Crystal, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 271. Population change since 2000: -4.9%

Males: 136	(50.5%)
Females: 135	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,003 (it was $28,472 in 2000)

Crystal:	$35,003
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,559

Crystal:	$18,559
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,259 (it was $48,500 in 2000)

Crystal:	$70,259
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,769; Detached houses: $112,180; In 2-unit structures: $119,157; Mobile homes: $23,382

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Races in Crystal:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Crystal: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (39.6%), Irish (19.3%), French (17.2%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), United States (5.3%), French Canadian (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/21/1901

Elevation: 511 feet

Land area: 40.1 square miles.

Population density: 6.8 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Crystal

High school or higher: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 12.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crystal town

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 63.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 12.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Crystal, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Crystal to the number of sex offenders is 271 to 1.

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

Crystal:	1.0% ($468)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Crystal satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (186.1 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (287.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (450.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Island Falls, ME (2.2 miles ), Patten, ME (2.2 miles ), Sherman, ME (2.6 miles ), Hersey, ME (2.6 miles) , Stacyville, ME (2.8 miles ), Mount Chase, ME (3.0 miles ), Dyer Brook, ME (3.1 miles) , Merrill, ME (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 68.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	14.1%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Public administration (15%)
Wood products (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Social assistance (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Other direct selling establishments (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (8%)
Woodworkers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Engineers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (25%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Special education teachers (4%)

Average climate in Crystal, Maine

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Crystal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maine state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 14.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from Crystal center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.7 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 48.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2005 at 03:08:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Crystal center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:40:11, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:44:06, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Crystal center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal:

HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HOULTON, ME)
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; LINCOLN, ME)
CHARLES A DEAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 70 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 127 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 134 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 186 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 189 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 202 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 224 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Churches in Crystal include: Patten United Methodist Church (A), Belvedere Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Lost Pond (A), Thousand Acre Bog (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cold Brook (A), Crystal Brook (B), Bog Brook (C), Lyman Brook (D), Webster Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	79.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crystal, ME

Crystal compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly 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 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Wood (20%)

Religion statistics for Crystal

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	70.7%	8.7%	5.8%	5.6%	1.6%
Congregations	25.5%	15.1%	11.3%	5.7%	5.7%

Name	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.3%	1.1%	1.0%	2.6%
Congregations	9.4%	2.8%	3.8%	5.7%	15.1%

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.

3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.86%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($994 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.17%
Maine average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Penobscot County, ME	0.52% ($28,453 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.24% ($31,516)
from York County, ME	0.14% ($25,514)

4.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($774 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.12%
Maine average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Penobscot County, ME	0.74% ($26,056 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.43% ($34,982)
to York County, ME	0.14% ($26,158)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crystal:

WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crystal:

WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSYY-FM (94.9 FM; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total costs: $216,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,299
Total average daily truck traffic: 940

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AEROS LTD SKYRANGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912S (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 75561 , Serial Number: SKR 0210262, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 01/05/2008
Registrant (Individual): Vernon L Jr Anderson, 244 Winding Hill Rd, Crystal, ME 04747

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