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Aroostook County

Population in July 2009: 272. Population change since 2000: -4.6%

Males: 137	(50.5%)
Females: 135	(49.5%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,172 (it was $28,472 in 2000)

Crystal:	$34,172
Maine:	$45,734

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,285

Crystal town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $70,508 (it was $48,500 in 2000)

Crystal:	$70,508
Maine:	$177,500

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $91,968; Detached houses: $103,173; In 2-unit structures: $129,135; Mobile homes: $35,523

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Crystal: 87.1 (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

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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 (commute): 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 of Maine and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Crystal, Maine as of May 21, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Crystal to the number of sex offenders is 272 to 1.

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

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

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 ).

Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 68.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
3.9%
Maine:
6.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females

Construction (20%)

Public administration (15%)

Wood products (10%)

Social assistance (8%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)

Accommodation and food services (7%)

Food (5%)

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 (%)
Males Females

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%)

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%)

Work and jobs in Crystal: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Crystal, Maine

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Earthquake activity:

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 the city 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 Crystal 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 the city 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 Crystal 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 the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Aroostook County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Snows: 5, Floods: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal:

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 272 miles away; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 284 miles away; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 290 miles away; TICONDEROGA, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:

University of Maine (about 77 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 9,235)
Husson University (about 84 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,107)
University of Maine at Farmington (about 126 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,074)
Southern Maine Community College (about 186 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 2,993)
University of Southern Maine (about 187 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 5,629)
University of New England (about 202 miles; Biddeford, ME; FT enrollment: 3,850)
Plymouth State University (about 225 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,634)

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

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

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

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

Aroostook County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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 2009:

This town:	8.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Aroostook County Maine:

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Religion statistics for Crystal (based on Aroostook County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.84%

Here		60.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

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	LDS (Mormon) Church	Episcopal Church	Other
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 29

Aroostook County:	4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:	2.80 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16

Aroostook County:	2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:	2.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56

Aroostook County:	7.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 66

Here:	9.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:	11.02 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	11.7%
Maine:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Aroostook County:	27.6%
Maine:	25.0%

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: 7,330
Total average daily truck traffic: 742

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: AEROS LTD SKYRANGER II (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

Crystal on our top lists:

#78 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"

#12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
#71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
#86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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