Jonesboro, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 607. Population change since 2000: +0.3%

Males: 302	(49.8%)
Females: 305	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04648.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,000 (it was $27,639 in 2000)

Jonesboro	$30,000
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $105,100 (it was $71,200 in 2000)

Jonesboro	$105,100
Maine:	$176,000

Jonesboro, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Jonesboro:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Jonesboro: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (30.8%), Irish (15.2%), German (10.1%), French (6.9%), Scottish (6.6%), Polish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/04/1809

Land area: 36.7 square miles.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Jonesboro

High school or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jonesboro town

Never married: 16.9%
Now married: 67.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 10.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Jonesboro, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jonesboro to the number of sex offenders is 304 to 1.

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

Jonesboro:	1.1% ($765)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (196.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (289.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (505.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Centerville, ME (5.0 miles) , Whitneyville, ME (6.3 miles ), Jonesport, ME (7.6 miles ), Marshfield, ME (8.5 miles ), Columbia Falls, ME (8.5 miles ), Roque Bluffs, ME (9.0 miles ), Machias, ME (9.8 miles ), .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $181,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.66 N, Longitude: 67.60 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.4%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Health care (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Mining (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Carpenters (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Average climate in Jonesboro, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jonesboro:

DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; CALAIS, ME)
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Jonesboro, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jonesboro:

BANGOR INTL (about 85 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 143 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 171 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jonesboro:

MACHIAS VALLEY (about 10 miles; MACHIAS, ME; ID: MVM)
CUTLER REGIONAL (about 24 miles; CUTLER, ME; ID: ME2)
DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 28 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; ID: 43B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jonesboro:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 76 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 155 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 176 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 199 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 215 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 215 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 255 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Jonesboro:

JONESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: RR 1 BOX 155A 56 SCHOOL RD; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Jonesboro: Jonesboro Station (A), Sunkhaze Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Brook (A), White Creek (B), Libby Creek (C), Beaver Brook (D), Arna Meadow Brook (E), Tide Mill Creek (F), Ebenezer Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Blueberry Patch Motel (USRoute 1 N Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

WHITEHOUSE RESTAURANT (Population served: 370, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

BARREN VIEW GOLF COURSE (Population served: 90, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)

9 routine major monitoring violations

SUNKHAZE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	16.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Jonesboro compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
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 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 Jonesboro:

WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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)
WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
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)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jonesboro:

WALZ-FM (95.3 FM; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: WILLIAM MCVICAR & ROGER HOLST, GEN. PARTNERSHIP)
WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Jonesboro fatal accident list for 1993:
Jun 3, 1993 06:45 AM, Hanscompit, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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