Human Services estimates The Census Bureau aggregates data for sparsely populated outlying townships. The population data for the 34 outlying townships grouped in Figure 1 are in the Northern Oxford County, West Central Franklin, and North Franklin County Census tracts. The pace slackened somewhat in the 1990s, according to building permit data. In comparison, the Town of Rangeley averaged 10 per year and the most populated township in the Commission s jurisdiction, Albany, averaged 8. Lincoln and Magalloway together averaged 3 per year and the other five study townships averaged 2.
Sandy River follows Dallas in third place.
But Figure 5 shows that the recent trend is toward more permanent construction with foundations as more people build or convert camps to seasonal homes in the area. Development Patterns Map 3 shows development patterns generalized by property parcels in the ten townships, along with public utilities and services. Most development is concentrated near the Town of Rangeley and state highways, or along lakeshores. Public services are minimal, primarily road maintenance, snowplowing, and transportation to the Rangeley Region School. The townships contract with the Town of Rangeley for fire protection.