23 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Fort Kent: Fort Kent Public Library (A), Fort Kent Historical Society Museum (B), Acadian Archives (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Fort Kent Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fort Kent include: Christ Congregational Church (A), Saint Louis Parish Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Perley Brook (A), Regiest Daigle Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fort Kent: Fort Kent Historical Society Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Fort Kent Town - School Dept- Fort Kent Elementary School Sad #27- Cafet (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 65 Pleasant Street), Northern Amusements (Arcades & Amusements; Frenchville Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Kent and their reported violations in the past:

FORT KENT W & W DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1725, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JUL-01-1998 and AUG-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (JUL-11-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-29-2000 to AUG-05-2004)
  • Public Education - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1998 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-1998)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-1998)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2000)
FORT KENT GOLF CLUB (Population served: 124, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN VIEW TRAILER PARK (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-31-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
FOREST HILL MANOR (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-29-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2000)
  • Public Education - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-10-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2004)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
10TH MOUNTAIN SKI CENTER (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
ELDERLY SOCIAL ACTION COUNCIL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Kent that have no violations reported:
  • ROSEWOOD ESTATES (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  50.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.7%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Fort Kent compared to Maine state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fort Kent (2007 data):
  • Keybank National Association: Fort Kent Branch at 36 West Main Street, branch established on 1980-03-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • First Citizens Bank: Fort Kent Branch at 32 West Main Street, branch established on 1993-11-18. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $133.3 mil, Deposits: $120.3 mil, headquarters in Presque Isle, ME, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Fort Kent Branch at 62 W. Main Street, Suite 104, branch established on 1980-08-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The



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3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.86%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($994 average AGI)
Aroostook County:  0.17%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Penobscot County, ME  0.52% ($28,453 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.24% ($31,516)
from York County, ME  0.14% ($25,514)


4.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.01%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($774 average AGI)
Aroostook County:  0.12%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Penobscot County, ME  0.74% ($26,056 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.43% ($34,982)
to York County, ME  0.14% ($26,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Kent:
  • WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Kent:
  • WMEF (106.5 FM; FORT KENT, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WUFK (92.1 FM; FORT KENT, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)
  • W276AY (103.1 FM; FORT KENT, ME; Owner: CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCXX (102.3 FM; MADAWASKA, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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