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Garland, ME map Population (year 2000): 990. Estimated population in July 2006: 957 (-3.3% change)
 

Males: 496  (50.1%)
Females: 494  (49.9%)

Penobscot County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04939.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,700 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Garland  $32,700
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,400 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
Garland  $87,400
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Garland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: English (16.5%), United States (12.9%), French (10.4%), Irish (9.5%), French Canadian (4.1%), Scottish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/16/1811

Elevation: 363 feet

Land area: 37.8 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Garland

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garland town

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Garland, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garland to the number of sex offenders is 323 to 1.

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

Garland:  1.1% ($712)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (122.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (230.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (435.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Exeter, ME (6.5 miles ), Charleston, ME (8.6 miles ), Dexter, ME (8.8 miles ), Corinna, ME (9.7 miles ), Atkinson, ME (10.1 miles ), Dover-Foxcroft, ME (10.4 miles ), .

Latitude: 45.05 N, Longitude: 69.16 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.4%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Leather and allied products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garland:
  • MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 20 miles; BANGOR, ME)
  • BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; BANGOR, ME)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garland:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 30 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 97 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 126 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garland:
  • DEXTER REGIONAL (about 7 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID: 1B0)
  • CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 10 miles; DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; ID: 44B)
  • RING HILL (about 20 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garland:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 37 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 66 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 73 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 122 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 132 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 141 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 180 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Garland:
Library in Garland:
  • GARLAND - LYNDON OAK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,969; Location: MAIN ROAD; 7,500 books; 10 audio materials; 35 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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Lakes and reservoirs: West Garland Pond (A), Garland Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burnham Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Garland: Penobscot-Piscataquis Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.0%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Garland 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.
  • Renting 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 significantly below state average.


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5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.18%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME  0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME  0.34% ($27,144)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.07%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME  0.38% ($34,254)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garland:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • 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)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garland:
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDME-FM (103.1 FM; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Garland:
  • WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
  • W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W27CE (Channel 19; DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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