St. Francis is a town in

Aroostook County Aroostook County ( ; french: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent. Kn ...

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, United States on the

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at the junction of the

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and the Saint John River. The population was 438 at the 2020 census. First settled by English speakers from southern Maine, the original population has been supplanted by French-speaking

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 485 people, 234 households, and 143 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 316 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.9%

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, 1.9% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 234 households, of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were

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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.61. The median age in the town was 51.3 years. 15.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 36.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 577 people, 236 households, and 172 families living in the town. The

was 19.4 people per square mile (7.5/km). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 11.3 per square mile (4.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%

. There were 236 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were

living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.83. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,125, and the median income for a family was $35,333. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $20,469 for females. The

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for the town was $13,496. About 3.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

There was one school, which was called the St. Francis Elementary School, and was part of the

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. The school was closed in 2016. Pre-K–5 students from St. Francis now attend Fort Kent Elementary School in

Fort Kent, Maine Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, situated at the confluence of the Fish River and the Saint John River, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 4,067 in the 2020 census. Fort Kent is home to a ...

, which is also part of the

. The St. Francis town office now occupies the building.

References

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