Mars Hill-Blaine, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 1,449.

Males: 667	(46.1%)
Females: 782	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04758.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,346 (it was $23,933 in 2000)

Mars Hill-Blaine:	$29,346
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,507

Mars Hill-Blaine:	$18,507
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,992 (it was $48,400 in 2000)

Mars Hill-Blaine:	$89,992
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,984; Detached houses: $96,833; Townhouses or other attached units: $84,847; In 2-unit structures: $123,849; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,366; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $496,568; Mobile homes: $29,244; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Mars Hill-Blaine:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Mars Hill-Blaine: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.0%), Irish (13.7%), English (13.0%), French (12.5%), Scottish (3.4%), French Canadian (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 387 feet

Land area: 4.84 square miles.

Population density: 299 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Mars Hill-Blaine

High school or higher: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mars Hill-Blaine CDP

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 15.3%
Divorced: 8.0%

83 residents are foreign born (5.3% North America).

This place:	5.8%
Maine:	2.9%

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

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

Mars Hill-Blaine:	1.7% ($843)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (229.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (330.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (493.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Mars Hill, ME (1.3 miles ), Blaine, ME (1.4 miles ), Westfield, ME (2.2 miles ), Bridgewater, ME (2.4 miles ), Easton, ME (3.2 miles ), Presque Isle, ME (3.6 miles ), Monticello, ME (3.7 miles ), Chapman, ME (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 46.51 N, Longitude: 67.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Mars Hill-Blaine household income distribution

Mars Hill-Blaine home values distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Food (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (27%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Average climate in Mars Hill-Blaine, Maine

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Mars Hill-Blaine-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maine state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 14.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from Mars Hill-Blaine 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 85.2 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 85.4 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 85.4 miles away from Mars Hill-Blaine center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:44:06, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/25/2001 at 00:24:29, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Mars Hill-Blaine center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mars Hill-Blaine:

AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 16 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HOULTON, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mars Hill-Blaine:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 111 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 170 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 177 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 229 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 232 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 246 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 266 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Churches in Mars Hill-Blaine include: Blaine Free Baptist Church (A), Saint Josephs Church (B), Saint Anns Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Mars Hill Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boynton Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	17.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mars Hill-Blaine, ME

37 people in nursing homes

Mars Hill-Blaine compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%) Electricity (9%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Mars Hill-Blaine

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Adherents	59.4%	7.5%	7.1%	4.4%	3.7%
Congregations	12.5%	12.5%	9.4%	7.8%	9.4%

Name	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	United Church of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	7.8%
Congregations	6.3%	3.1%	6.3%	1.6%	31.3%

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.

7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
Maine average:	6.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

from Kennebec County, ME	2.09% ($29,363 average AGI)
from Penobscot County, ME	0.92% ($25,090)
from Franklin County, ME	0.30% ($36,655)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
Somerset County: 0.06%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Kennebec County, ME	2.00% ($26,873 average AGI)
to Penobscot County, ME	1.04% ($27,144)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.26% ($26,426)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mars Hill-Blaine:

WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mars Hill-Blaine:

WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W274AF (102.7 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WCXU (97.7 FM; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mars Hill-Blaine:

WAGM-TV (Channel 8; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: NEPSK, INC.)
WMEM-TV (Channel 10; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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