Lewiston, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 35,234. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 16,778	(47.6%)
Females: 18,456	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04240, 04241, 04243.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,842 (it was $29,191 in 2000)

Lewiston:	$37,842
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,272 (it was $85,800 in 2000)

Lewiston:	$148,272
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $168,257; Detached houses: $174,998; Townhouses or other attached units: $192,784; In 2-unit structures: $152,345; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,595; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,626; Mobile homes: $32,201
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Races in Lewiston:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Black (1.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Lewiston: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (29.4%), French (18.3%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.9%), United States (5.7%), German (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/18/1795

Elevation: 121 feet

Land area: 34.1 square miles.

Population density: 1034 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lewiston

High school or higher: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lewiston city

Never married: 28.8%
Now married: 47.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 12.9%

1,338 residents are foreign born (2.3% North America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

This city:	3.7%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 122 registered sex offenders living in Lewiston, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lewiston to the number of sex offenders is 289 to 1.

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

Lewiston:	2.1% ($1,827)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (30.1 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (130.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (292.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Auburn, ME (1.6 miles ), Sabattus, ME (2.3 miles ), Greene, ME (2.7 miles ), Minot, ME (2.7 miles ), Lisbon, ME (2.8 miles ), Wales, ME (2.8 miles ), Durham, ME (3.1 miles ), Lisbon Falls, ME (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 24 buildings, average cost: $97,900
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $92,500
1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $92,200
1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $118,600
2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $119,500
2001: 45 buildings, average cost: $118,400
2002: 56 buildings, average cost: $129,100
2003: 89 buildings, average cost: $115,300
2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $126,100
2005: 106 buildings, average cost: $164,000
2006: 40 buildings, average cost: $203,000
2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $214,500

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Latitude: 44.10 N, Longitude: 70.19 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +6,788 (+19.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 9,194 (56.4%)

Area code: 207

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Population change in the 1990s: -4,133 (-10.4%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	5.0%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

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Crime in Lewiston by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	2.8	2.8	5.6	5.5	5.6	2.8	5.6
Rapes	20	23	28	36	19	22	21	23
per 100,000	54.3	63.9	77.3	100.1	52.4	61.3	58.2	64.3
Robberies	28	28	27	29	27	35	42	34
per 100,000	76.0	77.7	74.5	80.6	74.5	97.5	116.5	95.1
Assaults	8	23	23	12	33	32	27	38
per 100,000	21.7	63.9	63.5	33.4	91.1	89.2	74.9	106.3
Burglaries	368	332	337	235	263	241	213	260
per 100,000	999.3	921.7	930.0	653.5	725.7	671.5	590.8	727.3
Thefts	1,234	1,263	1,322	1,035	1,048	967	938	813
per 100,000	3351.0	3506.5	3648.2	2878.4	2891.9	2694.3	2601.8	2274.3
Auto thefts	61	85	51	60	51	42	40	44
per 100,000	165.6	236.0	140.7	166.9	140.7	117.0	111.0	123.1
Arson	20	6	9	12	3	6	8	9
per 100,000	54.3	16.7	24.8	33.4	8.3	16.7	22.2	25.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	287.8	316.4	324.7	296.3	271.3	271.4	256.4	264.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 94 (80 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.27
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lewiston, Maine

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Lewiston-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/8/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.3 miles away from the Lewiston city center caused $10,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 18.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Patrick Dempsey - (born 1966), actor.

Hospitals/medical centers in Lewiston:

CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (300 MAIN ST)
ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (CAMPUS AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lewiston:

MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
PARKVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NORWAY, ME)

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Airports and Heliports located in Lewiston:

Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 26,500, Itinerant Ops: 23,450, Local Ops: 24,180, Military Ops: 50)
Cmmc Air Ambulance Landing Site Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Lewiston, ME

Local government website: www.ci.lewiston.me.us

Colleges/Universities in Lewiston:

BATES COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,694; Location: 2 ANDREWS ROAD, 221 LANE HALL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bates.edu/)
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT enrollment: 66; Location: 68 Lowell Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cmmcson.org)
MR BERNARDS SCHOOL OF HAIR FASHION INC (FT enrollment: 56; Location: 711 LISBON ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.BERNARDSCHHHAIRFASHION.BAWEB.COM)
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN (FT enrollment: 14; Location: 300 MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cmmc.org)
HELPING HANDS (Location: 671 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mint.net/helpinghands)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lewiston:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 27 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 29 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 39 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 45 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public high schools in Lewiston:

LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 156 EAST AVENUE; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
LEWISTON REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CTR (Location: 156 EAST AVENUE; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Private high school in Lewiston:

SAINT DOMINIC REGIONAL HIGH SC (Students: 266; Location: 179 BLAKE ST; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lewiston:

FARWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 84-110 FARWELL STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)
LEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 75 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
PETTINGILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 409 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)
MONTELLO SCHOOL (Location: 407 EAST AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)
GOVERNOR JAMES B LONGLEY ELEM SCH (Location: 145 BIRCH STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)
THOMAS J MCMAHON ELEMENTARY SCH (Location: 151 NORTH TEMPLE STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)
MARTEL SCHOOL (Location: 880 LISBON STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle schools in Lewiston:

HOLY CROSS (Students: 494; Location: 17 BAIRD AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 393 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
RENAISSANCE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 96 CAMPUS AVENUE; Grades: 2 - 6)
DIRIGO PLACE (Students: 2; Location: 98 RUSSELL ST; Grades: 7 - 9)

See full list of schools located in Lewiston

Library in Lewiston:

LEWISTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $865,948; Location: 200 LISBON STREET; 107,880 books; 1,029 audio materials; 3,125 video materials; 314 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lewiston: Foss Road Business Park (A), South Lewiston Industrial Park (B), Apple Valley Golf Course (C), Lewiston Industrial Park (D), Androscoggin Mill (E), Turnpike Industrial Park (F), Bates Mill (G), Central Maine Youth Center (H), Central Maine Civic Center (I), Saint Marys Regional Medical Center Health Sciences Library (J), Coram Library (K), Stanton Museum (L), Carnegie Science Building (M), State Office Building (N), Lewiston Armory (O), Lewiston City Hall (P), Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce (Q), Gerrish True Health Science Library (R), Hathorn Hall (S), Lewiston Public Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Shaws Plaza Center Shopping Center (1), North Wood Park Shopping Center (2), The Market Place Shopping Center (3), Promenade Mall Shopping Center (4), Lewiston Mall Shopping Center (5), Westminister Station Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lewiston include: Holy Cross Catholic Church (A), Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Church (B), Amazing Grace Mission (C), American Rescue Workers (D), Calvary United Methodist Church (E), South Lewiston Baptist Church (F), Salvation Army (G), Lewiston Church of the Brethren (H), Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Herrick Cemetery (1), Mount Hope Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3), Davis Cemetery (4), Saint Peters Cemetery (5), Clough Cemetery (6), Broadview Memorial Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: No Name Pond (A), Andrews, Lake (B), Montello Heights Reservoir (C), Androscoggin River Reservoir (D), Garcelon Bog (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Salmon Brook (A), Jepson Brook (B), Stetson Brook (C), Hart Brook (D), Moody Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lewiston include: Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary (1), Lincoln Street Park (2), Lewiston-Auburn Railroad Park (3), Marcotte Park Playground-Ball Field (4), Elliot Little League Ball Fields (5), Maple Street Park (6), Pierce Street Playground (7), Franklin Pasture (8), Kennedy Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lewiston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Arcade Palace (Arcades & Amusements; 256 Lisbon) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Motel 6 (516 Pleasant Street) (1), Maine Motel And Cabins (1101 Main St) (2), Dudley's (490 Pleasant Street) (3), Super 8 Lewiston Auburn Area (1440 Lisbon Street) (4), Travel Inn Inc (1968 Lisbon Road) (5), Lewiston/Auburn Super 8 Motel (1440 Lisbon St) (6), Morning Star Inn (1905 Lisbon Road) (7), Super 8 Motel (1432 Lisbon Street) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Abused Women's Advocacy Project - Court Outreach (35 Canal Street) (1), Maine State Of-District Court (85 Park) (2), Maine State - Courts- District Court Lewiston- Civil Division (71 Lisbon Street) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

SENIORSPLUS (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-1999)

TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERV. (Population served: 78, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

APPLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE (Population served: 65, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

THE SETTLEMENT, INC (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-04-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	56.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	15.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lewiston, ME

People in group quarters in Lewiston

1493 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
693 people in nursing homes
163 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
38 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
33 people in homes for the mentally ill
19 people in religious group quarters
18 people in unknown juvenile institutions
14 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
13 people in other group homes
12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Lewiston compared to Maine state average:

Lewiston, Maine environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lewiston (2009 data):

Northeast Bank: Lewiston Branch, Lewiston Gateway Branch, at 500 Canal Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $616.3 mil, Deposits: $368.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Northeast Bancorp
Androscoggin Savings Bank: Sabattus Street Branch at 505 Sabattus Street, branch established on 1971-04-15; at 30 Lisbon Street, branch established on 1870-01-01. Info updated 2008-07-01: Bank assets: $641.1 mil, Deposits: $425.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Androscoggin Bancorp, Mhc
Bank of America, National Association: Sabattus Street Branch at 456 Sabattus Street, branch established on 1961-09-13; South Avenue Branch at 993 Lisbon Street, branch established on 1954-10-06. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
TD Bank, National Association: Lisbon Street Branch at 790 Lisbon Street, branch established on 1971-11-12; Lewiston Main Branch at 217 Main Street, branch established on 1875-01-01. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Mechanics' Savings Bank: 664 Main Sreet Branch at 664 Main Street, branch established on 2000-09-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $271.6 mil, Deposits: $201.5 mil, headquarters in Auburn, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
Keybank National Association: Lewiston Lisbon Street Branch at 12 East Avenue, branch established on 1955-06-27. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
The Camden National Bank: Canal And Chestnut Streets Branch at Canal And Chestnut Streets, branch established on 1992-05-21. Info updated 2008-02-27: Bank assets: $2,322.5 mil, Deposits: $1,497.4 mil, headquarters in Camden, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 38 total offices, Holding Company: Camden National Corporation
Bangor Savings Bank: Lewiston Branch at 198 Main Street, branch established on 2004-04-06. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $2,302.1 mil, Deposits: $1,520.7 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: Bangor Bancorp, Mhc

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Lewiston, Maine

Motel 6, 516 Pleasant St, Lewiston, ME 04240, Phone: (207) 782-6558
The Redwood Inn, 1968 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240, Phone: (207) 784-5476
Ware Street Inn B&B, 52 Ware St, Lewiston, ME 04240, Phone: (207) 783-8171
Ramada Inn Conference CTR, 490 Pleasant St, Lewiston, ME 04240, Phone: (207) 784-2331, Fax: (207) 784-2332

See all 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Lewiston, Maine

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lewiston mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Utility gas (12%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Lewiston

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	United Church of Christ
Adherents	75.6%	3.8%	3.3%	2.1%	1.7%
Congregations	16.0%	9.3%	8.0%	6.7%	8.0%

Name	Vineyard USA	Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of the Nazarene	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	8.6%
Congregations	2.7%	1.3%	8.0%	2.7%	37.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	27	$102,899	$45,733	0	$0
Other Government Administration	19	$79,182	$50,010	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	80	$325,505	$48,826	0	$0
Police - Other	14	$35,804	$30,689	9	$4,810
Firefighters	74	$288,731	$46,821	0	$0
Fire - Other	5	$14,217	$34,121	0	$0
Streets and Highways	48	$158,948	$39,737	1	$1,462
Airports	5	$12,778	$30,667	1	$1,262
Welfare	6	$13,274	$26,548	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	18	$54,641	$36,427	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$16,294	$48,882	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	13	$45,747	$42,228	17	$4,039
Housing and Community Development(Local)	5	$21,215	$50,916	0	$0
Water Supply	17	$69,332	$48,940	2	$3,401
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	679	$2,127,641	$37,602	38	$27,666
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	174	$381,530	$26,312	59	$21,792
Local Libraries	14	$44,277	$37,952	20	$9,868
Other and Unallocable	23	$83,434	$43,531	7	$7,698
Totals for Government	1225	$3,875,449	$37,964	154	$81,998

Lewiston government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,532,000
Charges - Sewerage: $4,663,000
All Other: $1,510,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $785,000

Parks and Recreation: $160,000

Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $25,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $2,063,000
Sewerage: $1,200,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $625,000
Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,197,000
General - Other: $7,483,000

Regular Highways: $6,380,000

Police Protection: $4,956,000

Local Fire Protection: $4,898,000

Sewerage: $3,434,000

Water Utilities: $2,191,000

Financial Administration: $1,828,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,500,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,440,000

Parks and Recreation: $1,181,000

Libraries: $997,000

Central Staff Services: $875,000

General Public Buildings: $705,000

Public Welfare - Other: $689,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $267,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $172,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $6,493,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,524,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,444,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $3,059,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,737,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,930,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,437,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,472,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,163,000
General Revenue, NEC: $824,000

Donations From Private Sources: $198,000

Fines and Forfeits: $176,000

Special Assessments: $145,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,603,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,800,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,275,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $13,976,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $627,000

Housing and Community Development: $515,000

Parks and Recreation: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,481,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,545,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,493,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,080,000
General Local Government Support: $3,651,000

All Other: $2,936,000

Highways: $608,000

Housing and Community Development: $388,000

Public Welfare: $304,000
Tax - Property: $44,422,000
Other License: $475,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $41,684,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $527,000

6.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($225 average AGI)
Androscoggin County: 0.12%
Maine average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cumberland County, ME	1.85% ($37,820 average AGI)
from Oxford County, ME	0.62% ($27,864)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.58% ($29,339)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Androscoggin County: 0.08%
Maine average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cumberland County, ME	1.30% ($36,730 average AGI)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.74% ($32,593)
to Oxford County, ME	0.64% ($32,779)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lewiston:

WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WCNM (1240 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJJB (900 AM; 1 kW; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WJAE (1440 AM; 5 kW; WESTBROOK, ME; Owner: ALTANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lewiston:

WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRBC (91.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: PRES. & TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE)
WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMTW-FM (106.7 FM; NORTH WINDHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WJJB-FM (95.5 FM; TOPSHAM, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WPOR (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WMSJ (89.3 FM; FREEPORT, ME; Owner: DOWNEAST CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS)
WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lewiston:

WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WPXT (Channel 51; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: HMW, INC.)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WPME (Channel 35; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
W32CA (Channel 32; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
W29CA (Channel 29; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Lewiston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 46
Total length: 261 meters (856ft)
Total costs: $7,048,000
Total average daily traffic: 312,920
Total average daily truck traffic: 21,287

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 29
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 5
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 4
2000-2009: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Lewiston, ME

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Apple Sass Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 51.2 m, Call Sign: KNKA601
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 01/08/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

Tim McDougall, Grove St. (Me010045), Type: Tower, Structure height: 81.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
Julie L Kupperman, 10 Hackett Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.3 m
Julie L Kupperman, 67 & 69 Commercial Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.3 m
Peter M Connolly, 388 Grove St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight L.L.P., 2099 Pennsylvania Ave N.W. Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Mark L Gartley, 65 Central Ave, Type: Bant, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 21.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Lewiston, ME)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 92 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lewiston)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 21 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Lewiston)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 9 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	51	$147,745	216	$125,806	463	$111,555	152	$47,197	34	$146,471	96	$125,365	22	$64,818
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$154,000	26	$106,808	70	$126,714	16	$59,438	1	$112,000	6	$77,500	3	$26,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED	10	$137,700	64	$100,531	313	$132,061	99	$46,556	3	$641,667	44	$115,091	15	$36,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$109,000	18	$115,056	131	$117,092	19	$50,895	1	$120,000	13	$112,462	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$86,000	5	$178,000	45	$148,044	5	$106,400	0	$0	5	$170,200	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 9 tracts in Lewiston, ME

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 9 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	94	$148,298	56	$166,804	14	$143,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	13	$147,769	16	$183,375	5	$176,800
APPLICATIONS DENIED	5	$132,800	1	$118,000	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$179,000	3	$189,333	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 226
Hazardous Condition: 295
Service Call: 8
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Lewiston

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Lewiston, ME

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