Pownal, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -1.1%
Males: 710 | (48.2%) |
Females: 764 | (51.8%) |
Median resident age: | 44.6 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04069.
Pownal: | $109,975 |
ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $61,374 (it was $26,691 in 2000)
Pownal town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $496,480 (it was $145,700 in 2000)
Pownal: | $496,480 |
ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $514,200; detached houses: $533,395; townhouses or other attached units: $572,947; in 2-unit structures: $538,406; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $462,507; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $450,834; mobile homes: $93,551
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pownal, ME
- 1,43497.3%White alone
- 161.1%Two or more races
- 110.7%Hispanic
- 60.4%Asian alone
- 40.3%Other race alone
- 10.07%Black alone
- 10.07%American Indian alone
- 10.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Pownal detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Pownal, ME City Guides:
Ancestries: English (30.0%), Irish (15.8%), French (11.9%), United States (9.7%), German (9.3%), Italian (6.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 03/03/1808
Land area: 22.9 square miles.
Population density: 64 people per square mile (very low).
31 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.8% North America).
This town: | 2.1% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Pownal town: | 1.2% ($1,700) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (17.7 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (119.3 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (283.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.91 N, Longitude: 70.18 W
Area code: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 6 buildings, average cost: $286,600
- 2021: 11 buildings, average cost: $262,500
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $265,300
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $262,400
- 2018: 9 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2016: 10 buildings, average cost: $261,800
- 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2013: 9 buildings, average cost: $173,900
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $203,800
- 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $84,100
Here: | 2.1% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Health care (9.7%)
- Construction (9.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.1%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.6%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Construction (18.1%)
- Transportation equipment (6.8%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (3.9%)
- Health care (14.7%)
- Educational services (13.7%)
- Social assistance (7.6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.1%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Child care workers (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Carpenters (3.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Carpenters (6.4%)
- Top executives (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.1%)
- Child care workers (5.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Registered nurses (4.1%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3.8%)
Average climate in Pownal, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 70.7. This is about average.
City: | 70.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2021 was 0.192. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.192 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 5.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.47 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2020 was 0.222. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.222 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 27.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 27.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 6.01. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.01 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Pownal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.3 miles away from Pownal center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 179.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 179.9 miles away from Pownal center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from Pownal center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 207.4 miles away from the city 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 51.1 miles away from Pownal center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cumberland County (33) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 19, Storms: 13, Snows: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Heavy Rains: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Winds: 3, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Pownal:
Other hospitals and medical centers near Pownal:
- FREEPORT NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; FREEPORT, ME)
- BRENTWOOD REHAB AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; YARMOUTH, ME)
- LAMP NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LISBON, ME)
- MID COAST SENIOR HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BRUNSWICK, ME)
- HORIZONS LIVING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BRUNSWICK, ME)
- COMMUNITY HEALTH AND NURSING SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; BRUNSWICK, ME)
- DIONNE COMMONS (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BRUNSWICK, ME)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pownal:
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 17 miles; Standish, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,010)
- University of Southern Maine (about 18 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 19 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of New England (about 34 miles; Biddeford, ME; FT enrollment: 4,539)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 36 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 53 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (about 66 miles; Durham, NH; FT enrollment: 15,243)
Public elementary/middle school in Pownal:
- POWNAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 587 ELMWOOD ROAD, Grades: PK-5)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Pownal: Blueberry Pond Observatory (A), Blueberry Pond Campground (B), Pownal Fire and Rescue Center Station (C), Pownal Fire and Rescue North Station (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Merrill Cemetery (1), Maplewood Cemetery (2), Lake Cemetery (3), Elmwood Cemetery (4), Old Friends Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thoits Branch (A), Collins Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Pownal: Bradbury Mountain State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pownal and their reported violations in the past:
BLUEBERRY POND CG (Population served: 123, Groundwater):Past health violations:POWNAL CENTER WATER ASSOC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2005), St Boil Water Order (SEP-02-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-02-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from SEP-22-2005 to SEP-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2008)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
This town: | 2.5 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 71.5% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Pownal:
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 68.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 7.1%
For population 25 years and over in Pownal:
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Here: | 11.4 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pownal, ME (based on Cumberland County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 38,243 | 19 |
Mainline Protestant | 22,030 | 96 |
Evangelical Protestant | 12,007 | 85 |
Other | 7,187 | 44 |
Orthodox | 500 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 285 | 2 |
None | 201,422 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Cumberland County: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 12.01 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Cumberland County: | 7.1% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Cumberland County: | 19.5% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pownal:
- WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- 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.)
- WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WJJB (900 AM; 1 kW; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WJAE (1440 AM; 5 kW; WESTBROOK, ME; Owner: ALTANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WJTO (730 AM; 1 kW; BATH, ME; Owner: BLUE JEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCNM (1240 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pownal:
- WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMTW-FM (106.7 FM; NORTH WINDHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WJJB-FM (95.5 FM; TOPSHAM, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPOR (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WMSJ (89.3 FM; FREEPORT, ME; Owner: DOWNEAST CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMGX (93.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WYNZ (100.9 FM; WESTBROOK, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WYFP (91.9 FM; HARPSWELL, ME; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WCYY (94.3 FM; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Pownal:
- WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
- WPXT (Channel 51; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: HMW, INC.)
- WPME (Channel 35; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W32CA (Channel 32; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
- WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
- WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W58CM (Channel 58; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W57AP (Channel 57; FALMOUTH, ME; Owner: SHERWOOD H. CRAIG)
- WLLB-LP (Channel 15; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W29CA (Channel 29; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES)
- Pownal, Maine
- Fatal accident count13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents17
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:7
- Fatalities13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents23
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
- Maine average
- Fatal accident count1958
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents2717
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons672
- Fatalities2171
- Persons involved in fatal accidents4662
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents99
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.9mTotal length
- 906,763Total average daily traffic
- 45,338Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Mark L Gartley, 153 Hallowell Road (Lat: 43.877056 Lon: -70.196500), Type: 32.0, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Mark L Gartley, 153 Hallowell Road (Lat: 43.877056 Lon: -70.196500), Type: 32.0, Overall height: 30.4 m, Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, Renee.Mazur@uscellular.Com, , Chica-go, Phone: (773) 399-8900
- Mark L Gartley, 153 Hallowell Road (Lat: 43.877056 Lon: -70.196500), Type: 47.2, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Erik Brooks, 153 Hallowell Road (Lat: 43.877056 Lon: -70.196500), Type: 47.2, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 862-5989
- Cayla Gamble, 153 Hallowell Road (Lat: 43.877056 Lon: -70.196500), Type: 47.2, Structure height: 23005 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Gwerner@wbklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 383-3420
- Cayla Gamble, 167 Hallowell Rd (Lat: 43.877083 Lon: -70.196528), Type: 47.2, Structure height: 23005 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Gwerner@wbklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 383-3420
- Cayla Gamble, 167 Hallowell Rd (Lat: 43.877083 Lon: -70.196528), Type: 47.2, Structure height: 23005 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Gwerner@wbklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 383-3420
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pownal)FAA Registered Aircraft:
1- Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3921A, N3921A, N-3921A, Serial Number: 9391, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 01/25/1990
Registrant (Individual): Frederick C Weir, 73 Fickett Rd, Pownal, ME 04069
- 79.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.2%Wood
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Electricity
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 66.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.7%Wood
Pownal compared to Maine state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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