Piscataquis County

Piscataquis County is located in north-central Maine.  The County Seat is Dover-Foxcroft and the largest city is Dover-Foxcroft.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.piscataquis.us/.  The 2014 population estimate is 17,026 and the 2010 census population was 17,535.  The land area is 3,960.86 square miles and there are 4.4 persons per square mile.

96.8% of the population is White, 0.5% is Black or African American, 1.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races.  87.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 16.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $105,000, there are 7,769 households, an average of 2.20 persons per household.  The per capita income is $21,818,  the median household income is $36,646, and 18.5% of the persons in Piscataquis County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,957.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $196,521, and sales per capita were $11,440.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.

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