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Population (year 2000): 1,751
Males: 745  (42.5%)
Females: 1,006  (57.5%)

Penobscot County

Median resident age:  54.6 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04543.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,700 (it was $35,921 in 2000)
Damariscotta-Newcastle  $42,700
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $212,100 (it was $155,100 in 2000)
Damariscotta-Newcastle  $212,100
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Damariscotta-Newcastle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Damariscotta-Newcastle: 91.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.1%), Irish (17.8%), German (13.2%), United States (9.9%), French (8.8%), Scottish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 204 feet

Land area: 5.60 square miles.

Population density: 313 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Damariscotta-Newcastle

  • High school or higher: 92.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Damariscotta-Newcastle CDP

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 15.7%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

82 residents are foreign born (2.6% Europe, 1.7% North America).

This place:  4.7%
Maine:  2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Damariscotta-Newcastle:  1.1% ($1,755)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (56.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (159.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (370.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Newcastle, ME (1.3 miles ), Damariscotta, ME (2.6 miles ), Nobleboro, ME (5.7 miles ), Bremen, ME (6.9 miles ), Alna, ME (7.3 miles ), Bristol, ME (7.9 miles ), Edgecomb, ME (8.2 miles ), Wiscasset, ME (9.7 miles ).

Latitude: 44.03 N, Longitude: 69.53 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,956 (+111.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 371 (53.8%)


112 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
  • ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME)
  • AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 29 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 30 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 60 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 73 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • WISCASSET (about 13 miles; WISCASSET, ME; ID: IWI)
  • AUGUSTA (about 23 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)
  • MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 25 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME; ID: 08B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 29 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 60 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 75 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 92 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 116 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Notable locations in Damariscotta-Newcastle: Central Lincoln County YMCA Building (A), Skidompha Public Library (B), Damariscotta Information Bureau (C), Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce (D), Lincoln Theatre (E), American Legion Hall (F), Chapman-Hall House Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Damariscotta-Newcastle include: Damariscotta Baptist Church (A), Second Congregational Church (B), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (C), Faith Baptist Church of Damariscotta (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Damariscotta Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Damariscotta-Newcastle include: Lonna Bunting Childrens Playground (1), Main Street Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  54.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Damariscotta-Newcastle compared to Maine state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WJTO (730 AM; 1 kW; BATH, ME; Owner: BLUE JEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
  • WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Damariscotta-Newcastle:
  • WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
  • WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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