Brooklin, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -2.0%
Males: 398 | (48.3%) |
Females: 426 | (51.7%) |
Median resident age: | 52.9 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04616.
Brooklin: | $63,552 |
ME: | $64,767 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $41,936 (it was $21,704 in 2000)
Brooklin town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $296,923 (it was $113,600 in 2000)
Brooklin: | $296,923 |
ME: | $252,100 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brooklin, ME
- 80397.5%White alone
- 81.0%Asian alone
- 60.7%Two or more races
- 40.5%Hispanic
- 30.4%Other race alone
Races in Brooklin detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Brooklin, Maine as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Brooklin is 824 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Brooklin, ME City Guides:
Ancestries: English (32.1%), Irish (14.5%), United States (10.8%), German (9.4%), Scottish (7.4%), French (6.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 06/09/1849
Elevation: 125 feet
Land area: 18.0 square miles.
Population density: 46 people per square mile (very low).
32 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.8% North America, 0.7% Latin America).
This town: | 3.8% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Brooklin town: | 0.8% ($938) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (95.0 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (185.7 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (359.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.28 N, Longitude: 68.56 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Here: | 2.3% |
Maine: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (11.2%)
- Educational services (11.2%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (9.8%)
- Health care (9.1%)
- Construction (8.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.0%)
- Transportation equipment (17.8%)
- Construction (16.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.7%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (7.3%)
- Educational services (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.0%)
- Educational services (17.5%)
- Health care (16.5%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (12.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.0%)
- Transportation equipment (4.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.9%)
- Media and communications workers (6.2%)
- Carpenters (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Art and design workers (3.8%)
- Carpenters (11.9%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (7.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Media and communications workers (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.0%)
- Media and communications workers (8.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.5%)
- Registered nurses (4.5%)
Average climate in Brooklin, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 58.3. This is better than average.
City: | 58.3 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.157 |
U.S.: | 0.267 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.0337. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0337 |
U.S.: | 1.7894 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 35.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 35.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 3.46. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 3.46 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Brooklin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 114.5 miles away from Brooklin center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 254.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 255.4 miles away from Brooklin center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 160.8 miles away from Brooklin center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 288.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from Brooklin center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hancock County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Snows: 5, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooklin:
- Husson University (about 40 miles; Bangor, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine (about 44 miles; Orono, ME; FT enrollment: 8,931)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 62 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 83 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 94 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 96 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 101 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
Public elementary/middle school in Brooklin:
- BROOKLIN SCHOOL (Students: 55, Location: 1 SCHOOL STREET 120, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Brooklin: Center Harbor Yacht Club (A), Benjamin River Marine (B), Friend Memorial Public Library (C), Brooklin Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brooklin include: Beth Eden Church (A), Rockbound Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Birchland Cemetery (1), Mount Ephraim Cemetery (2), Freethy Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Great Meadow (A), Black Swamp (B), Dodges Meadow (C), Long Swamp (D), Great Heath (E), Little Heath (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Batchelder Brook (A), Eaton Brook (B), Watson Brook (C), Carleton Brook (D), Thurston Brook (E), Freethy Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brooklin and their reported violations in the past:
BROOKLIN INN (Address: MAIN STREET , Population served: 250, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:WOODENBOAT PUBLICATIONS-PARSONS (Address: NASKEAG ROAD , Population served: 75, Groundwater):
- 9 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:WOODENBOAT PUB - MT ASH DORM (Address: NASKEAG ROAD , Population served: 35, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2007 and JUN-2007, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2007), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2008), St Intentional no-action (SEP-15-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-30-2007), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2007), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2008)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-27-2005 to DEC-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-27-2005 to DEC-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2006)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2005), St Boil Water Order (JUN-07-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-07-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUN-10-2005 to JUN-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-13-2005 to JUL-13-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2009), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2009), St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
This town: | 2.1 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 59.9% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 12.7% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Brooklin:
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 9.8%
For population 25 years and over in Brooklin:
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.0%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes
Here: | 11.5 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Brooklin, ME (based on Hancock County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 4,691 | 58 |
Catholic | 2,523 | 9 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,288 | 23 |
Other | 820 | 11 |
None | 45,096 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 6.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 21.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.4% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
This county: | 25.4% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Brooklin:
- 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)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brooklin:
- WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
- WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
Brooklin fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 7ft / 2.0mTotal length
- 720Total average daily traffic
- 309Total average daily truck traffic
- 860Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4- Mark L Gartley, Old County Road (Lat: 44.291611 Lon: -68.567333), Type: 59.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Mark L Gartley, Old County Road (Lat: 44.291611 Lon: -68.567333), Type: 59.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Mark L Gartley, Old County Road (Lat: 44.291611 Lon: -68.567333), Type: 59.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Mark L Gartley, Old County Road (Lat: 44.291611 Lon: -68.567333), Type: 59.7, Overall height: 57.9 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Bay Rd (Lat: 44.267028 Lon: -68.567528), Call Sign: KWF817,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.250 MHz, 154.310 MHz, Grant Date: 04/07/1999, Expiration Date: 06/26/2004, Cancellation Date: 08/29/2004, Registrant: Brooklin, Town Of, Fire Dept, Brooklin, ME 04616, Phone: (207) 359-8590
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- STATION, 1.25 Mi Se Of (Lat: 44.237556 Lon: -68.569444), Structure height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WNTA630,
Assigned Frequencies: 23125.0 MHz, Grant Date: 03/10/1995, Expiration Date: 03/10/2000, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2000, Phone: (207) 359-2588 - Flye Point, Lat: 44.265389 Lon: -68.523000, Type: Gtower, Structure height: 20 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WQLY973,
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 06/02/2010, Expiration Date: 10/17/2020, Cancellation Date: 12/19/2020, Certifier: Andrew J Breda, Registrant: Vvd Funding LLC, 32 Oak Street, Bangor, ME 04401, Phone: (207) 735-2611, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:
4- Naskeag Point Rd (Lat: 44.265083 Lon: -68.567806), Type: Building, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WHD811, Licensee ID: L00965600,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 02/17/2005, Expiration Date: 04/17/2015, Cancellation Date: 06/20/2015, Registrant: Woodenboat School, Brooklin, ME 04616, Phone: (207) 359-4651, Fax: (207) 359-8920 - Rt 175 Hcr 64 (Lat: 44.273417 Lon: -68.608083), Type: Building, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WHW971, Licensee ID: L00026513,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.350 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 05/31/1994, Expiration Date: 05/31/1999, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001, Registrant: Duffy & Duffy Custom Yachts, Hcr 64 Box 383 Rt 175, Brooklin, ME 04616 - Naskeag Point Rd (Lat: 44.248972 Lon: -68.552250), Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WRD829, Licensee ID: L00008084,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 04/08/1997, Expiration Date: 05/29/2002, Cancellation Date: 09/01/2002, Registrant: Woodenboat Publications Inc, Naskeag Point Rd, Brooklin, ME 04616-0078 - Off Nasquig Point Rd (Lat: 44.183139 Lon: -68.557528), Type: Tower, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WRV560, Licensee ID: L00003850,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 07/20/2015, Cancellation Date: 09/19/2015, Registrant: Henry F Davis Iii, Nasquig Point Rd, Brooklin, ME 04616
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brooklin)- 66.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.4%Wood
- 8.5%Electricity
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 74.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.4%Wood
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Brooklin compared to Maine state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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