Fort Kent, Maine

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municipality town

Fort Kent, Maine is a small town in northern Aroostook County known for its location at the Canadian border and as a gateway to the North Maine Woods.

Aliases (2)

Fort Kent ×4
Town government of Fort Kent ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
adjacentTo	Saint John River Valley →
borderCrossingType	road border crossing →
borders	Canada → New Brunswick, Canada →
connectedByBridgeTo	Clair, New Brunswick →
country	United States →
county	Aroostook County →
crossBorderRiver	Saint John River →
governingBody	Town government of Fort Kent →
hasAreaCode	207 →
hasBorderCrossingWith	Clair, New Brunswick →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasCulturalRegion	Acadian culture → St. John Valley →
hasEducationalInstitution	Fort Kent Community High School → University of Maine at Fort Kent → Valley Rivers Middle School →
hasEvent	Can-Am International Sled Dog Race → biathlon World Cup events (periodically) →
hasFacility	10th Mountain Center (Nordic ski and biathlon venue) →
hasLanguageCommunity	French-speaking population →
hasMajorHighway	Maine State Route 11 → Maine State Route 161 → U.S. Route 1 →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://fortkent.org/ →
hasPostalCode	04743 →
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity	forestry → outdoor tourism → service sector →
isNorthernTerminusOf	U.S. Route 1 →
knownFor	biathlon events → cross-country skiing → gateway to the North Maine Woods → location at the Canadian border → outdoor recreation →
locatedAtMouthOf	Fish River (Maine) →
locatedIn	New England → northern Aroostook County →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	North Maine Woods →
locatedOnRiver	Saint John River →
partOf	Aroostook County, Maine → United States–Canada border region →
servesAsGatewayTo	North Maine Woods →
state	Maine →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clair, New Brunswick →	borderSettlementWith
University of Maine at Fort Kent ("Fort Kent") →	city
Fort Kent, Maine ("Town government of Fort Kent") →	governingBody
Clair, New Brunswick →	hasBorderCrossingTo
Clair, New Brunswick →	hasRoadConnectionTo
Northern Maine ("Fort Kent") →	hasSettlement
Aroostook County, Maine →	hasTown
Clair, New Brunswick →	locatedOpposite
St. John Valley →	majorTown
U.S. Route 1 →	northernTerminus
Valley Rivers Middle School →	servesArea
U.S. Route 1 ("Fort Kent") →	terminusCity
Fort Kent Community High School ("Fort Kent") →	town