Fort Kent, Maine - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,291
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	25.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,037
Age of the Population	50

Families

% of people married	45.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	23.1%
Median Earnings25+	$31,760
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,348

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,571
% Above Poverty Level	77.7%
% Below Poverty Level	22.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	12 minutes
% Working from Home	8.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	13.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.5%
Median Gross Rent	$656
Median House Value	$105,700

Ancestry

French Except Basque	32.5%
Canadian	19.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.3%
Italian	5.2%
Irish	4.1%
Scottish	2.5%
English	2.4%
Welsh	1.4%
Polish	1.4%
German	1.3%
Czech	1.1%
Russian	0.4%
Latvian	0.4%
Swedish	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Trinidad Tobago	0.2%
West Indian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
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Fort Kent Almanac

Category	Value
County	Aroostook County
Standard Zip Codes	04743
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	47.26
Approximate Longitude	-68.57

Fort Kent Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FORT KENT
Distance	2.2 miles
Jan Temp	-6 to 19 F
Apr Temp	26 to 46 F
Jul Temp	53 to 77 F
Oct Temp	32 to 52 F
Annual Precip	36.7 inches

Station	VAN BUREN 2
Distance	31.5 miles
Jan Temp	-7 to 19 F
Apr Temp	27 to 46 F
Jul Temp	54 to 76 F
Oct Temp	32 to 52 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Station	CLAYTON LAKE
Distance	62.9 miles
Jan Temp	-6 to 19 F
Apr Temp	24 to 45 F
Jul Temp	50 to 75 F
Oct Temp	29 to 51 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Eagle Lake	527	$41,607
Madawaska	2,633	$61,842

Fort Kent Public Libraries

Fort Kent Public Library
1 MONUMENT SQUARE
Fort Kent, Maine
(207) 834-3048

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Fort Kent Hospitals

Northern Maine Medical Center
(Non-profit)
194 East Main Street
(207) 834-3155

Fort Kent Public Schools

Fort Kent Community High School
84 Pleasant Street
ZIP: 4743
(207) 834-5540
High
Total Enrollment 285

Fort Kent Elementary School
108 Pleasant Street
ZIP: 4743
(207) 834-3456
Primary
Total Enrollment 357

Valley Rivers Middle School
84 Pleasant Street
ZIP: 4743
(207) 834-5540
Middle
Total Enrollment 128

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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