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Blue Hill, ME map Population (year 2000): 2,390. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,289 (-4.2% change)
 

Males: 1,128  (47.2%)
Females: 1,262  (52.8%)

Hancock County

Median resident age:  44.7 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04614.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,900 (it was $31,484 in 2000)
Blue Hill  $32,900
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $182,600 (it was $153,900 in 2000)
Blue Hill  $182,600
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Blue Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (24.6%), Irish (12.5%), United States (11.4%), French (7.0%), German (6.3%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/02/1789

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 62.5 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blue Hill

  • High school or higher: 92.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Hill town

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

55 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:  2.3%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Blue Hill, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Hill to the number of sex offenders is 578 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Blue Hill:  0.9% ($1,377)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
Blue Hill satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (127.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (225.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (439.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Surry, ME (7.0 miles ), Sedgwick, ME (7.8 miles ), Brooklin, ME (9.5 miles ), Penobscot, ME (10.2 miles ), Trenton, ME (12.6 miles ), Brooksville, ME (12.9 miles ), Ellsworth, ME (12.9 miles ), Orland, ME (13.6 miles ).

Latitude: 44.41 N, Longitude: 68.57 W


Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.7%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (21%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Private households (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Hospital/medical center in Blue Hill:
  • BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WATER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blue Hill:
  • MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
  • MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
  • WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; BELFAST, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Blue Hill, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Hill:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 32 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 101 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 131 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Hill:
  • BLUE HILL (about 2 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; ID: 07B)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 16 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; ID: BHB)
  • STONINGTON MUNI (about 19 miles; STONINGTON, ME; ID: 93B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Hill:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 41 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 86 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 109 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 129 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 145 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 146 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 187 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Private high schools in Blue Hill:
  • GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY (Students: 411; Location: P O BOX 816; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • LIBERTY SCHOOL INC (Students: 58; Location: PO BOX 857; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Blue Hill:
Private elementary/middle school in Blue Hill:
  • THE BAY SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: PO BOX 269; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Blue Hill:
  • BLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $260,378; Location: PARKER POINT ROAD; 31,557 books; 1,099 audio materials; 1,190 video materials; 83 serial subscriptions)

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Lake: Sibley Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Lee Clark Allen Gallery (Museums; PO Box 162), Fisher Jonathan MEML Museum (Historical Places & Services; Blue Hill Me).

Hotels: Heritage Motor Inn (Ellsworth Road), Captain Isaac Merrill Inn and Cafe (One Union Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Hill and their reported violations in the past:

BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Population served: 454, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-1997), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-07-1997), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-1997), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-06-1998)
BLUE MOOSE AT JONATHANS (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-04-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-04-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-04-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-02-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-25-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-06-2002 and MAR-07-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-07-2003)
  • 23 routine major monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2006), St Public Notif received (JUL-25-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-25-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-09-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-11-2005 and MAR-25-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2003)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MSU 93 BLUE HILL CONS SCHOOL (Population served: 316, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-11-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-18-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 49 regular monitoring violations
THE WESCOTT FORGE (Population served: 279, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-09-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2000)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2000)
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-04-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-25-2002 and SEP-11-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2003)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-26-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-04-2002)
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
CAPTAIN ISAAC MERRILL INN (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2003), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2004), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-03-2005 to MAY-25-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2004)
  • 28 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
BECKYS HOUSE OF PIZZA (Population served: 126, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Hill that have no violations reported:
  • MARLINTINIS GRILL, INC (Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ARBORVINE REST/MOVEABLE FEASTS (Population served: 147, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.5%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Blue Hill compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Blue Hill (2007 data):
  • The First, N.A.: Blue Hill Branch at South Street, branch established on 1999-12-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,072.4 mil, Deposits: $805.4 mil, headquarters in Damariscotta, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: First National Lincoln Corporation
  • Union Trust Company: Blue Hill Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1974-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $539.6 mil, Deposits: $348.0 mil, headquarters in Ellsworth, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bankshares Company
  • Bar Harbor Bank & Trust: Blue Hill Branch at 21 Main Street, branch established on 1960-03-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $826.5 mil, Deposits: $497.0 mil, headquarters in Bar Harbor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Bar Harbor Bankshares



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2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Maine:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($440 average AGI)
Hancock County:  0.20%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Penobscot County, ME  1.20% ($39,561 average AGI)
from Washington County, ME  0.34% ($32,097)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.26% ($39,291)


5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.62%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Hancock County:  0.09%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Penobscot County, ME  1.21% ($28,576 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.34% ($34,819)
to Waldo County, ME  0.22% ($31,891)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Hill:
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Hill:
  • WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Hill:
  • WMEB-TV (Channel 12; ORONO, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)
  • WBGR-LP (Channel 33; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: MAINE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)

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