Otis, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 502. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 268	(53.4%)
Females: 234	(46.6%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,448 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Otis:	$44,448
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,435

Otis:	$26,435
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,803 (it was $92,400 in 2000)

Otis:	$171,803
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $214,295; Detached houses: $224,391; In 2-unit structures: $228,409; Mobile homes: $43,676

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Races in Otis:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Otis: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.4%), English (18.0%), German (10.7%), United States (9.8%), French (8.3%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/19/1835

Elevation: 294 feet

Land area: 24.9 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Otis

High school or higher: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 39.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Otis town

Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 9.9%

14 residents are foreign born (1.5% North America, 1.1% Asia).

This town:	2.6%
Maine:	2.9%

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

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

Otis:	1.0% ($969)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (114.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (210.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (382.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Mariaville, ME (1.9 miles ), Dedham, ME (2.5 miles ), Waltham, ME (2.5 miles ), Clifton, ME (2.8 miles ), Ellsworth, ME (3.0 miles ), Eddington, ME (3.0 miles ), Amherst, ME (3.1 miles ), Eastbrook, ME (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 44.70 N, Longitude: 68.46 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	14.6%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (29%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)

Average climate in Otis, Maine

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Otis-area historical earthquake activity is above Maine state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.3 miles away from Otis center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 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 43.3 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 43.4 miles away from Otis center
On 9/22/2006 at 10:39:21, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 28.0 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 65.6 miles away from Otis center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Otis:

MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Otis:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 23 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 71 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 82 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 115 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 123 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 131 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 164 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Otis:

BEECH HILL SCHOOL (Students: 107; Location: 105 OTIS ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable location: Perry Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Otis: Otis Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes: Floods Pond (A), Little Burnt Pond (B), Lower Springy Pond (C), Beech Hill Pond (D), Rocky Pond (E), Rile Pond (F), Buggy Pond (G), Lilly Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schoolhouse Brook (A), Harvey Brook (B), Mosquito Brook (C), Turtle Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Dunn Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Otis, ME

Otis compared to Maine 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.
Number of rooms per house below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (11%) Other fuel (3%)

Religion statistics for Otis

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	43.6%	13.6%	12.3%	7.8%	7.4%
Congregations	10.3%	19.6%	17.5%	8.2%	17.5%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Community Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.9%	1.8%	1.6%	7.8%
Congregations	4.1%	1.0%	3.1%	3.1%	15.5%

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.

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($440 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.20%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Penobscot County, ME	1.20% ($39,561 average AGI)
from Washington County, ME	0.34% ($32,097)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.26% ($39,291)

5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.09%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Penobscot County, ME	1.21% ($28,576 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.34% ($34,819)
to Waldo County, ME	0.22% ($31,891)

Strongest AM radio stations in Otis:

WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Otis:

WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMEB-FM (91.9 FM; ORONO, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Otis:

WMEB-TV (Channel 12; ORONO, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W66CL (Channel 66; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WBAN-LP (Channel 9; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WLBZ (Channel 2; BANGOR, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WVII-TV (Channel 7; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFVX-LP (Channel 22; BANGOR, ME; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING III, LLC)
WBGR-LP (Channel 33; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: MAINE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W39CC (Channel 39; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W42BZ (Channel 42; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W50BX (Channel 50; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W54CG (Channel 54; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)
WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Flood Pond, Call Sign: KCG593
Assigned Frequencies : 48.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 07/13/1998, Expiration Date: 08/04/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/05/2003
Registrant: Bangor Water District, 614 State Street, Bangor, ME 04402-1129, Phone: (207) 947-4516, Fax: (207) 947-5707, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WB1DEG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01434498
Grant Date: 09/30/2008, Expiration Date: 10/26/2018
Registrant: Gary G Wheaton, 445 Point Rd, Otis, ME 04605

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Otis)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 8

Incident types - Otis

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