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Population in July 2008: 828. Population change since 2000: -5.8%
 

Males: 390  (47.2%)
Females: 438  (52.8%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04666.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,649 (it was $23,365 in 2000)
Pembroke:  $28,649
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,065
Pembroke:  $16,065
Maine:  $24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,812 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
Pembroke:  $118,812
Maine:  $176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $132,499; Detached houses: $143,926; Mobile homes: $34,375

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Races in Pembroke:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Pembroke: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (34.1%), United States (15.4%), Irish (10.9%), French (9.9%), Scottish (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/04/1832

Elevation: 19 feet

Land area: 27.4 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Pembroke

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pembroke town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
Maine:  2.9%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pembroke, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pembroke to the number of sex offenders is 828 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Pembroke:  1.1% ($707)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (176.9 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (267.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (442.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Dennysville, ME (1.8 miles ), Perry, ME (2.1 miles ), Charlotte, ME (2.4 miles ), Eastport, ME (3.0 miles ), Robbinston, ME (3.0 miles ), Meddybemps, ME (3.3 miles) , Lubec, ME (3.3 miles ), Cooper, ME (3.6 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $55,600
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,300
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $56,100
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,700
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $350,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.95 N, Longitude: 67.18 W

Area code: 207

Pembroke household income distribution Pembroke home values distribution

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  16.5%
Maine:  8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (19%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)



Average climate in Pembroke, Maine

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Pembroke-area historical earthquake activity is below Maine state average. It is 86% 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 63.4 miles away from Pembroke center
On 9/25/2005 at 03:08:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 4.8 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 55.6 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 56.7 miles away from Pembroke center
On 9/22/2006 at 10:39:21, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:40:11, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from Pembroke center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Pembroke:
  • CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CALAIS, ME)
  • DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
  • MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 67 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Pembroke, ME

Local government website: www.pembroke.maine.org/index.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pembroke:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 72 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 136 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 147 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 178 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 187 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 192 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 225 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Pembroke:
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Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pennamaquan River (A), Willow Brook (B), Chandler Brook (C), Crow Brook (D), Meadow Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Pembroke: Reversing Falls Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

CROSSROADS MOTEL & RESTAURANT (Population served: 225, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.7%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pembroke, ME



Pembroke compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Maine:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Pembroke

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USACommunity Church of Christ
Adherents47.3%14.8%6.6%5.1%5.0%
Congregations16.0%20.0%12.0%5.3%5.3%
NameEpiscopal ChurchNational Association of Congregational Christian Churches The Wesleyan ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents5.0%3.2%2.6%1.7%8.7%
Congregations4.0%9.3%2.7%1.3%24.0%
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.


4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.13%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Penobscot County, ME  0.57% ($29,603 average AGI)
from Hancock County, ME  0.38% ($32,065)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.19% ($32,522)


5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($232 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.15%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Penobscot County, ME  0.91% ($26,873 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.60% ($32,097)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.32% ($34,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pembroke:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pembroke:
  • WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRQ (102.9 FM; DENNYSVILLE, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)
  • WQDY-FM (92.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: WQDY, INC.)
  • WSHD (91.7 FM; EASTPORT, ME; Owner: SHEAD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Pembroke:
  • WMED-TV (Channel 13; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W57AQ (Channel 57; CALAIS, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)

Pembroke, Maine:
  • Fatal accident count: 10
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
  • Fatalities: 11
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Maine average:
  • Fatal accident count: 51
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
  • Fatalities: 56
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Pembroke fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,385
Total average daily truck traffic: 262
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 4,842

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pembroke)

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