Harrington, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 882. Estimated population in July 2006: 921 (+4.4% change)

Males: 422	(47.8%)
Females: 460	(52.2%)

Washington County

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04643.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,700 (it was $26,579 in 2000)

Harrington	$27,700
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,800 (it was $72,300 in 2000)

Harrington	$85,800
Maine:	$155,300

Harrington, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Harrington:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (42.3%), Irish (19.5%), German (9.9%), French (7.4%), Italian (4.2%), United States (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/17/1797

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 21.2 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Harrington

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrington town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 11.0%

19 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.2% Latin America).

This town:	2.2%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Harrington, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Harrington to the number of sex offenders is 907 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Harrington:	1.1% ($790)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (179.9 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (274.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (489.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Columbia, ME (3.8 miles ), Milbridge, ME (5.9 miles ), Cherryfield, ME (7.2 miles ), Columbia Falls, ME (8.5 miles ), Addison, ME (9.0 miles ), Steuben, ME (10.1 miles ), Centerville, ME (14.0 miles) , Deblois, ME (14.4 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $82,800
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $82,800
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $98,600
1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,300
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $197,400
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $197,400
2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $197,400
2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $63,700
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $139,000
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $139,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.60 N, Longitude: 67.83 W

5 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
Construction (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (5%)
Health care (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (21%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Average climate in Harrington, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospitals/medical centers near Harrington:

DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Harrington, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harrington:

BANGOR INTL (about 70 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 144 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 154 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harrington:

DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 14 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; ID: 43B)
MACHIAS VALLEY (about 26 miles; MACHIAS, ME; ID: MVM)
HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 39 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; ID: BHB)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harrington:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 63 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 138 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 160 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 182 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 198 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 198 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 239 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high school in Harrington:

NARRAGUAGUS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: RR 1 BOX 489; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Harrington:

HARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: RR 1 BOX 326H; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

Library in Harrington:

HARRINGTON - GALLISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,200; Location: ROUTE 1; 4,424 books; 29 video materials)

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Churches in Harrington include: Mill River Church (A), Church in the Wildwood (B), Union Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rock Maple Cemetery (1), Pleasant River Cemetery (2), Forest Hills Cemetery (3), Flat Bay Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Curtis Creek (A), Mill Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

QUANTABACOOK WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 358, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1998 and JAN-11-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1997 and JAN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-29-1998 to JAN-29-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and JAN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-29-1998 to JAN-29-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and JAN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-1998)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and JAN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-1998)

11 routine major monitoring violations

111 regular monitoring violations

MSAD 37 DANIEL W MERRIT SCHOOL (Population served: 163, 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), St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

MSAD 37 MILBRIDGE ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 162, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

49 regular monitoring violations

MSAD 37 HARRINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 143, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

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-04-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

SUNSET POINT CAMPGROUND (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-11-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-25-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

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

MSAD 37 CHERRYFIELD ELEM SCH (Population served: 184, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	19.2%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	6.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Harrington 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 below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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 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 Harrington:

WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
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)
WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harrington:

WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)

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