Burnham, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 1,118. Population change since 2000: -2.1%

Males: 567	(50.8%)
Females: 551	(49.2%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04922.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,098 (it was $31,071 in 2000)

Burnham:	$38,098
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,203

Burnham:	$18,203
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,390 (it was $66,900 in 2000)

Burnham:	$124,390
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $153,039; Detached houses: $174,955; Townhouses or other attached units: $163,942; In 2-unit structures: $2,537,881; Mobile homes: $34,060

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Races in Burnham:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Burnham: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (16.7%), United States (15.3%), French (14.7%), Irish (12.5%), French Canadian (4.0%), Scottish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/04/1824

Elevation: 161 feet

Land area: 38.9 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Burnham

High school or higher: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burnham town

Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 8.6%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Burnham, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Burnham to the number of sex offenders is 559 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:

Burnham:	1.6% ($1,059)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (82.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (184.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (349.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Unity, ME (2.2 miles ), Detroit, ME (2.4 miles ), Clinton, ME (2.5 miles ), Troy, ME (2.5 miles ), Pittsfield, ME (2.6 miles ), Clinton, ME (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 44.68 N, Longitude: 69.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	12.1%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (8%)
Leather and allied products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Average climate in Burnham, Maine

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Burnham-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Burnham town center .

On 9/4/1961, a category 2 tornado 17.6 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Burnham-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from Burnham center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 15.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from Burnham center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:01:54, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from Burnham center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Burnham:

SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
INLAND HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burnham:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 31 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 37 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 44 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 83 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 87 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 99 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 130 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle school in Burnham:

BURNHAM VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 61TROY ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - Kindergarten)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

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Cemeteries: Chandler Cemetery (1), Mudgett Cemetery (2), Reynolds Cemetery (3), Mount Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Chain Meadows (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carlton Stream (A), Meadow Brook (B), Spring Brook (C), Twentyfive Mile Stream (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

PRIDE MANUFACTURING #1 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-21-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005)

7 routine major monitoring violations

49 regular monitoring violations

PRIDE MANUFACTURING #2 (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

49 regular monitoring violations

LAKEVIEW GOLF CLUB (Population served: 125, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2001)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.8%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.0%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burnham, ME

Burnham compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Waldo County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Wood (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Burnham

Adherents

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%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.7%	4.6%	4.5%	11.7%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	5.3%	5.3%	26.3%

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.

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 Burnham:

WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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 Burnham:

WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Burnham:

WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)

Burnham fatal accident list:
May 17, 2002 05:50 AM, Troy Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Jul 11, 1998 07:22 AM, Sr-100, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 8, 1995 02:10 AM, Johnsonflt, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 9, 1988 09:00 AM, 14551459, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 14, 1988 10:30 AM, 14461447, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 11, 1984 03:15 AM, 14461454, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 21, 1984 11:00 AM, 1465, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total costs: $162,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,309
Total average daily truck traffic: 330
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,465

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Int Battle St & Troy Burnham Rd, Call Sign: KAQ542
Assigned Frequencies : 154.310 MHz, 154.355 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2003, Expiration Date: 03/30/2013
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Burnham)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AERONCA 65-LA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 23958 , Serial Number: L6129
Registrant (Individual): Clifford E Palmer, 31 Morgan Rd, Burnham, ME 04922

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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