Anson, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 818

Males: 409	(50.0%)
Females: 409	(50.0%)

Somerset County

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04911.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,000 (it was $26,875 in 2000)

Anson	$28,000
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,100 (it was $62,500 in 2000)

Anson	$74,100
Maine:	$155,300

Anson, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Anson:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.1%), English (21.6%), French (13.3%), Polish (5.3%), United States (3.7%), German (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1798

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 1.32 square miles.

Population density: 619 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Anson

High school or higher: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 11.8%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Anson CDP

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 11.6%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.1%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Anson, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Anson to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Anson:	1.2% ($760)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (82.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (190.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (386.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Madison, ME (1.1 miles ), Starks, ME (6.0 miles ), Norridgewock, ME (7.5 miles ), Mercer, ME (9.1 miles ), Norridgewock, ME (9.1 miles ), Embden, ME (10.1 miles ), Solon, ME (11.3 miles ).

Latitude: 44.80 N, Longitude: 69.89 W

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Paper (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Health care (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (31%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Leather and allied products (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Art and design workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (13%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Average climate in Anson, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Anson:

FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
INLAND HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Anson, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Anson:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 64 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
BANGOR INTL (about 75 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 86 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Anson:

CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 8 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
SEVEN G S (about 23 miles; MOUNT VERNON, ME; ID: 75B)
WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 26 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Anson:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 20 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 32 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 82 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 89 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 99 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 135 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high school in Anson:

CARRABEC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: 160 N MAIN ST PO BOX 220; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Anson:

CARRABEC COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 56 N MAIN ST PO BOX 187; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)
GARRET SCHENCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 204; Location: 17 KEN TAYLOR ST PO BOX 317; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
MARK EMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: RTE 201A PO BOX 187; Grades: Kindergarten - 4th Grade)

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Reservoir: Kennebec River Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gilman Brook (A), Getchell Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Anson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.0%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	11.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	20.2%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	9.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Anson compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Anson mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
Maine average:	6.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kennebec County, ME	2.09% ($29,363 average AGI)
from Penobscot County, ME	0.92% ($25,090)
from Franklin County, ME	0.30% ($36,655)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
Somerset County: 0.06%
Maine average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kennebec County, ME	2.00% ($26,873 average AGI)
to Penobscot County, ME	1.04% ($27,144)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.26% ($26,426)

Strongest AM radio stations in Anson:

WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Anson:

WIGY (97.5 FM; MADISON, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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