Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 42.8. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.476. This is significantly worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.7. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.1. This is worse than average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fairfield and their reported violations in the past:
MSAD 49 ALBION ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 231, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-22-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-2006)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Antimony, Total. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-07-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-13-2001)
WOODLANDS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 103, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUN-05-2003), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-05-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-06-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-14-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and OCT-18-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-06-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-14-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
DAMONS QUICK STOP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-27-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2002)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.7%
(10.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people | | Maine: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 58.9% | | Whole state: | 63.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 9.1% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairfield, ME
3 people in other group homes
Fairfield 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fairfield (2011 data):
- TD Bank, National Association: Fairfield Branch at 112 Main Street, branch established on 1974/02/25. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- Skowhegan Savings Bank: Fairfield Branch at 92 Main Street, branch established on 1933/10/09. Info updated 2010/09/29: Bank assets: $448.1 mil, Deposits: $311.2 mil, headquarters in Skowhegan, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
Religion statistics for Fairfield (based on Somerset County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.86%
| Here |  | 29.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of the Nazarene | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches |
| Adherents | 59.4% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 12.5% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 9.4% |
|---|
| Name | Assemblies of God | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Church of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 7.8% |
| Congregations | 6.3% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 31.3% |
|---|
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: 13 | Somerset County: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. | | Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | Somerset County: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | Somerset County: | 9.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 42 | Here: | 8.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.2% | | Maine: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Somerset County: | 31.7% | | Maine: | 25.0% |
7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,924 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.04% | | Maine average: | 6.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,094 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.50% | | Maine average: | 6.44% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($151 average AGI)| Somerset County: | 0.06% | | Maine average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fairfield:
- WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairfield:
- WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
- WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
- WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMHB (89.7 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THE MAYFLOWER HILL BROADCASTING. CORP.)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, 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.)
- WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Fairfield:
- WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)
- WGCI-LP (Channel 4; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
- WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Fairfield, Maine:
- Fatal accident count: 38
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 63
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 11
- Fatalities: 40
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 109
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Maine average:
- Fatal accident count: 53
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 76
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
- Fatalities: 58
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 129
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Fairfield fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fairfield)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Int Rt Rt 201 & Dot Div 4 Office Sanatorium Rd (Lat: 44.606444 Lon: -69.597833), Call Sign: KCD35
Assigned Frequencies: 456.075 MHz, 456.175 MHz Grant Date: 11/10/2001, Expiration Date: 01/28/2012
Registrant: Radio Communications Supervisor, 2 Airport Road, Augusta, ME 04330, Phone: (207) 287-3426, Fax: (207) 287-6218, Email:
- Sanatorium Rd & Rt 201 (Lat: 44.606444 Lon: -69.597833), Structure height: 27 m, Overall height: 33 m, Call Sign: WPKI827
Assigned Frequencies: 156.120 MHz Grant Date: 03/16/2002, Expiration Date: 03/16/2012, Certifier: William Plante
Registrant: State Of Maine Dept Of Transportation, State House Sta 16, Augusta, ME 04333, Fax: (207) 287-3426 - Police Dept Lawrence Ave (Lat: 44.587833 Lon: -69.595333), Call Sign: KNHS539
Assigned Frequencies: 154.695 MHz Grant Date: 09/09/2003, Expiration Date: 11/25/2013
Registrant: State Of Maine, Office Of Information Technology, State House Station 145, Augusta, ME 04330, Phone: (207) 624-9933, Fax: (207) 287-4563, Email:
- 25 West St (Lat: 44.588667 Lon: -69.593944), Call Sign: KNIF446
Assigned Frequencies: 157.470 MHz Grant Date: 05/25/2004, Expiration Date: 01/05/2014
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - FAIRFIELD DISPATCH, Junction Of Rt 201 And Rt 95 (Lat: 44.606444 Lon: -69.597833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 22 m, Overall height: 24 m, Call Sign: WQHX695
Assigned Frequencies: 45.1600 MHz, 45.2000 MHz, 45.4000 MHz, 45.6800 MHz, 45.7600 MHz, 47.1000 MHz, 47.3400 MHz Grant Date: 11/28/2007, Expiration Date: 11/28/2017, Certifier: William Plante
Registrant: State Of Maine, Department Of Transportation, State House Station 16, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: (207) 287-3426, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - FAIRFIELD SERVICE, 205 Center Rd (Lat: 44.593611 Lon: -69.618056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WPNC829
Assigned Frequencies: 6865.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/19/2001, Expiration Date: 10/15/2011
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fairfield)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3511S , Serial Number: 17250711, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 10/18/1963
Registrant (Individual): Howard L Soule, 11 Morning Dew Dr, Fairfield, ME 04937 - Aircraft: CESSNA 170 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3988V , Serial Number: 18307, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1956
Registrant (Individual): David R Lefebvre, 12 Oakland Rd, Fairfield, ME 04937 - Aircraft: SAVAGE EDWIN F DR CAVALIER 102.5 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 63ES , Serial Number: 72243, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1984
Registrant (Individual): Edwin F Dr Savage, 321 Main Street, Fairfield, ME 04937
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Fairfield
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fairfield, ME
| Businesses in Fairfield, ME |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | | UPS | 1 |
| Rite Aid | 1 | | | |
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