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Charleston, ME map Population (year 2000): 1,397. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,376 (-1.5% change)
 

Males: 731  (52.3%)
Females: 666  (47.7%)

Penobscot County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04422.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,900 (it was $36,053 in 2000)
Charleston  $42,900
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,300 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Charleston  $105,300
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Charleston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: English (27.6%), Irish (9.9%), French (8.9%), United States (8.5%), German (3.9%), French Canadian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/16/1811

Elevation: 471 feet

Land area: 40.2 square miles.

Population density: 35 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Charleston

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Charleston town

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

36 residents are foreign born (1.9% North America, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:  2.6%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Charleston, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Charleston to the number of sex offenders is 694 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Charleston:  0.9% ($661)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
Charleston satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (128.5 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (236.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (442.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Corinth, ME (5.7 miles ), Atkinson, ME (6.9 miles ), Garland, ME (8.6 miles ), Bradford, ME (8.8 miles ), Exeter, ME (9.1 miles ), Hudson, ME (11.5 miles ), Kenduskeag, ME (12.0 miles ), Levant, ME (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,100

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Latitude: 45.06 N, Longitude: 69.04 W


People in group quarters in Charleston
  • 152 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 62 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 30 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in nursing homes

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.1%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Charleston:
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 11 miles; BANGOR, ME)
  • BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 11 miles; BANGOR, ME)
  • EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Charleston:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 24 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 103 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 132 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
  • DEXTER REGIONAL (about 15 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID: 1B0)
  • CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 16 miles; DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; ID: 44B)
  • RING HILL (about 20 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)

College/University in Charleston:
  • FAITH SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Location: 29 MAIN RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Charleston:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 29 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 73 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 81 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 129 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 139 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 147 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 187 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Charleston:
Library in Charleston:
  • CHARLESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,133; Location: MAIN ROAD; 5,000 books; 65 audio materials; 325 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Charleston Elementary School has shutdown. Private Primary Schools: Highview Christian Academy; Serves grades K-12 Location: 739 Main Road

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Notable locations in Charleston: Charleston Correction Facility (A), Charleston Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Charleston include: Charleston Pentecostal Church (A), Church of the Open Bible (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Davis Brook (A), Rollins Brook (B), South Gate Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Charleston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FAC (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
HIGHVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Population served: 63, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-05-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-31-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-31-2005), St Boil Water Order (MAR-31-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-06-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-27-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-11-2005 and FEB-17-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-17-2006)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Charleston that have no violations reported:
  • FAITH SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.5%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Charleston compared to Maine state average:
  • Median house value below 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 below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.18%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME  0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME  0.34% ($27,144)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.07%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME  0.38% ($34,254)


Strongest AM radio stations in Charleston:
  • 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)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Charleston:
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

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

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