Piscataquis County, Maine
159 E Main St
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Phone: (207) 564-2161
Fax: (207) 564-3022
www.pcedc.org
In central ME, north of Bangor; organized 1838 from Penobscot and Somerset counties. Name Origin: For the Piscataquis River, which runs through it; from an Abnaki Indian word probably meaning 'divided tidal river.'
Area (sq mi): 4377.36 (land 3966.22; water 411.14). Pop per sq mi: 4.50.
Pop 2005: 17,674. State rank: 16. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.50%; 1990-2000 -7.60%. Pop 2000: 17,235 (White 97.50%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 1.90%. Median age: 42.10.
Income 2000: per capita $14,374; median household $28,250; Pop below poverty level: 14.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,700-$23,392.
Unemployment 2004: 6.80%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 22.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 24.60%.
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Phone: (207) 564-2161
Fax: (207) 564-3022
www.pcedc.org
In central ME, north of Bangor; organized 1838 from Penobscot and Somerset counties. Name Origin: For the Piscataquis River, which runs through it; from an Abnaki Indian word probably meaning 'divided tidal river.'
Area (sq mi): 4377.36 (land 3966.22; water 411.14). Pop per sq mi: 4.50.
Pop 2005: 17,674. State rank: 16. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.50%; 1990-2000 -7.60%. Pop 2000: 17,235 (White 97.50%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 1.90%. Median age: 42.10.
Income 2000: per capita $14,374; median household $28,250; Pop below poverty level: 14.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,700-$23,392.
Unemployment 2004: 6.80%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 22.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 24.60%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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