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Aroostook County

Population in July 2008: 136. Population change since 2000: -6.2%
 

Males: 70  (51.7%)
Females: 66  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip code: 04471


Estimated median household income in 2008: $24,893 (it was $19,750 in 2000)
Orient:  $24,893
Maine:  $46,581

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,553

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $114,555 (it was $75,000 in 2000)
Orient:  $114,555
Maine:  $180,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $143,366; Detached houses: $160,591; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,144; Mobile homes: $25,682

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Races in Orient:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Orient: 94.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (57.9%), Irish (32.4%), French (11.7%), German (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (8.3%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 445 feet

Land area: 35.8 square miles.

Population density: 3.8 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Orient

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orient town

  • Never married: 39.7%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

3 residents are foreign born (2.1% North America).

This town:  2.1%
Maine:  2.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Orient:  1.0% ($775)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)
Orient satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (190.6 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (290.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (458.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Weston, ME (2.3 miles ), Haynesville, ME (2.6 miles) , Amity, ME (2.8 miles) , Bancroft, ME (3.3 miles) , Danforth, ME (3.5 miles ), Hodgdon, ME (4.1 miles ), Linneus, ME (4.3 miles ), Houlton, ME (4.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 45.81 N, Longitude: 67.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in Oct. 2009:
Here:  9.3%
Maine:  7.6%

Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Social assistance (22%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Secondary school teachers (12%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
  • Other financial specialists (9%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Therapists (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)



Average climate in Orient, Maine

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Orient-area historical earthquake activity is below Maine state average. It is 89% 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 86.7 miles away from Orient center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:01:54, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2005 at 03:08:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from Orient center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:40:11, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:44:06, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from Orient center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Orient:
  • HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HOULTON, ME)
  • PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; LINCOLN, ME)
  • CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; CALAIS, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Orient, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orient:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 69 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 138 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 140 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 190 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 196 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 207 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 235 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

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Notable location: Sunset Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes: Longley Lake (A), North Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Winship Brook (A), Bear Brook (B), Jimmy Brook (C), Monument Brook (D). 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:  67.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.5%
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: 1.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  29.6%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  17.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orient, ME



Orient compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
  • Wood (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Orient

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.84%
Here60.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents70.7%8.7%5.8%5.6%1.6%
Congregations25.5%15.1%11.3%5.7%5.7%
NameUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents1.6%1.3%1.1%1.0%2.6%
Congregations9.4%2.8%3.8%5.7%15.1%
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.


3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.86%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($994 average AGI)
Aroostook County:  0.17%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Penobscot County, ME  0.52% ($28,453 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.24% ($31,516)
from York County, ME  0.14% ($25,514)


4.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.01%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($774 average AGI)
Aroostook County:  0.12%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Penobscot County, ME  0.74% ($26,056 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.43% ($34,982)
to York County, ME  0.14% ($26,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Orient:
  • WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
  • WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Orient:
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)



Orient fatal accident list:
Oct 17, 1981 10:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 138
Total average daily truck traffic: 11
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 207

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 0.4 Miles W Of Us Route 1; 2.35 Mi N Of Brackett Lake; 2.6 Miles Ssw Of, Structure height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN729
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • .64km W Of Us Route 1, 3.78km N Of Brackett Lake, 4.18km Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 53.3 m
    Registrant: Mrcc, Inc. Dba , 1 Cumberland Place, Suite 112, Bangor, ME 04401, Phone: (207) 945-9979

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: NO1B, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01263785
    Grant Date: 09/05/2007, Expiration Date: 09/18/2017
    Registrant: Walter M Zakupowsky, 45 Maxell Settlement Rd, Orient, ME 04471-0183


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4


Orient on our top lists:
    • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
    • #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
    • #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
    • #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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