Corinna, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 2,303. Population change since 2000: +7.4%

Males: 1,148	(49.9%)
Females: 1,155	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04928.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,729 (it was $32,115 in 2000)

Corinna:	$38,729
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,382

Corinna:	$22,382
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,260 (it was $67,600 in 2000)

Corinna:	$109,260
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,741; Detached houses: $163,364; In 2-unit structures: $100,488; Mobile homes: $34,464
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Races in Corinna:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Corinna: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.8%), United States (18.4%), Irish (15.4%), French (13.1%), Scottish (4.1%), German (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 38.7 square miles.

Population density: 60 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Corinna

High school or higher: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 10.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Corinna town

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 12.1%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Corinna, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Corinna to the number of sex offenders is 2303 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Corinna:	1.1% ($766)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (101.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (203.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (367.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Dexter, ME (2.3 miles ), Newport, ME (2.5 miles ), St. Albans, ME (2.6 miles ), Exeter, ME (2.6 miles ), Ripley, ME (2.7 miles ), Newport, ME (2.7 miles ), Garland, ME (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $65,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $26,500
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $52,800
1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $38,800
2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $48,000
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $49,000
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $110,000
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $10,000
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $171,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000

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Latitude: 44.95 N, Longitude: 69.26 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	11.6%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (13%)
Leather and allied products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Leather and allied products (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Child care workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Average climate in Corinna, Maine

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Corinna-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Corinna town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 8/9/2000, a category 2 tornado 21.8 miles away from the town center .

Corinna-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 68.7 miles away from Corinna 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 34.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.3 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 57.1 miles away from Corinna 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 63.7 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 62.9 miles away from Corinna center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Corinna:

SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 21 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Corinna, ME

Local government website: WWW.TDSTELME.NET/CORINNA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Corinna:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 31 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 48 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 50 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 101 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 105 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 118 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 145 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle school in Corinna:

CORINNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location: 42 STETSON RD PO BOX 411; Grades: Prekindergarten - 4th Grade)

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Library in Corinna:

CORINNA - STEWART FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,080; Location: 8 LEVI STEWART DRIVE; 16,223 books; 70 audio materials; 220 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Corinna: Morse Corners (A), Bonds Corners (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Corinna: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Nutter Cemetery (1), White Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Brooks Pond (A), Mower Pond (B), East Branch Sebasticook River Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ring Brook (A), Alder Stream (B), Harrison White Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

LAKE SHORE LUNCH (Population served: 102, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-19-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2001)

MCL, Monthly (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 (SEP-27-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

CORINNA WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Antimony, Total. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2003)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 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:	7.6%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Corinna, ME

Corinna 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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%) Wood (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Religion statistics for Corinna

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church
Adherents	57.6%	9.9%	5.0%	4.6%	2.5%
Congregations	13.6%	14.4%	10.6%	10.6%	4.5%

Name	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.1%	1.6%	1.5%	12.5%
Congregations	0.8%	4.5%	2.3%	3.8%	34.8%

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.

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 Corinna:

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.)
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)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Corinna:

WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Corinna:

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

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Corinna, Maine:

Fatal accident count: 23
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 27
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 67
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Maine average:

Fatal accident count: 51
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 56
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Corinna fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 7,506
Total average daily truck traffic: 660
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 10,545

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Corner Of Pleasant & Main Sts, Call Sign: WGL385
Assigned Frequencies : 158.760 MHz
Grant Date: 10/19/2005, Expiration Date: 12/27/2015
Registrant: Apco International Inc Licensing Service 092908, 351 N Williamson Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-1112, Phone: (386) 944-2463, Fax: (386) 322-2502, Email:
Kenwood Avenue, Type: Building, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQGE287
Assigned Frequencies : 453.550 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2006, Expiration Date: 12/20/2016, Certifier: Ralph Emery
Registrant: Airwaves Licensing Assistance Inc, 517 Sachs Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0910, Fax: (717) 334-4739, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Corinna)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AERONCA 11BC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3951E , Serial Number: 11BC-32, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 04/16/1956
Registrant (Individual): Robert A Jr Sundberg, 230 Bond Rd, Corinna, ME 04928

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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