Sherman, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -9.5%
Males: 424 | (50.0%) |
Females: 424 | (50.0%) |
Median resident age: | 48.8 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04776.
Sherman: | $50,534 |
ME: | $64,767 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $29,181 (it was $14,524 in 2000)
Sherman town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $122,696 (it was $57,600 in 2000)
Sherman: | $122,696 |
ME: | $252,100 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $160,409; detached houses: $171,879; townhouses or other attached units: $162,553; in 2-unit structures: $130,397; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,312; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,231; mobile homes: $70,617; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,923
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sherman, ME
- 83097.9%White alone
- 101.2%American Indian alone
- 80.9%Two or more races
Races in Sherman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sherman, Maine as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sherman is 424 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
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Ancestries: Irish (34.0%), English (24.0%), French (20.2%), United States (8.3%), German (7.8%), Scottish (5.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 01/28/1862
Elevation: 522 feet
Land area: 40.3 square miles.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (very low).
12 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.3% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Sherman town: | 1.2% ($669) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (180.5 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (281.8 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (445.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.89 N, Longitude: 68.36 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Here: | 3.7% |
Maine: | 3.0% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.5%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Paper (6.8%)
- Construction (4.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (23.3%)
- Paper (11.0%)
- Truck transportation (8.1%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Wood products (5.7%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Health care (18.6%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Social assistance (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.3%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (11.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Cashiers (5.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (5.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.8%)
Average climate in Sherman, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Sherman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 277.1 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 278.7 miles away from Sherman center
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 194.9 miles away from Sherman center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 322.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:48, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 8.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 229.8 miles away from the city 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 Aroostook County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sherman:
- University of Maine (about 71 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 77 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 122 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 129 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 177 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 181 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 181 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Sherman Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Sherman: Calvary Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sherman Cemetery (1), Golden Ridge Cemetery (2), Sherman Mills Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Macwahoc Lake (A), Mud Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Molunkus Stream (A), Scudder Brook (B), Hicks Brook (C), Webster Brook (D), East Branch Molunkus Stream (E), Lufman Brook (F), Collison Brook (G), Caldwell Brook (H), Boot Swamp Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.3 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 68.0% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 9.1% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 13.5% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Sherman:
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 5.8%
For population 25 years and over in Sherman:
- High school or higher: 84.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.8 minutes
Here: | 8.7 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sherman, ME (based on Aroostook County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 22,200 | 27 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,845 | 40 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,411 | 51 |
Other | 957 | 7 |
Orthodox | 10 | 1 |
None | 38,447 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 9.17 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 11.7% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
This county: | 27.6% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Businesses in Sherman, ME
- Circle K: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Sherman:
- WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
- WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
- 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.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sherman:
- WSYY-FM (94.9 FM; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 79ft / 24.2mTotal length
- 24,031Total average daily traffic
- 1,200Total average daily truck traffic
- 34,005Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: KB1RGJ, Licensee ID: L01437971, Grant Date: 10/15/2008, Expiration Date: 10/15/2018, Cancellation Date: 10/16/2020, Certifier: Chad E Rudolph, Registrant: Chad E Rudolph, 1078 Silver Ridge Road, Sherman, ME 04776
- Call Sign: W1NOC, Previous Call Sign: KC1NOC, Licensee ID: L02363374, Grant Date: 04/02/2022, Expiration Date: 04/02/2032, Certifier: David C Kurz, Registrant: David C Kurz, 405 Golden Ridge Road, Sherman, ME 04776
- 70.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.8%Wood
- 1.8%Coal or coke
- 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 64.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.4%Electricity
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Sherman compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below 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 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.