| Official Name: | Fort Fairfield, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Fort Fairfield |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aroostook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fort Fairfield |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1666 |
| Population Density Km2: | 219.65 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 568.99 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 116 |
| Elevation Ft: | 381 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7681°N -67.8325°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 04742 |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-25580 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0566405 |
Fort Fairfield is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village within the town of Fort Fairfield in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,825 at the 2010 census,[2] out of a population of 3,496 for the entire town.
Fort Fairfield is named for John Fairfield, 13th and 16th governor of Maine.[3]
The Fort Fairfield CDP is located at 46.7678°N -67.8322°W (46.767933, -67.832413),[4] along the Aroostook River near the center of the town of Fort Fairfield. U.S. Route 1A, Maine State Route 161 and Maine State Route 167 intersect at the center of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9sqkm, of which 7.6sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 3.82%, is water.[2]
| Languages (2000) [5] | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoke English at home | 91.69% | |
| Spoke French at home | 6.53% | |
| Spoke Spanish at home | 1.78% |
There were 758 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,942, and the median income for a family was $38,103. Males had a median income of $30,575 versus $25,398 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,903. About 8.3% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.