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Notable locations in Machias: Downeast Health Services (A), Merrill Library (B), Porter Memorial Library (C), Machias Town Hall (D), Machias Customs House (E), Washington County Jail (F), Washington County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Gays Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Machias include: Machias Valley Baptist Church (A), Centre Street Congregational Church (B), Saint Aidans Episcopal Church (C), Holy Name Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: O'Brien Cemetery (1), Court Street Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Machias include: Sylvan Park (1), Bad Little Falls Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Machias Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Machias Motor Inn (26 East Main Street), Margaretta Motel (RR 1 Box 48), Seagull Motel (4 East Main Street).
Court: Maine State - Courts- District Court- Machias (100 Court Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Machias and their reported violations in the past:
MSU 102 JONESBORO ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 105, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between FEB-15-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between AUG-15-2005 and FEB-14-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2006)
MACHIAS TRAILER PARK (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-10-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2004)
DENNYSVILLE HOUSING (Population served: 34, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between AUG-07-2005 and NOV-17-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-1996), St Compliance achieved (NOV-26-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-11-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2005)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
JACKSONVILLE METHODIST CAMPGROUND (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Machias that have no violations reported:
- MACHIAS WATER COMPANY (Population served: 1383, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: |  23.8% | | Whole state: |  10.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Machias, ME
People in group quarters in Machias
- 70 people in nursing homes
- 42 people in other group homes
- 38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Machias compared to Maine state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Machias (2009 data):
- Machias Savings Bank: at 4 Center Street, branch established on 1869-03-05. Info updated 2008-08-20: Bank assets: $947.6 mil, Deposits: $707.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Machias Bancorp, Mhc
- Bangor Savings Bank: Machias Branch at 1 Center Street, branch established on 1900-01-01. 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
- Bar Harbor Bank & Trust: Machias Branch at 20 Main Street, branch established on 1933-11-20. Info updated 2007-04-24: Bank assets: $971.4 mil, Deposits: $578.7 mil, headquarters in Bar Harbor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Bar Harbor Bankshares
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Machias, Maine
- Machias Motor Inn, 26 E Main St, Machias, ME 04654, Phone: (207) 255-4861
- Univ Of Maine At Machias, 9 Obrien Ave, Machias, ME 04654, Phone: (207) 255-3313, Fax: (207) 255-4864
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Machias, Maine
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Maine:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Machias
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 25.86%
| Here | | 25.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Community Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 47.3% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 16.0% | 20.0% | 12.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | The Wesleyan Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.0% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 8.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.0% | 9.3% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 24.0% |
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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.
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Machias:
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- 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)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- 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)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Machias:
- 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.)
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCRQ (102.9 FM; DENNYSVILLE, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)
Machias, Maine:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Maine average:
- Fatal accident count: 51
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
- Fatalities: 56
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Machias fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 3 Mi Bearing 25 Deg From Machias, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN923
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 11/21/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- 3 Miles Bearing 25 Degrees From Machias, Structure height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN831
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/21/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- PETER M CONNOLLY, 3 Mi Bearing 25 Deg From Machias, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Dan Longfellow, Pumpkin Ridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 25.9 m, Overall height: 25.9 m
Registrant: Bangor Hydro Electric, 33 State St, Bangor, ME 04402-0932, Phone: (207) 941-6665
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Machias, ME)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- MACHIASPORT, 3 Mi Bearing 25 Deg From Machias, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WMR222
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6635.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- STATION, University Of Maine Campus Torrey Hall, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WNEZ329
Assigned Frequencies : 22275.0 MHz, 21825.0 MHz, 21875.0 MHz, 22125.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/15/1999, Expiration Date: 10/11/2009
Registrant: University Of Maine System, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME 04330, Phone: (207) 621-3462, Email:
- Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPJF301
Assigned Frequencies : 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 05/22/2001, Expiration Date: 06/27/2011
Registrant: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 11921 Rockville Pike, 3rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 255-0553, Fax: (301) 230-2891
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Maine Rt. 192 & U.S. Rt 1a, Appr. 2.45 Mi Nw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KRS712
Assigned Frequencies : 35.5000 MHz, 158.700 MHz
Grant Date: 03/24/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2- Machias Valley Airport, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WRLB2286
Assigned Frequencies : 0.25151 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/2005, Expiration Date: 09/28/2014
Registrant: Land Use Consultants, Inc., 966 Riverside St, Portland, ME 04103-1046, Phone: (207) 878-3313, Fax: (207) 878-0201, Email:
- Cross Island, Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WXZ272
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/1999, Expiration Date: 02/09/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/16/2005
Registrant: Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, 75 Mechanic St, Rockland, ME 04841, Phone: (207) 594-5548, Fax: (207) 594-9425, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 42 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Machias)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3858M , Serial Number: 28-7816628, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Machias Auto Parts Inc, Rr 1 Box 32c, Machias, ME 04654 - Aircraft: AEROFAB INC LAKE 250 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Amphibian, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8549A , Serial Number: 111, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 02/21/1991
Registrant (Co-Owned): James E Sparaga, 75 Court St, Machias, ME 04654, Other Owners: Kathleen M Sparaga
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Machias on our top lists:
- #94 (04654) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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