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Profile for The Forks, Maine, ME

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The Forks is a plantation in Somerset County.

The community was named for the nearby confluence of the Kennebec and Dead rivers

The latitude of The Forks is 45.336N. The longitude is -69.967W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,266 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 35.

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9% of The Forks residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the The Forks ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in The Forks was $29,362, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of The Forks residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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  Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $817.

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The average commute time for The Forks workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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