Bridgewater, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 583. Population change since 2000: -4.2%

Males: 293	(50.3%)
Females: 290	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04735.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,028 (it was $27,679 in 2000)

Bridgewater:	$34,028
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,053 (it was $52,500 in 2000)

Bridgewater:	$76,053
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,027; Detached houses: $98,960; In 2-unit structures: $24,532; Mobile homes: $32,500

Bridgewater, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Bridgewater:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bridgewater: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.7%), English (22.1%), Irish (15.2%), French (8.2%), Scottish (7.7%), Dutch (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/02/1858

Elevation: 428 feet

Land area: 38.8 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater

High school or higher: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgewater town

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 7.3%

40 residents are foreign born (6.5% North America).

This town:	6.5%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bridgewater, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridgewater to the number of sex offenders is 583 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:

Bridgewater:	0.9% ($481)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (225.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (326.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (489.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Blaine, ME (2.0 miles ), Mars Hill-Blaine, ME (2.4 miles ), Mars Hill, ME (2.7 miles ), Monticello, ME (2.9 miles ), Westfield, ME (3.2 miles ), Littleton, ME (3.7 miles ), Hammond, ME (3.8 miles) , Easton, ME (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 46.43 N, Longitude: 67.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Bridgewater household income distribution

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	7.2%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Construction (11%)
Food (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Average climate in Bridgewater, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bridgewater, Maine average precipitation

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:

AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 22 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HOULTON, ME)
CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; CARIBOU, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Bridgewater, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgewater:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 106 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 166 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 173 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 225 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 228 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 241 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 263 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle school in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: SCHOOL ST PO BOX 205; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable location: Aroostook Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), Boundary Line Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Portland Lake (A), Packard Lake (B), Whitehead Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitney Brook (A), Dead Brook (B), Young Brook (C), Russell Brook (D), Gin Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

BRIDGEWATER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Population served: 53, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-05-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-18-1998), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.8%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.6%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	8.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bridgewater, ME

Bridgewater compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage 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

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Wood (14%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Bridgewater

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	70.7%	8.7%	5.8%	5.6%	1.6%
Congregations	25.5%	15.1%	11.3%	5.7%	5.7%

Name	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.3%	1.1%	1.0%	2.6%
Congregations	9.4%	2.8%	3.8%	5.7%	15.1%

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.

3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.86%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($994 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.17%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Penobscot County, ME	0.52% ($28,453 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.24% ($31,516)
from York County, ME	0.14% ($25,514)

4.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($774 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.12%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Penobscot County, ME	0.74% ($26,056 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.43% ($34,982)
to York County, ME	0.14% ($26,158)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgewater:

WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgewater:

WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W274AF (102.7 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCXU (97.7 FM; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgewater:

WAGM-TV (Channel 8; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: NEPSK, INC.)
WMEM-TV (Channel 10; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Bridgewater, Maine:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Maine average:

Fatal accident count: 49
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 70
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 55
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 120
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Bridgewater fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $1,746,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,521
Total average daily truck traffic: 481
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 7,832

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5

Number 9 Mountain Td R2, Call Sign: KXA530
Assigned Frequencies : 154.905 MHz, 154.665 MHz, 154.710 MHz, 155.415 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2001, Expiration Date: 11/25/2011, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2008
Registrant: State Of Maine, Office Of Information Technology, State House Station 145, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-4563, Email:
9 Mountain, Call Sign: WAM956
Assigned Frequencies : 457.450 MHz, 457.250 MHz, 457.550 MHz, 457.600 MHz, 457.675 MHz, 457.975 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/2000, Expiration Date: 01/02/2011, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2008
Registrant: State Of Maine, State House Station 145, Augusta, ME 04333-0145, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-5623, Email:
No 9 Mtn, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: WPQY221
Assigned Frequencies : 453.200 MHz
Grant Date: 09/09/2005, Expiration Date: 11/21/2015, Certifier: Joseph F Grimmig
Registrant: State Of Maine, State House Station 138, Augusta, ME 04333-0138, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-5623, Email:
Number 9 Mtn, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: WPTB420
Assigned Frequencies : 458.200 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2001, Expiration Date: 08/22/2011, Certifier: Joseph F Grimmig
Registrant: State Of Maine, Office Of Information Technology, State House Station 145, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-4563, Email:
Number 9 Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54 m, Overall height: 58 m, Call Sign: WQJJ777
Assigned Frequencies : 158.730 MHz
Grant Date: 10/03/2008, Expiration Date: 10/03/2018, Certifier: Mark W Poole
Registrant: State Of Maine, State House Station 138, Augusta, ME 04333-0138, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-5623, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N1YIT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/24/1996, Expiration Date: 12/24/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/25/2008
Registrant: Ira L Scherr, Rr 1 Box 27, Bridgewater, ME 04735

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Bridgewater

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