Tag: Frenchville

Frenchville is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census: 80 percent are habitual speakers of French, aided by its proximity to French-speaking Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada.
The town is home to the general aviation airport Northern Aroostook Regional Airport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.2 square miles (76 km), of which, 28.6 square miles (74 km) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km) of it (2.19%) is water. The town lies on the south bank of the Saint John River, which forms the international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,225 people, 478 households, and 356 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile (16.6/km). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 99.27% White, 0.08% African American, 0.24%…