Franklin County, Maine
34 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 30,413
- Median household income
- $58,675
- ±2,708
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 677 of 14,715 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 10,782 of 12,675 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Franklin | 29,687 (2021) | 140 Main St, Farmington | — |
Townships 21
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation of Coplin | 132 (2021) | Po Box 319, Stratton | — |
| Plantation of Dallas | 314 (2021) | Po Box 460, Rangeley | — |
| Plantation of Rangeley | 183 (2021) | Po Box 308, Rangeley | — |
| Plantation of Sandy River | 129 (2021) | 33 Town Hall Rd, Sandy River Plt | — |
| Town of Avon | 455 (2021) | Po Box 330, Phillips | — |
| Town of Carrabassett Valley | 688 (2021) | 1001 Carriage Rd, Carrabassett Valley | Website |
| Town of Carthage | 513 (2021) | 703A Carthage Rd, Carthage | — |
| Town of Chesterville | 1,356 (2021) | 409 Dutch Gap Rd, Chesterville | — |
| Town of Eustis | 659 (2021) | Po Box 350, Stratton | — |
| Town of Farmington | 7,463 (2021) | 153 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington | Website |
| Town of Industry | 796 (2021) | 1033 Industry Rd, Industry | — |
| Town of Jay | 4,677 (2021) | 340 Main St, Jay | Website |
| Town of Kingfield | 981 (2021) | 38 School St, Kingfield | Website |
| Town of New Sharon | 1,497 (2021) | Po Box 7, New Sharon | Website |
| Town of New Vineyard | 741 (2021) | Po Box 262, New Vineyard | — |
| Town of Phillips | 916 (2021) | 124 Main Street, Phillips | Website |
| Town of Rangeley | 1,242 (2021) | 15 School St, Rangeley | — |
| Town of Strong | 1,134 (2021) | Po Box 263, Strong | — |
| Town of Temple | 538 (2021) | Po Box 549, Temple | — |
| Town of Weld | 386 (2021) | 23 Mill St, Weld | Website |
| Town of Wilton | 3,884 (2021) | 158 Weld Rd, Wilton | Website |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangeley Water District | Fire protection and water supply | Po Box 989, Rangeley | — |
| Carrabassett Valley Sanitary District | Sewerage | Village West #35, Carrabassett Valley | — |
| Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 107 Park St, Farmington | Website |
| Farmington Falls Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 169, Farmington Falls | — |
| Farmington Village Corporation | Water supply utility | Po Box 347, Farmington | — |
| Jay Village Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 25, Jay | — |
| Kingfield Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 121, Kingfield | — |
| Mount Blue Standard Water District | Water supply utility | 11 Main St, Phillips | — |
| New Sharon Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 5, New Sharon | — |
| North Jay Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 36, Jay | — |
| Ocquossoc Standard Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 371, Oquossoc | — |
| Strong Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 31, Strong | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Carrabassett Valley Public Schools
School district0 schools
1001 Carriage Rd, Carrabassett Valley, ME, 04947
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Coplin Plt Public Schools
School district0 schools
190 Middle Road, Coplin Plantation, ME, 04982
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Eustis Public Schools
School district1 schools
65 School Street, Stratton, ME, 04982
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RSU 09
School district8 schools
227 Main Street, Farmington, ME, 04938
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RSU 58/MSAD 58
School district4 schools
1401 Rangeley Road, Phillips, ME, 04966
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RSU 78
School district1 schools
43 Mendolia Road, Rangeley, ME, 04970
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Poland Farmers Market (1385 Maine Street Poland) · Lewiston Farmers Market (Lewiston)
Farmers' Market at Mill Park (1 Water Street Augusta) · East Vassalboro Farmers'Market (353 Main Street vassalboro) · Downtown Waterville Winter Farmers' Market (Waterville)
Madison Farmers' Market (Madison)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.