Fort Fairfield, Maine

Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,496 at the 2010 census.

History

Fort Fairfield is named for John Fairfield, 13th and 16th governor of Maine.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.36 square miles (202.95 km²), of which 76.67 square miles (198.57 km²) is land and 1.69 square miles (4.38 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,496 people, 1,494 households, and 952 families residing in the town. The population density was 45.6 inhabitants per square mile (17.6/km²). There were 1,674 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 0.9% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 1,494 households of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.