St. Francis (Maine)

St. Francis
St. Francis Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	March 1, 1967
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Aroostook County
Coordinates :	47 ° 8 ′  N , 68 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′  N , 68 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	485 (as of 2010)
Population density :	6.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	78.8 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 77.2 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	333 m
Postal code :	04774
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-65025
GNIS ID :	0582708
Website :	stfrancisme.com

St. Francis is a town in Aroostook County in the state of Maine in the United States . It is located near the Canadian border on the Saint John River . In 2010, 485 people lived there in 316 households on an area of ​​78.8 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of ​​78.8 km²; 77.2 km² of this is land and 1.6 km² is water .

Geographical location

St. Francis is located in the north of the US state Maine, near the Canadian border and almost 325 km north of the capital of the state of Augusta . The border with Canada runs through the Saint Johns River, on the south bank of which is the area of ​​the town of St. Francis. There are several smaller lakes in the area, such as Bran Lake and McLean Lake . The surface is hilly, the highest point is the 598 m high McLean Mountain . It is located in the south of the town.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Saint-François-de-Madawaska , Madawaska County , NewBrunswick , Canada, 11.3 mi
• East: St. John Plantation , 8.9 miles / 14.3 km
• South: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 22 mi
• West: Allagash , 16.5 miles
• Northwest: Unorganized Territory of Northwest Aroostook , 22 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in St. Francis: Back Settlement , Bradbury , Cottage (former railway station) and St. Francis .

climate

The mean mean temperature in St. Francis is between −13.3 ° C (8 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 16.7 ° C (62 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

St. Francis was organized as a plantation on May 29, 1875, the town was founded on March 1, 1967. Originally, the area was named Township No. 17, Ninth Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (T17 R9 WELS).

The area was first settled in the 18th century by French-speaking Acadians fleeing the British and by French-speaking Canadians. English-speaking residents from the south of Maine also settled here later. Even today, 61.0% of the residents are French-speaking.

Population development

Census Results - Town of St. Francis, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents								253	299	461
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	568	918	1241	1367	1489	1384	1058	811	839	683
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	577	485

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 161 , whose end point is the neighboring Town Allagash, runs along the Saint John River by St. Francis. To the east it connects St. Francis with Fort Fairfield . Furthermore, there is a railroad connection in the village via which one can reach the nearest larger towns Fort Kent and Madawaska . The nearest airport with scheduled flights is in Presque Isle .

Public facilities

There is no public library in St. Francis, the closest being the Faye O'Leary Hafford Library in Allagash. There is a fire department in the town , the St. Francis Fire Department .

St. Francis does not have its own hospital. The closest is Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent.

education

St. Francis belongs to the Maine School Administrative District # 27 with Allagash, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, New Canada, Saint John Plantation, Wallagrass and the Winterville Plantation .

There are several schools in the school district for school children:

• Community High School in Fort Kent
• Eagle Lake Elementary School in Eagle Lake
• Fort Kent Elementary School in Fort Kent
• Saint Francis Elementary School in Saint Francis
• Wallagrass Elementary School in Wallagrass

literature

• Edward Wiggin: History of Aroostook . tape 1 . The Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle ME 1922, p. 190 ff . ( Digitized version ).

Web links

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• St. Francis on census.gov
• St. Francis on maine.gov
• St. Francis on City-Data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ St. Francis in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (also Saint Francis), accessed February 16, 2017
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ http://www.luftlinie.org/St-Francis-Maine_Augusta-Maine
4. ^ McLean Mountain. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
6. ↑ St. Francis, Aroostook County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 16, 2018 . 
7. ↑ St. Francis, Maine (ME 04774) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on February 16, 2018 (English). 
8. ↑ St. Francis on Maine Genealogy
9. ↑ Population 1870-2010 according to census results
10. ^ Allagash, Maine Public Library. In: me.us. www.aroostook.me.us, accessed December 31, 2017 (UK English). 
11. ↑ http://fire-departments.org/fire-department/st-francis-fire-department-maine.html
12. ^ Northern Maine Medical Center | Fort Kent, ME -. In: nmmc.org. Northern Maine Medical Center, accessed December 31, 2017 (American English). 
13. ^ Maine Education - School Administrative Reorganization. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (American English).