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Population in July 2007: 4,969. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 2,370  (47.7%)
Females: 2,599  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  40.5 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,500 (it was $33,625 in 2000)
Paris  $36,500
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $124,800 (it was $84,500 in 2000)
Paris  $124,800
Maine:  $176,000

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Races in Paris:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Paris: 89.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.8%), United States (11.1%), French (10.6%), Irish (10.2%), German (6.2%), Scottish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/20/1793

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 40.8 square miles.

Population density: 122 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Paris

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paris town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

44 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
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:

Paris:  1.1% ($951)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
Paris satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (42.6 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (138.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (329.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Paris, ME (1.1 miles ), Norway, ME (2.8 miles ), Oxford, ME (6.9 miles ), West Paris, ME (7.3 miles ), Oxford, ME (7.5 miles ), Hebron, ME (8.7 miles ), Sumner, ME (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $63,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $61,100
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $61,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.24 N, Longitude: 70.51 W


People in group quarters in Paris
  • 161 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.1%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)



 

Crime in Paris by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 011322
    per 100,000 0.020.520.259.939.940.0
Robberies 101030
    per 100,000 20.70.020.20.059.90.0
Assaults 1553911
    per 100,000 310.1102.760.6179.720.020.0
Burglaries 19201671019
    per 100,000 392.8410.9323.4139.8199.6380.2
Thefts 556365776786
    per 100,000 1137.11294.41313.91537.81337.31720.7
Auto thefts 543442
    per 100,000 103.482.260.679.979.840.0
Arson 401100
    per 100,000 82.70.020.220.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 149.5124.1114.4161.6127.7134.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.41
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Paris, Maine

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Paris-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Paris town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 24.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Paris topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Paris:
  • STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NORWAY, ME)
  • BRIDGTON HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BRIDGTON, ME)
  • RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; RUMFORD, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Paris, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paris:
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 44 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 47 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 84 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paris:
  • OXFORD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 7 miles; OXFORD, ME; ID: 81B)
  • NAPLES (about 20 miles; NAPLES, ME; ID: 76B)
  • SWANS FLD (about 20 miles; DIXFIELD, ME; ID: 3S2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paris:
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 39 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 41 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 50 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 52 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
Public high school in Paris:
Public elementary/middle schools in Paris:
Library in Paris:
  • PARIS - HAMLIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,770; Location: PARIS HILL; 6,318 books; 47 audio materials; 144 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Paris: Paris Hills Country Club (A), Paris Public Library (B), Paris Cape Historical Society (C), Hamlin Memorial Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Paris include: First Congregational Church (A), South Paris Unitarian Universalist Church (B), South Paris Baptist Church (C), Paris Hill Bible Church (D), Deering Memorial United Methodist Church (E), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Partridge Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (4), Hillside Cemetery (5), Pine Grove Cemetery (6), Whittemore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Paine Pond (A), Little Androscoggin River Reservoir (B), Hall Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cole Brook (A), Stony Brook (B), Moody Brook (C), Twitchell Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Paris include: McLaughlin Garden\ (1), Paris Hills Historic District (2), Courthouse Square (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: South Paris Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Four Seasons Function Center (187 Main) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.6%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.2%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Paris 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Oxford County Maine:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.14%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
Oxford County:  0.09%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Androscoggin County, ME  1.24% ($32,779 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME  1.17% ($34,869)
from York County, ME  0.46% ($29,866)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.09%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($290 average AGI)
Oxford County:  0.05%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  1.34% ($29,839 average AGI)
to Androscoggin County, ME  1.20% ($27,864)
to York County, ME  0.33% ($27,118)


Strongest AM radio stations in Paris:
  • WKTQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH PARIS, ME; Owner: PENNESSEEWASSEE BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WJAE (1440 AM; 5 kW; WESTBROOK, ME; Owner: ALTANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WCNM (1240 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Paris:
  • WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMTW-FM (106.7 FM; NORTH WINDHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPOR (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Paris:
  • WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
  • WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPXT (Channel 51; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: HMW, INC.)
  • WPME (Channel 35; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
  • W32CA (Channel 32; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



See more detailed statistics of Paris fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here


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