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Aroostook County

Population in July 2008: 549. Population change since 2000: -4.9%
 

Males: 264  (48.2%)
Females: 285  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  43.3 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,888 (it was $25,125 in 2000)
St. Francis:  $30,888
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,469
St. Francis:  $17,469
Maine:  $24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,595 (it was $43,900 in 2000)
St. Francis:  $63,595
Maine:  $176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $77,956; Detached houses: $81,073; Townhouses or other attached units: $52,377; Mobile homes: $35,750

St. Francis, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in St. Francis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Francis: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (46.3%), French (33.4%), Irish (11.4%), French Canadian (6.4%), English (4.3%), Italian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1967

Elevation: 597 feet

Land area: 29.8 square miles.

Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in St. Francis

  • High school or higher: 64.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 39.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Francis town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

14 residents are foreign born (2.4% North America).

This town:  2.4%
Maine:  2.9%


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

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

St. Francis:  0.8% ($368)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (251.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (352.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (502.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Allagash, ME (3.2 miles ), Wallagrass, ME (3.5 miles ), Eagle Lake, ME (3.8 miles ), Fort Kent, ME (3.9 miles ), New Canada, ME (4.1 miles ), Frenchville, ME (4.9 miles ), St. Agatha, ME (5.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 47.16 N, Longitude: 68.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  26.4%
Maine:  8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (48%)
  • Wood products (14%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Woodworkers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)



Average climate in St. Francis, Maine

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St. Francis-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maine state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 14.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.8 miles away from St. Francis center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Francis:
  • NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; FORT KENT, ME)
  • CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
  • AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 52 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Francis:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 150 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 185 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 200 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 250 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 251 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 267 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 272 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Church in St. Francis: Saint Francis Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Bran Lake (A), McLean Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Petite Brook (A), Wiggins Brook (B), McLean Brook (C), Thibideau Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.3%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Francis, ME



St. Francis compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
  • Wood (22%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for St. Francis

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents70.7%8.7%5.8%5.6%1.6%
Congregations25.5%15.1%11.3%5.7%5.7%
NameUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.3%1.1%1.0%2.6%
Congregations9.4%2.8%3.8%5.7%15.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 St. Francis:
  • 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)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Francis:
  • WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEF (106.5 FM; FORT KENT, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WCXX (102.3 FM; MADAWASKA, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around St. Francis:
  • W02AU (Channel 2; ST. FRANCIS, ME; Owner: ST. FRANCIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
  • W04AY (Channel 4; ST. FRANCIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4

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