Atkinson, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 314. Population change since 2000: -2.5%

Males: 161	(51.4%)
Females: 153	(48.6%)

Median resident age:	40.9 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,565 (it was $29,821 in 2000)

Atkinson:	$36,565
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,390 (it was $66,900 in 2000)

Atkinson:	$124,390
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,452; Detached houses: $134,127; Mobile homes: $21,538

Atkinson, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Atkinson:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Atkinson: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (37.2%), Irish (11.5%), French (10.2%), Scottish (10.2%), German (7.1%), United States (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/12/1819

Elevation: 339 feet

Land area: 39.2 square miles.

Population density: 8.0 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Atkinson

High school or higher: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atkinson town

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 71.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 8.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Atkinson, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Atkinson to the number of sex offenders is 314 to 1.

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

Atkinson:	1.3% ($855)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (132.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (240.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (445.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Sebec, ME (6.7 miles ), Charleston, ME (6.9 miles ), Milo, ME (8.4 miles ), Garland, ME (10.1 miles ), Dover-Foxcroft, ME (11.2 miles ), Bradford, ME (11.4 miles ), Dover-Foxcroft, ME (11.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $180,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $90,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 45.16 N, Longitude: 69.06 W

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.3%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Educational services (12%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Leather and allied products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Plant and system operators (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Atkinson:

MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 15 miles; BANGOR, ME)
BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Atkinson, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atkinson:

BANGOR INTL (about 30 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 107 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 127 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Atkinson:

CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 12 miles; DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; ID: 44B)
DEXTER REGIONAL (about 17 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID: 1B0)
LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 26 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atkinson:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 32 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 76 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 82 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 132 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 142 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 151 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 190 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Notable location: Atkinson Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Atkinson: Atkinson Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Gould Cemetery (1), North Atkinson Cemetery (2), Farnham Cemetery (3), Hart Cemetery (4), Greenwood Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.9%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Atkinson, ME

Atkinson compared to Maine state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Wood (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
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 Penobscot County, ME	1.61% ($26,069 average AGI)
from Somerset County, ME	0.48% ($19,400)
from York County, ME	0.41% ($42,000)

6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,779 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.64%
Maine average:	6.44%

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

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

to Penobscot County, ME	2.28% ($26,622 average AGI)
to Somerset County, ME	0.45% ($34,500)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.38% ($26,208)

Strongest AM radio stations in Atkinson:

WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atkinson:

WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Atkinson:

WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
W27CE (Channel 19; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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