Dennysville, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 303. Population change since 2000: -5.0%

Males: 145	(48.0%)
Females: 158	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04628.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,523 (it was $20,000 in 2000)

Dennysville:	$24,523
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,303

Dennysville:	$17,303
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,003 (it was $59,700 in 2000)

Dennysville:	$111,003
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $120,877; Detached houses: $123,250; Townhouses or other attached units: $388,285; Mobile homes: $38,421

Dennysville, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Dennysville:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dennysville: 93.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (44.8%), Irish (15.0%), United States (11.3%), French (6.0%), German (6.0%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/13/1818

Elevation: 57 feet

Land area: 14.8 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Dennysville

High school or higher: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dennysville town

Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 4.6%

7 residents are foreign born (1.6% North America, 0.6% Europe).

This town:	2.2%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Dennysville, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dennysville to the number of sex offenders is 303 to 1.

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

Dennysville:	1.1% ($633)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (173.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (264.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (438.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Pembroke, ME (1.8 miles ), Charlotte, ME (2.5 miles ), Perry, ME (2.8 miles ), Meddybemps, ME (3.1 miles) , Cooper, ME (3.2 miles) , Eastport, ME (3.4 miles ), Robbinston, ME (3.4 miles ), Whiting, ME (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $75,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $30,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.92 N, Longitude: 67.23 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Dennysville household income distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	15.0%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (8%)
Public administration (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Apparel (22%)
Educational services (22%)
Food and beverage stores (14%)
Health care (10%)
Chemicals (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (18%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)

Average climate in Dennysville, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Dennysville, Maine average precipitation

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Dennysville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Maine state average. It is 85% 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 60.2 miles away from Dennysville center
On 9/25/2005 at 03:08:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.5 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 53.9 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 55.1 miles away from Dennysville center
On 9/22/2006 at 10:39:21, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 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 53.9 miles away from Dennysville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dennysville:

CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CALAIS, ME)
DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 63 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Dennysville, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dennysville:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 69 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 133 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 144 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 174 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 184 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 189 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 222 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Library in Dennysville:

DENNYSVILLE - LINCOLN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,000; Location: KING STREET; 5,380 books; 1 audio materials; 5 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Dennysville Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Shaw Meadow (A), Robinson Meadow (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilson Stream (A), Cathance Stream (B), Meadow Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Dennysville: Dennysville Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Cobscook Bay B&B (RR1 Box 125) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

MDOC ST PK - COBSCOOK BAY (Population served: 265, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-03-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2001)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-13-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dennysville that have no violations reported:

HILLTOP DINER& DELI, LLC (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.9%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	23.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	11.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dennysville, ME

Dennysville compared to Maine state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Wood (14%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Dennysville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Community Church of Christ
Adherents	47.3%	14.8%	6.6%	5.1%	5.0%
Congregations	16.0%	20.0%	12.0%	5.3%	5.3%

Name	Episcopal Church	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	The Wesleyan Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	5.0%	3.2%	2.6%	1.7%	8.7%
Congregations	4.0%	9.3%	2.7%	1.3%	24.0%

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.

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.89%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Washington County: 0.13%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Penobscot County, ME	0.57% ($29,603 average AGI)
from Hancock County, ME	0.38% ($32,065)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.19% ($32,522)

5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($232 average AGI)
Washington County: 0.15%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Penobscot County, ME	0.91% ($26,873 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME	0.60% ($32,097)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.32% ($34,333)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dennysville:

WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dennysville:

WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRQ (102.9 FM; DENNYSVILLE, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WQDY-FM (92.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)
WALZ-FM (95.3 FM; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: WILLIAM MCVICAR & ROGER HOLST, GEN. PARTNERSHIP)
WSHD (91.7 FM; EASTPORT, ME; Owner: SHEAD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Dennysville:

WMED-TV (Channel 13; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
W57AQ (Channel 57; CALAIS, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
W21BH (Channel 21; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Dennysville fatal accident list:
Aug 19, 1996 08:35 AM, 86, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 29, 1987 10:30 AM, 7099, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $182,000
Total average daily traffic: 760
Total average daily truck traffic: 51
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,140

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

4 Miles Nw Of Dennysville, Structure height: 129.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN923
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/21/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

PETER M CONNOLLY, 4 Miles Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 129.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

DENNYSVILLE, 4 Miles Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 129.5 m, Call Sign: WPJD832
Assigned Frequencies : 6665.00 MHz, 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: N1AH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00467216
Grant Date: 11/24/1997, Expiration Date: 11/24/2007
Registrant: Christopher P Guida, Box 49a Rt 1, Dennysville, ME 04628
Call Sign: N1VSR, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/15/1995, Expiration Date: 08/15/2005, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2007
Registrant: Sherrill A Haddock, Dennysville Heights 27, Dennysville, ME 04628
Call Sign: N1ZCH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/29/1997, Expiration Date: 04/29/2007
Registrant: Dwight L Lingley, Box 183 Foster Ln, Dennysville, ME 04628
Call Sign: KB1QFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01384622
Grant Date: 03/28/2008, Expiration Date: 03/28/2018, Certifier: John L Thompson Sr
Registrant: John L Thompson Sr, 200 Shipyard Rd Apt -9, Dennysville, ME 04628

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