Frenchville, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 1,203. Population change since 2000: -1.6%

Males: 586	(48.7%)
Females: 617	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04745.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,800 (it was $33,214 in 2000)

Frenchville	$40,800
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $96,000 (it was $68,300 in 2000)

Frenchville	$96,000
Maine:	$176,000

Frenchville, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Frenchville:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Frenchville: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (43.5%), French (27.4%), United States (13.8%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.4%), English (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/23/1869

Land area: 28.6 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Frenchville

High school or higher: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frenchville town

Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 65.3%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 6.5%

136 residents are foreign born (10.9% North America).

This town:	11.1%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Frenchville, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Frenchville to the number of sex offenders is 602 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Frenchville:	1.3% ($920)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (281.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (390.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (583.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: St. Agatha, ME (4.5 miles ), Madawaska, ME (6.1 miles ), New Canada, ME (10.7 miles ), Fort Kent, ME (13.1 miles ), Grand Isle, ME (17.8 miles ), Wallagrass, ME (18.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,700
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $53,300
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $53,300
2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,700
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $49,900
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $147,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 47.29 N, Longitude: 68.39 W

41 people in nursing homes

Area code: 207

Frenchville household income distribution

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.4%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Paper (36%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (9%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Paper (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Frenchville, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Frenchville, Maine average precipitation

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Hospitals/medical centers near Frenchville:

NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FORT KENT, ME)
CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 47 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Frenchville, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Frenchville:

NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 49 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BANGOR INTL (about 174 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 258 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Frenchville:

NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL (about 7 miles; FRENCHVILLE, ME; ID: FVE)
LONG LAKE (about 14 miles; SINCLAIR, ME; ID: 92B)
VAN BUREN (about 34 miles; VAN BUREN, ME; ID: 05B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frenchville:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 158 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 218 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 225 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 280 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 286 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 299 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 332 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public high school in Frenchville:

ST JOHN VALLEY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 431 US RTE 1 PO BOX 509; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Frenchville:

DR LEVESQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 443 US RTE 1 PO BOX 489; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable locations in Frenchville: Saint Luce Station (A), Frenchville Snowmobile Club (B), Gilman Siding (C), Cleveland Siding (D), Green Water Tank Historical Museum and Caboose (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Frenchville: Saint Luce Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dickey Brook (A), Burgoin Brook (B), Rosignal Brook (C), Gagnon Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Upper Frenchville Post Office (A), Frenchville Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

DOLLYS RESTAURANT (Population served: 600, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-28-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-28-2004), St Boil Water Order (JUN-28-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-13-2001), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2002)

4 routine major monitoring violations

ROSETTES RESTAURANT (Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

MSAD 33 WISDOM JR-SR HIGH SCH (Population served: 255, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-14-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

MSAD 33 DR LEVESQUE SCHOOL (Population served: 255, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

Public Education - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

ST JOHN VALLEY VOC/TECH CTR (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

ST. JOSEPH NURSING HOME (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2005)

4 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.8%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Frenchville compared to Maine state average:

Median house value below 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Frenchville:

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.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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 Frenchville:

WCXX (102.3 FM; MADAWASKA, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMEF (106.5 FM; FORT KENT, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Frenchville:

W17BN (Channel 17; MADAWASKA, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W11AA (Channel 11; MADAWASKA, ME; Owner: NEPSK, INC.)

Frenchville fatal accident list for 2001:
Nov 27, 2001 11:20 AM, Us-1, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1

Frenchville fatal accident list for 1993:
Jan 4, 1993 01:25 AM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 24, 1993 08:00 AM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Frenchville fatal accident list for 1990:
Mar 30, 1990 03:15 AM, 23772388, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Frenchville fatal accident list for 1988:
Dec 10, 1988 12:30 AM, 26917271, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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