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Population (year 2000): 2,592
Males: 1,213  (46.8%)
Females: 1,379  (53.2%)

Piscataquis County

Median resident age:  41.2 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04426.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,200 (it was $28,929 in 2000)
Dover-Foxcroft  $30,200
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,600 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
Dover-Foxcroft  $77,600
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Dover-Foxcroft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

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Ancestries: English (21.5%), French (17.4%), Irish (16.1%), United States (11.3%), Scottish (4.4%), German (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/29/1812

Elevation: 356 feet

Land area: 8.42 square miles.

Population density: 308 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dover-Foxcroft

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover-Foxcroft CDP

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

51 residents are foreign born

This place:  2.0%
Maine:  2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Dover-Foxcroft:  1.3% ($882)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (127.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (235.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (438.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Sangerville, ME (7.1 miles ), Bowerbank, ME (8.8 miles) , Sebec, ME (9.3 miles ), Guilford, ME (9.7 miles ), Garland, ME (10.6 miles ), Guilford, ME (11.0 miles ), Dexter, ME (11.6 miles ), Atkinson, ME (11.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $42,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $46,700
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $40,200
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $59,800
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $73,400
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $102,700
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $75,500
  • 2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $75,500
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $108,000
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $135,100
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $102,500

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Latitude: 45.19 N, Longitude: 69.23 W


People in group quarters in Dover-Foxcroft
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 207

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Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.93
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dover-Foxcroft:
  • MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 26 miles; BANGOR, ME)
  • BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 26 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Dover-Foxcroft, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover-Foxcroft:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 39 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 102 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 130 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dover-Foxcroft:
  • CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 2 miles; DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; ID: 44B)
  • DEXTER REGIONAL (about 13 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID: 1B0)
  • GREENVILLE MUNI (about 29 miles; GREENVILLE, ME; ID: 3B1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover-Foxcroft:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 44 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 70 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 73 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 127 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 135 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 145 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 184 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Library in Dover-Foxcroft:
  • DOVER-FOXCROFT - THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $135,645; Location: 76 EAST MAIN STREET; 27,436 books; 679 audio materials; 1,106 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Foxcroft Academy, founded in 1823, is a private 9-12 day and boarding school located in Dover-Foxcroft and serving 16 Maine communities and 9 countries. Visit the Academy at: www.foxcroftacademy.org

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Notable locations in Dover-Foxcroft: Foxcroft Golf Club (A), Central Hall Dover-Foxcroft Town Offices (B), Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce (C), YMCA Building (D), Old Blacksmith Shop Museum (E), Thompson Free Library (F), Piscataquis County Courthouse (G), Piscataquis County Jail (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Dover-Foxcroft Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Dover-Foxcroft include: Congregational Church of Dover-Foxcroft (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), United Methodist Church (C), United Baptist Church of Dover (D), Living Word Assembly of God Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rural Grove Cemetery (1), Gray Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Piscataquis River Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dunham Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Dover-Foxcroft: Kiwanis Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dover-Foxcroft and their reported violations in the past:

DOVER-FOXCROFT WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 2385, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
PLEASANT RIVER LUMBER (Population served: 96, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (JUL-12-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
FOXCROFT GOLF CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-19-2006), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-19-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-19-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-19-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2006)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.4%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Dover-Foxcroft compared to Maine state average:

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  • Median household income 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dover-Foxcroft (2007 data):
  • Bangor Savings Bank: Dover-Foxcroft Branch at 160 East Main Street, branch established on 1869-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,002.0 mil, Deposits: $1,482.8 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices



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6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Maine average:  6.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Penobscot County, ME  1.61% ($26,069 average AGI)
from Somerset County, ME  0.48% ($19,400)
from York County, ME  0.41% ($42,000)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,779 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
Maine average:  6.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Penobscot County, ME  2.28% ($26,622 average AGI)
to Somerset County, ME  0.45% ($34,500)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.38% ($26,208)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dover-Foxcroft:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dover-Foxcroft:
  • WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Dover-Foxcroft:
  • W27CE (Channel 19; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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