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About Fort Kent

Town in Maine, United States
4,067Population
55.2 sq miArea
610 ftElevation

Fort Kent (French: Fort-Kent) is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, surrounding a village of the same name situated at the confluence of the Fish River and the Saint John River, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 4,067 in the 2020 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the Fort Kent Blockhouse — built as a defensive bulwark during the Aroostook War, and in modern times designated a national historic site. Principal industries include agriculture (particularly potatoes and forestry) and textiles. Fort Kent is the northern terminus of U.S. 1 and the ending point of the Northern Forest Canoe…

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