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Penobscot County

Population in July 2007: 1,326. Population change since 2000: +4.4%
 

Males: 655  (49.4%)
Females: 671  (50.6%)
Median resident age:  35.9 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04969.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,517 (it was $32,768 in 2000)
Plymouth:  $39,517
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,523 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
Plymouth:  $111,523
Maine:  $176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,478; Detached houses: $141,240; Townhouses or other attached units: $142,449; In 2-unit structures: $155,299; Mobile homes: $45,505
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Races in Plymouth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Plymouth: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.7%), French (17.3%), United States (12.6%), Irish (12.5%), German (5.0%), Scottish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/21/1826

Elevation: 280 feet

Land area: 29.9 square miles.

Population density: 44 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Plymouth

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plymouth town

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Plymouth, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Plymouth to the number of sex offenders is 265 to 1.

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

Plymouth:  1.1% ($765)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (105.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (212.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (419.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Etna, ME (5.6 miles ), Newport, ME (6.3 miles ), Troy, ME (7.1 miles ), Detroit, ME (7.6 miles ), Dixmont, ME (8.1 miles ), Stetson, ME (9.6 miles ), Pittsfield, ME (11.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $51,800
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $24,300
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $14,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $42,900
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,600
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $29,300
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $85,600
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $85,800
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $80,000

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Latitude: 44.77 N, Longitude: 69.21 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.1%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Plymouth:
  • SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
  • WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BELFAST, ME)
  • REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plymouth:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 28 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 79 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 109 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plymouth:
  • RING HILL (about 11 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 11 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID: 2B7)
  • DEXTER REGIONAL (about 17 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID: 1B0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plymouth:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 44 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 50 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 64 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 106 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 124 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 164 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Notable location: Hows Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Plymouth: Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: North Ridge Cemetery (1), Sawyer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Round Pond (A), Plymouth Pond (B), Plymouth Bog (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Woodman Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

TOWN & COUNTRY TRAILER PARK (Population served: 98, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-29-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1996 and MAR-09-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 51 regular monitoring violations
PLYMOUTH WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-28-2001), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from JUN-26-2002 to JUN-29-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-08-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2002)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
PLYMOUTH VILLAGE STORE/CAFE (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-28-2005)
  • 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 (NOV-06-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • 7 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.2%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

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Plymouth compared to Maine state average:
  • 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)

5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.18%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME  0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME  0.34% ($27,144)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.07%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME  0.38% ($34,254)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plymouth:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plymouth:
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, 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.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
  • WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
  • WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plymouth:
  • WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
  • W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Plymouth, Maine:
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 10
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maine average:
  • Fatal accident count: 49
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 70
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
  • Fatalities: 55
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 120
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Plymouth fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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