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Penobscot County

Population in July 2008: 304. Population change since 2000: +4.5%
 

Males: 164  (54.0%)
Females: 140  (46.0%)

Median resident age:  41.2 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,988 (it was $31,500 in 2000)
Lowell:  $37,988
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,694
Lowell:  $24,694
Maine:  $24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,259 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
Lowell:  $93,259
Maine:  $176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $130,179; Detached houses: $154,651; Mobile homes: $35,234
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Races in Lowell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Lowell: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (14.1%), Irish (13.4%), French (10.7%), United States (10.7%), French Canadian (5.8%), German (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/09/1837

Elevation: 182 feet

Land area: 38.2 square miles.

Population density: 8.0 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lowell

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowell town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

7 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.0% North America).

This town:  2.4%
Maine:  2.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Lowell:  1.3% ($771)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (139.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (238.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (406.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Enfield, ME (2.3 miles ), Passadumkeag, ME (2.6 miles ), Burlington, ME (2.7 miles ), Howland, ME (3.1 miles ), Edinburg, ME (3.2 miles) , Howland, ME (3.2 miles ), Lincoln, ME (3.3 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 45.21 N, Longitude: 68.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Lowell household income distribution Lowell home values distribution

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  7.9%
Maine:  8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (34%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (30%)
  • Food and beverage stores (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (17%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Therapists (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)



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Lowell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.1 miles away from Lowell center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 13.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:01:54, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Lowell center
On 10/25/2001 at 00:24:29, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 9.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:40:11, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from Lowell center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:
  • PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LINCOLN, ME)
  • MILLINOCKET REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MILLINOCKET, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 23 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Lowell, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 17 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 89 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 90 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 139 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 144 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 155 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 187 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Cemeteries: Lowell Cemetery (1), West End Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pickerel Pond (A), Trout Pond (B), Eskutassis Pond (C), Gristmill Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clark Brook (A), Davis Brook (B), Buck Brook (C), Fogg Brook (D), Eskutassis Stream (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.5%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  15.1%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lowell, ME



Lowell compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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 college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Religion statistics for Lowell

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal Church
Adherents57.6%9.9%5.0%4.6%2.5%
Congregations13.6%14.4%10.6%10.6%4.5%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.1%1.6%1.5%12.5%
Congregations0.8%4.5%2.3%3.8%34.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Lowell:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lowell:
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WHMX (105.7 FM; LINCOLN, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 47
Total average daily truck traffic: 2
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 71


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2209K , Serial Number: 4936, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 11/30/1955
    Registrant (Individual): Gerald A Jr Millett, 367 Old West Maine Rd, Lowell, ME 04493

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