East Machias, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 1,298. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,293 (-0.4% change)

Males: 624	(48.1%)
Females: 674	(51.9%)

Washington County

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04630.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $28,073 in 2000)

East Machias	$29,300
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,700 (it was $73,900 in 2000)

East Machias	$87,700
Maine:	$155,300

East Machias, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in East Machias:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (41.2%), United States (15.3%), Irish (13.1%), French (9.9%), Scottish (5.9%), German (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/26/1826

Elevation: 43 feet

Land area: 35.2 square miles.

Population density: 36 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in East Machias

High school or higher: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Machias town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 11.2%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in East Machias, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in East Machias to the number of sex offenders is 639 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

East Machias:	1.0% ($749)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (211.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (304.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (520.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Machias, ME (5.5 miles ), Marshfield, ME (7.0 miles ), Machiasport, ME (7.1 miles ), Whitneyville, ME (9.3 miles ), Whiting, ME (9.5 miles ), Roque Bluffs, ME (10.9 miles ), Cutler, ME (12.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $86,500
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,700
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $113,600
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $132,300
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $150,200
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $171,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $181,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.76 N, Longitude: 67.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.3%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Public administration (13%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Average climate in East Machias, Maine

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East Machias, Maine average temperatures

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Hospitals/medical centers near East Machias:

DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CALAIS, ME)
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 69 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in East Machias, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Machias:

BANGOR INTL (about 99 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 140 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 186 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to East Machias:

MACHIAS VALLEY (about 7 miles; MACHIAS, ME; ID: MVM)
CUTLER REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CUTLER, ME; ID: ME2)
GILLESPIE FLD (about 20 miles; MEDDYBEMPS, ME; ID: 66B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Machias:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 87 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 169 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 189 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 214 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 230 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 230 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 270 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Private high school in East Machias:

WASHINGTON ACADEMY (Students: 316; Location: HIGH ST PO BOX 190; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in East Machias:

ELM STREET SCHOOL (E MACHIAS) (Students: 126; Location: PO BOX 229; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade; Our rating: 57)
ELM STREET SCHOOL (E MACHIAS) (Location: PO BOX 229; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)
MARY C BURNS SCHOOL (Location: HIGH ST PO BOX 194; Grades: Prekindergarten - Kindergarten)

Library in East Machias:

EAST MACHIAS - STURDIVANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,000; Location: ROUTE 1; 6,830 books; 3 audio materials; 20 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in East Machias: Machiasport Station (A), Florence Sturdivant Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lily Lake (A), Hadley Lake (B), East Machias River Reservoir (C), Berry Heath (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

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

WASHINGTON ACADEMY #1 (Population served: 351, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

WASHINGTON ACADEMY #2 (Population served: 351, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-21-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and AUG-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2004)

One routine major monitoring violation

RIVERS EDGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 65, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-27-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-2004)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-18-2002 and OCT-24-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2003)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2003)

4 routine major monitoring violations

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

ARCHIBALDS ONE-STOP (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	17.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

East Machias compared to Maine state average:

Median household income 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.
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:

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 East Machias:

WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Machias:

WALZ-FM (95.3 FM; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: WILLIAM MCVICAR & ROGER HOLST, GEN. PARTNERSHIP)
WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRQ (102.9 FM; DENNYSVILLE, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around East Machias:

WMED-TV (Channel 13; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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