Oakland, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 2,758

Males: 1,349	(48.9%)
Females: 1,409	(51.1%)

Kennebec County

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04963.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,600 (it was $32,700 in 2000)

Oakland	$39,600
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,400 (it was $80,400 in 2000)

Oakland	$112,400
Maine:	$155,300

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Races in Oakland:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (25.4%), English (22.5%), French (18.1%), French Canadian (16.6%), German (7.4%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/26/1873

Elevation: 238 feet

Land area: 5.39 square miles.

Population density: 511 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oakland

High school or higher: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland CDP

Never married: 24.8%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 12.8%

34 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Oakland, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oakland to the number of sex offenders is 251 to 1.

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

Oakland:	1.6% ($1,277)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (72.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (180.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (383.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Waterville, ME (4.6 miles ), Sidney, ME (6.8 miles ), Winslow, ME (7.4 miles ), Fairfield, ME (7.6 miles ), Smithfield, ME (8.6 miles ), Belgrade, ME (9.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $72,200
2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $113,500
2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $103,700
2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $129,500
2003: 31 buildings, average cost: $129,500
2004: 44 buildings, average cost: $163,600
2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $163,600
2006: 33 buildings, average cost: $163,600
2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $163,600

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Latitude: 44.55 N, Longitude: 69.71 W

Area code: 207

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Most common industries for males:

Health care (8%)
Construction (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.26
US city average:	3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:

INLAND HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 49 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
BANGOR INTL (about 65 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 75 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:

WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 4 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 15 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
AUGUSTA STATE (about 17 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 15 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 30 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 72 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 80 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 81 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 90 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 129 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high school in Oakland:

MESSALONSKEE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 131 MESSALONSKEE HIGH DRIVE; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Oakland:

WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 55 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade)
JOHN S TAPLEY SCHOOL (Location: 41 HEATH STREET; Grades: 4th Grade - 6th Grade)
MESSALONSKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 33 SCHOOL BUS DRIVE; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
RALPH M ATWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL (Location: 19 HEATH STREET; Grades: Prekindergarten - 2nd Grade)

Library in Oakland:

OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $55,292; Location: 18 CHURCH STREET; 20,296 books; 416 audio materials; 30 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Messalonskee Stream Reservoir (A), Messalonskee Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Pressey House- The (32 Belgrade Road).

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

MSAD 47 BELGRADE CENTRAL SCH (Population served: 334, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-15-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-28-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-2003)

PINE TREE CAMP (Population served: 166, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-11-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

ALDEN CAMPS (Population served: 107, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

WHEELERS HSKPG COTTS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-27-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-27-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-20-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-02-2002 and JUN-10-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2003)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-21-2002 and JUN-10-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2003)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Oakland that have no violations reported:

MSAD 47 JAMES H BEAN SCHOOL (Population served: 360, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SNOW POND RESIDENTIAL CARE CTR (Population served: 61, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ALDEN CAMPS (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.4%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.2%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Oakland compared to Maine state average:

Oakland, Maine environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Oakland (2007 data):

TD BankNorth, National Association: Oakland Branch at 27 Main Street, branch established on 1977-12-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.14%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Somerset County, ME	0.77% ($26,873 average AGI)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.64% ($32,593)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.58% ($36,300)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.07%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Somerset County, ME	0.81% ($29,363 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.62% ($32,672)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.50% ($29,339)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oakland:

WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEZW (1400 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakland:

WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMHB (89.7 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THE MAYFLOWER HILL BROADCASTING. CORP.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIGY (97.5 FM; MADISON, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Oakland:

WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)
WGCI-LP (Channel 4; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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