Brooks, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 1,010. Population change since 2000: -0.5%

Males: 498	(49.3%)
Females: 512	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04921.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,600 (it was $30,104 in 2000)

Brooks	$32,600
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $122,000 (it was $82,600 in 2000)

Brooks	$122,000
Maine:	$176,000

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Races in Brooks:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Brooks: 89.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (21.7%), United States (9.7%), French (9.1%), Irish (9.0%), Italian (6.3%), German (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/10/1816

Elevation: 387 feet

Land area: 24.4 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Brooks

High school or higher: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
Unemployed: 8.5%
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooks town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 60.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 10.2%

19 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.9%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Brooks, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brooks to the number of sex offenders is 112 to 1.

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

Brooks:	0.9% ($779)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (99.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (204.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (414.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Jackson, ME (4.8 miles ), Waldo, ME (5.6 miles ), Knox, ME (6.3 miles ), Monroe, ME (6.9 miles ), Swanville, ME (8.2 miles ), Morrill, ME (8.3 miles ), Thorndike, ME (8.7 miles ), Dixmont, ME (10.5 miles ).

Latitude: 44.54 N, Longitude: 69.12 W

10 people in other group homes

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.4%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food (5%)
Private households (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Brooks, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brooks:

WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BELFAST, ME)
SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Brooks, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooks:

BANGOR INTL (about 28 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 72 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 103 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brooks:

BELFAST MUNI (about 13 miles; BELFAST, ME; ID: BST)
RING HILL (about 18 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
ISLESBORO (about 23 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooks:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 47 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 49 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 70 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 100 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 114 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 118 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 159 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Brooks:

MORSE MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Location: 27 SCHOOL ST PO BOX 37; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable locations in Brooks: Camp Paysock (A), Camp Fair Haven (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Reynolds Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Passagassawakeag, Lake (A), Halfmoon Pond (B), Sanborn Pond (C), Ellis Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hussey Brook (A), Meadow Brook (B), Stantial Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

FAIR HAVEN CAMPS (Population served: 277, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

BOOTS AND BRITCHES (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-16-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-16-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-17-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2000), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-13-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-19-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-05-2002 and MAY-21-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2003)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2002)

34 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	19.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Brooks compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Waldo County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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:

from Penobscot County, ME	1.45% ($34,254 average AGI)
from Knox County, ME	0.91% ($36,763)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.66% ($28,642)

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:

to Penobscot County, ME	1.30% ($34,091 average AGI)
to Knox County, ME	0.64% ($33,261)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.57% ($27,901)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brooks:

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.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooks:

WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, 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.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Brooks:

WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Brooks fatal accident list for 2002:
Oct 9, 2002 10:06 AM, Valley Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Brooks fatal accident list for 1988:
Jun 21, 1988 06:20 AM, 1522, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Brooks fatal accident list for 1986:
May 15, 1986 05:15 AM, 15201522, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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