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Kennebec County

Population in July 2007: 1,178. Population change since 2000: +11.7%
 

Males: 592  (50.3%)
Females: 586  (49.7%)
Median resident age:  40.5 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,300 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Fayette  $48,300
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $157,900 (it was $95,300 in 2000)
Fayette  $157,900
Maine:  $176,000

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Races in Fayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fayette: 95.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.4%), French Canadian (12.6%), Irish (12.2%), United States (11.3%), French (10.1%), German (9.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/28/1795

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 29.2 square miles.

Population density: 40 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fayette

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fayette town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Fayette, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fayette to the number of sex offenders is 393 to 1.

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

Fayette:  1.7% ($1,632)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (54.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (161.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (360.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wayne, ME (5.6 miles ), Livermore Falls, ME (7.1 miles ), Mount Vernon, ME (7.6 miles ), Chesterville, ME (8.5 miles ), Readfield, ME (8.6 miles ), Livermore Falls, ME (8.8 miles ), Vienna, ME (8.8 miles ), Chisholm, ME (9.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $42,600
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $58,900
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $59,700
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $62,100
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $136,200
  • 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $113,800
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $125,500
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,800

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Latitude: 44.43 N, Longitude: 70.06 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.3%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (19%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
  • Computer and electronic products (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Electricians (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Fayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Fayette town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 8.3 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:
  • FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
  • AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
  • CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; LEWISTON, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Fayette, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayette:
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 39 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 90 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:
  • BOWMAN FIELD (about 6 miles; LIVERMORE FALLS, ME; ID: B10)
  • SEVEN G S (about 7 miles; MOUNT VERNON, ME; ID: 75B)
  • LAKESIDE MARINA (about 15 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME; ID: 03M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 54 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 58 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 71 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 107 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 107 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Fayette:

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Notable locations in Fayette: Camp Winnebago (A), East Livermore Campgrounds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Basin Pond (A), Burgess Pond (B), Tilton Pond (C), Cranberry Pond (D), David Pond (E), Mosher Pond (F), Hales Pond (G), Echo Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

FAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL (Population served: 96, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
FAYETTE FAMILY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2006)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 18 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fayette that have no violations reported:
  • CAMP WINNEBAGO (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.4%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Fayette compared to Maine 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Kennebec County:  0.14%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Somerset County, ME  0.77% ($26,873 average AGI)
from Androscoggin County, ME  0.64% ($32,593)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.58% ($36,300)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Kennebec County:  0.07%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Somerset County, ME  0.81% ($29,363 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.62% ($32,672)
to Androscoggin County, ME  0.50% ($29,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fayette:
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZW (1400 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fayette:
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
  • WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Fayette:
  • WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
  • WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W21BI (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)




Fayette fatal accident list for 1990:
Jun 25, 1990 06:00 AM, 17, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 26, 1990 06:00 AM, South Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


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