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Churches in Belfast include: Saint Margarets Church (A), Ford Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Simmons Cemetery (1), Grove Cemetery (2), East Belfast Cemetery (3), West Belfast Cemetery (4), Watson Cemetery (5), South Belfast Cemetery (6), Smart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Passagassawakeag River Reservoir (A), Belfast Reservoir Number Two (B), Belfast Reservoir Number One (C), Mason Pond (D), Goose River Reservoir (E), Upper Mason Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Passagassawakeag River (A), Piper Stream (B), Goose River (C), Warren Brook (D), Webster Brook (E), Wescot Stream (F), Marsh Fork (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Belfast Historical Society & Museum (10 Market Street) (1), School Administrative District No 34 - Troy A Howard Middle School- Crosby Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Lincolnville Avenue) (2), Water Walker Sea Kayaks (Tours & Charters; RR 1 Box 5682) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Belfast Bay Meadows Inn by the Sea (192 Northport Avenue) (1), Colonial Gables (Searsport Avenue) (2), Gull Motel (Searsport Avenue) (3), Comfort Inn Ocean's Edge (159 Searsport Avenue) (4), Yankee Clipper Motel (Route 1) (5), Colonial Gables Oceanfront Villa (7 Eagle Avenue) (6), Wonderview Cottages (Searsport Avenue) (7), Londonderry Inn (133 Belmont Avenue) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Maine State - Courts- District Court- Belfast (103 Church Street) (1), Maine State - Courts- Superior Court- Belfast (137 Church Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Waldo County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Belfast and their reported violations in the past:
BELFAST WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 4328, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JUL-01-1996 and APR-16-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and APR-16-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and APR-16-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and APR-16-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999)
MSAD 34 AMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 118, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2001), St Public Notif received (MAR-10-2005)
- Public Education - Between JAN-01-1998 and OCT-02-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-02-2000 to AUG-05-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and AUG-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and AUG-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and AUG-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
MSAD 34 KERMIT S NICKERSON SCH (Population served: 102, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
BELFAST CURLING CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2000)
MBNA - GAZEBO (Population served: 91, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
WILLY WORLD (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-06-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 13 regular monitoring violations
MBNA - GINLEY HALL (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
UNITY HEAD START (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 49 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Belfast that have no violations reported:
- MBNA - THE ROC (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CREATIVE APPAREL ASSOCIATES (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MBNA - FITNESS CENTER (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MBNA - LINCOLNVILLE CENTRAL SCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.7%
(17.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 78.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Maine: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.7% | | Whole state: | 63.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 8.1% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Belfast, ME
People in group quarters in Belfast:
- 134 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19 people in other group homes
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
Belfast compared to Maine state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Belfast (2011 data):
- Bangor Savings Bank: Main Street Belfast Branch at 106 Main Street, branch established on 2009/04/06; Belfast Branch at 7 Belmont Ave, branch established on 1964/07/02. Info updated 2008/12/02: Bank assets: $2,556.3 mil, Deposits: $1,940.3 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: Bangor Bancorp, Mhc
- The Camden National Bank: Belfast Branch at 374 Maine Street, branch established on 1978/04/18; Belfast Branch at 17 Belmont Avenue, branch established on 1998/05/20. Info updated 2008/02/27: Bank assets: $2,266.8 mil, Deposits: $1,604.6 mil, headquarters in Camden, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Camden National Corporation
- Damariscotta Bank & Trust Co.: Belfast Branch at Reny's Belfast Plaza, Routes 1 And 3, branch established on 1998/07/09. Info updated 2007/04/24: Bank assets: $161.0 mil, Deposits: $142.6 mil, headquarters in Damariscotta, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Damariscotta Bankshares, Inc.
- KeyBank National Association: Belfast Branch at 111 Main Street, branch established on 1960/09/01. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $86,198.8 mil, Deposits: $64,214.8 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1067 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Belfast, Maine:
- Gull Motel, RR 5 Box 5377, Belfast, ME 04915
, Phone: (207) 338-4030
- Comfort Inn Ocean's Edge, RR 5 Box 5290, Belfast, ME 04915
, Phone: (207) 338-2090, Fax: (207) 338-2528
- Belfast Harbor Inn, 91 Searsport Ave, Rt 1, Belfast, ME 04915
, Phone: (207) 338-2740, Fax: (207) 338-5205
- Colonial Gables Oceanfront Village, 201 Searsport Ave, Belfast, ME 04915
, Phone: (207) 338-4000, Fax: (207) 338-6901
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Belfast, Maine
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Waldo County Maine:
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Religion statistics for Belfast:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 13.34%
| Here |  | 13.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 24.5% | 14.7% | 14.2% | 10.8% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 5.3% | 13.2% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 2.6% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Conservative Baptist Association of America | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 11.7% |
| Congregations | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 26.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Waldo County: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Waldo County: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | Waldo County: | 7.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Here: | 8.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.2% | | Maine: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Waldo County: | 26.1% | | Maine: | 25.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $18,236 | $36,472 | 1 | $1,494 |
| Other Government Administration |
8 | $29,652 | $44,478 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $52,094 | $48,087 | 3 | $2,341 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $4,736 | $28,416 | 6 | $3,261 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $4,785 | $57,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
14 | $45,573 | $39,063 | 1 | $3,372 |
| Water Transport and Terminals |
1 | $3,232 | $38,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,222 |
| Health |
1 | $3,328 | $39,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,649 | $27,894 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,425 | $33,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,201 | $38,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
8 | $23,008 | $34,512 | 2 | $2,327 |
| Totals for Government |
60 | $200,919 | $40,184 | 14 | $14,017 |
Belfast government finances in 2004:
- Charges - All Other: $780,000 ($116.98)
Sewerage: $676,000 ($101.38)
Parks & Recreation: $109,000 ($16.35)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($3.75)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $917,000 ($137.52)
Sewerage: $729,000 ($109.33)
General Public Buildings: $643,000 ($96.43)
Parks & Recreation: $20,000 ($3.00)
Air Transportation: $19,000 ($2.85)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $912,000 ($136.77)
Financial Administration: $877,000 ($131.52)
Central Staff Services: $761,000 ($114.13)
Police Protection: $724,000 ($108.58)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $551,000 ($82.63)
Sewerage: $500,000 ($74.99)
Libraries: $367,000 ($55.04)
Solid Waste Management: $236,000 ($35.39)
Health Services - Other: $170,000 ($25.49)
Parks & Recreation: $131,000 ($19.65)
Welfare - Other: $127,000 ($19.05)
Fire Protection: $80,000 ($12.00)
General Public Buildings: $46,000 ($6.90)
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000 ($5.40)
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $24,000 ($3.60)
Air Transportation: $6,000 ($0.90)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $231,000 ($34.64)
General Support: $92,000 ($13.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $272,000 ($40.79)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,799,000 ($869.68)
General: $1,065,000 ($159.72)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $42,000 ($6.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,177,000 ($776.39)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,551,000 ($682.51)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,471,000 ($1420.37)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $257,000 ($38.54)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $236,000 ($35.39)
Interest Earnings: $76,000 ($11.40)
Rents: $49,000 ($7.35)
Property Sale Other: $14,000 ($2.10)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $326,000 ($48.89)
Regular Highways: $208,000 ($31.19)
Fire Protection: $74,000 ($11.10)
Health - Other: $34,000 ($5.10)
Police Protection: $13,000 ($1.95)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,495,000 ($1723.91)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $664,000 ($99.58)
Highways: $250,000 ($37.49)
All Other: $56,000 ($8.40)
- Tax - Property: $11,391,000 ($1708.31)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,338,000 ($350.63)
6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,612 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.98% | | 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:
6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,230 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.63% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Belfast:
- 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)
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Belfast:
- WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
- WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
- WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
- WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Belfast:
- WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
- W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Belfast, Maine:
- Fatal accident count: 34
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 49
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
- Fatalities: 37
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 98
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Maine average:
- Fatal accident count: 53
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 76
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
- Fatalities: 58
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 129
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Belfast fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 92 meters (302ft)
Total costs: $2,192,000
Total average daily traffic: 100,154
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,283
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 5
- 1960-1969: 6
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Belfast, ME
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Businesses in Belfast, ME |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Subway | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | | Vans | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| New Balance | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Nike | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
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