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Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The town is home to the campus of the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Fort Kent is also home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race , and the Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the Aroostook War and in modern times designated a national historic site. Principal industries include agriculture and textiles. Fort Kent is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 1 and the ending point of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The town is economically and culturally linked to the Canadian towns of Clair and Saint-François-de-Madawaska , both in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, directly across the St. John River. Most children on the Canadian side attend school in French while their American counterparts attend school mainly in English. Despite this, 62 per cent of people in Fort Kent are habitual speakers of French. The variety of French spoken in Fort Kent and most of the St. John River...more

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Among the most common occupations in Fort Kent are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 15%. Approximately 66 percent of workers in Fort Kent, Maine work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fort Kent, Maine are Educational, health and social services, 34%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 9%. Simply Hired's Fort Kent job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Kent are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Pharmacies & Drug Stores and Wood Window & Door Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Kent, Maine is $28,212, and the median income of households in Fort Kent was $20,914.

Fort Kent has an unemployment rate of 7.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Fort Kent Trends data, the number of Fort Kent, Maine jobs has increased by 66% since April 2008.

Population of Fort Kent Total population 1,978 Male 46.87% Female 53.13% Median age 40.8     Fort Kent Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.3% Median cost of a home $60,800 Median mortgage payment $460 Renter-occupied homes 47.7% Vacant housing 4.9% Median monthly rent $331     Average Income Median for all male full-time $38,333 Median for all female full-time $18,092     Household Income Less than $10,000 25% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 22% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 8% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 18% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 12% Divorced 8%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 1%     Fort Kent Commute Carpool 12.9% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 10 minutes

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