Medford, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 224. Population change since 2000: -2.6%

Males: 124	(55.4%)
Females: 100	(44.6%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,252 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Medford:	$35,252
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,099 (it was $77,500 in 2000)

Medford:	$144,099
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,220; Detached houses: $188,853; Mobile homes: $32,500

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Races in Medford:

White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Medford: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.0%), United States (16.5%), Irish (14.3%), French (11.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Scottish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/31/1824

Elevation: 337 feet

Land area: 42.4 square miles.

Population density: 5.3 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Medford

High school or higher: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 18.6%
Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Medford town

Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 8.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Medford, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Medford to the number of sex offenders is 224 to 1.

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

Medford:	0.5% ($383)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (148.1 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (255.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (461.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Maxfield, ME (6.7 miles) , Lagrange, ME (8.4 miles ), Milo, ME (9.4 miles ), Howland, ME (11.8 miles ), Brownville, ME (13.7 miles ), Bradford, ME (13.7 miles ).

Latitude: 45.28 N, Longitude: 68.85 W

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Metal and metal products (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Social assistance (15%)
Leather and allied products (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Carpenters (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Woodworkers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (23%)
Financial managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other financial specialists (8%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Personal appearance workers (8%)

Average climate in Medford, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospitals/medical centers near Medford:

MILLINOCKET REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MILLINOCKET, ME)
ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 15 miles; BANGOR, ME)
BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Medford, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Medford:

BANGOR INTL (about 33 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 112 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 122 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Medford:

LINCOLN REGIONAL (about 23 miles; LINCOLN, ME; ID: LRG)
DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 26 miles; OLD TOWN, ME; ID: OLD)
LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 27 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Medford:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 25 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 92 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 99 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 148 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 158 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 167 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 206 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Notable location: Upper Ferry (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Schoodic Cemetery (1), Medford Cemetery (2), Upper Ferry Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Mud Pond (A), Hawthorne Meadow (B), Palmer Meadow (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cold Stream (A), Pleasant River (B), Roberts Rocky Brook (C), Alder Brook (D), Schoodic Stream (E), Scutaze Stream (F), Meadow Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	79.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.7%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.0%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medford, ME

Medford compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Wood (26%) Electricity (5%)

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
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 Penobscot County, ME	1.61% ($26,069 average AGI)
from Somerset County, ME	0.48% ($19,400)
from York County, ME	0.41% ($42,000)

6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,779 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.64%
Maine average:	6.44%

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

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

to Penobscot County, ME	2.28% ($26,622 average AGI)
to Somerset County, ME	0.45% ($34,500)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.38% ($26,208)

Strongest AM radio stations in Medford:

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)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Medford:

WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSYY-FM (94.9 FM; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHMX (105.7 FM; LINCOLN, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

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