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Population (year 2000): 3,579. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,521 (-1.6% change)
Males: 1,678 (46.9%), Females: 1,901 (53.1%)
Aroostook County
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $28,562 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,600 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Fairfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (23.5%), French (22.7%),
Irish (19.9%), United States (9.0%), German (6.9%), French
Canadian (6.1%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Fairfield
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Fairfield town
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
6.5% Foreign born (6.1% North America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Fairfield:
- AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 14 miles;
PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
- HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; HOULTON,
ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Fairfield:
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 16
miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
- BANGOR INTL (about 152 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 246 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Fairfield:
- CARIBOU MUNI (about 15 miles; CARIBOU, ME; ID: CAR)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; PRESQUE
ISLE, ME; ID: 83B)
- VAN BUREN (about 27 miles; VAN BUREN, ME; ID: 05B)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Fairfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 134 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 214 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 215 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 272 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 280 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
290 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 331
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Fairfield:
- FORT FAIRFIELD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
386; Location: 28 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE SUITE A; Grades: 06
- 12)
- FORT FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
283; Location: 76 BRUNSWICK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Fort Fairfield:
- FORT FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $56,570; Location: 275 MAIN STREET; 28,420
books; 280 audio materials; 460 video materials; 50
serial subscriptions)
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