Dyer Brook, Maine

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Population in July 2009: 207. Population change since 2000: +4.0%

Males: 100	(48.7%)
Females: 107	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	45.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,724 (it was $46,429 in 2000)

Dyer Brook:	$55,724
Maine:	$45,734

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,794

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $112,667 (it was $77,500 in 2000)

Dyer Brook:	$112,667
Maine:	$177,500

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $128,835; Detached houses: $134,973; In 2-unit structures: $246,875; Mobile homes: $47,856; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,596

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White alone - 194 (97.5%)
American Indian alone - 4 (2.0%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.5%)

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Dyer Brook: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (40.7%), Irish (29.6%), French (12.1%), Scotch-Irish (11.1%), United States (7.5%), Scottish (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/21/1891

Elevation: 642 feet

Land area: 38.5 square miles.

Population density: 5.4 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dyer Brook:

High school or higher: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dyer Brook town:

Never married: 12.4%
Now married: 74.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 7.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Maine:	2.9%

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

Dyer Brook town:	0.7% ($564)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (195.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (296.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (460.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Oakfield, ME (2.1 miles ), Island Falls, ME (2.4 miles ), Merrill, ME (2.4 miles ), Smyrna, ME (2.6 miles ), Hersey, ME (2.9 miles) , Crystal, ME (3.1 miles ), New Limerick, ME (3.4 miles ), Ludlow, ME (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,900
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $56,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,500
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,500
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,700
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,600
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 1 building, cost: $105,600
2010: 1 building, cost: $165,900
2011: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.08 N, Longitude: 68.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Dyer Brook household income distribution

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	2.6%
Maine:	6.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Truck transportation (17%)
Wood products (13%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Public administration (8%)

Educational services (49%)
Health care (18%)
Social assistance (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Apparel (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Top executives (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Bus drivers (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)

Average climate in Dyer Brook, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Dyer Brook-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maine state average. It is 91% 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 62.5 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 53.6 miles away from Dyer Brook 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 54.0 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 88.5 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 54.0 miles away from Dyer Brook center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:44:06, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.0 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).
Dyer Brook topographic map

Birthplace of: Harold Drew - College football coach.

Hospitals/medical centers near Dyer Brook:

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 280 miles away; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 293 miles away; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 299 miles away; TICONDEROGA, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dyer Brook:

University of Maine (about 85 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 9,235)
Husson University (about 92 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,107)
University of Maine at Farmington (about 136 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,074)
Southern Maine Community College (about 195 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 2,993)
University of Southern Maine (about 196 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 5,629)
University of New England (about 211 miles; Biddeford, ME; FT enrollment: 3,850)
Plymouth State University (about 234 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,634)

Public high school in Dyer Brook:

SO AROOSTOOK CSD SCHOOL (Location: 922 DYER BROOK ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - 12th Grade)

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Church in Dyer Brook: Dyer Brook Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Brook (A), Battle Brook (B). 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

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

SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COMM SCHOOL (Population served: 538, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-16-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-24-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-13-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-1999)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1996), St Public Notif received (MAR-24-2005)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	10.1%
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: 2.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dyer Brook, ME

Dyer Brook compared to Maine state average:

Median house value below 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.
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.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
Wood (43%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Aroostook County Maine:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Dyer Brook (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 Dyer Brook:

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)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, 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 Dyer Brook:

WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Dyer Brook fatal accident list:

Dec 15, 2009 09:00 AM, Sr-2, Lat: 46.03832778, Lon: -68.22870278, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 9, 2006 09:14 PM, I-95nb, Lat: 46.135197, Lon: -68.082894, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,510
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,091

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Lat: 46.081389 Lon: -68.182778, Call Sign: WQFG213
Assigned Frequencies: 151.595 MHz
Grant Date: 07/06/2006, Expiration Date: 07/06/2016, Certifier: Herb Hardy
Registrant: Busienss Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: WA1PLZ, Licensee ID: L00651960
Grant Date: 10/13/2004, Expiration Date: 01/10/2015, Certifier: Anthony Gillotti
Registrant: Anthony Gillotti, 1244 Dyer Brook Road, Dyer Brook, ME 04747
Call Sign: WA1ZDL, Licensee ID: L00928114
Grant Date: 10/13/2004, Expiration Date: 01/10/2015, Certifier: Timothy P Gillotti
Registrant: Timothy P Gillotti, 1244 Dyer Brook Road, Dyer Brook, ME 04747

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