Springfield, Maine
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Population change since 2000: +7.9%
Males: 217 | (53.1%) |
Females: 192 | (46.9%) |
Median resident age: | 47.7 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04487.
Springfield: | $44,107 |
ME: | $64,767 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $22,013 (it was $12,082 in 2000)
Springfield town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $100,225 (it was $42,000 in 2000)
Springfield: | $100,225 |
ME: | $252,100 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $205,053; detached houses: $222,573; townhouses or other attached units: $184,684; in 2-unit structures: $277,358; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $752,709; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,139; mobile homes: $57,678; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $31,383
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Springfield, ME
- 39295.8%White alone
- 102.4%Two or more races
- 41.0%Hispanic
- 30.7%American Indian alone
Races in Springfield 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 Springfield, Maine as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Springfield is 205 to 1.
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Ancestries: United States (32.5%), English (12.7%), Irish (7.7%), German (4.2%), French Canadian (3.7%), French (3.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 02/12/1834
Elevation: 555 feet
Land area: 38.4 square miles.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.5% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Springfield town: | 1.4% ($575) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (158.2 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (257.6 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (426.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.40 N, Longitude: 68.17 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 18 buildings, average cost: $16,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $55,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $55,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $20,000
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $15,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,000
- 2014: 5 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $120,000
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $89,500
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $86,000
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $26,000
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $26,000
Here: | 9.6% |
Maine: | 3.0% |
- Paper (10.6%)
- Construction (9.9%)
- Truck transportation (9.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.5%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- U. S. Postal service (4.9%)
- Paper (16.3%)
- Construction (15.2%)
- Truck transportation (14.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.9%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Transportation equipment (5.4%)
- U. S. Postal service (5.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (24.0%)
- Educational services (20.0%)
- Health care (10.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (8.0%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.3%)
- Cashiers (5.6%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (8.7%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (6.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
- Other transportation occupations (5.4%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Cashiers (16.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (12.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (12.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.0%)
- Religious workers (4.0%)
Average climate in Springfield, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Springfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 83% 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 277.2 miles away from the city 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 174.6 miles away from Springfield 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 278.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 319.3 miles away from Springfield center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 214.1 miles away from Springfield center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.7 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 Penobscot County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Snows: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 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 Springfield:
- University of Maine (about 43 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 50 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 109 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 109 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 158 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 158 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 159 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Public school in Springfield:
- EDITH A LOMBARD SCHOOL (Location: 883 MAIN STREET, Grades: PK)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Springfield: Springfield Fairground (A), Springfield Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Springfield include: Springfield Congregational Church (A), Springfield Community Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Holt Pond (A), Bartlett Bog (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wrights Mill Stream (A), Crane Ridge Brook (B), Clark Brook (C), Bog Brook (D), Bearse Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Alvin Orlando Lombard - Inventor.
This town: | 2.4 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 63.7% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 8.2% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
This town: | 16.9% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 6.9% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Springfield:
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.6%
For population 25 years and over in Springfield:
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.5 minutes
Here: | 12.3 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Springfield, ME (based on Penobscot County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 16,581 | 15 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,715 | 59 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7,523 | 80 |
Other | 2,936 | 22 |
Orthodox | 300 | 1 |
None | 116,868 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Penobscot County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Penobscot County: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Penobscot County: | 9.0% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
This county: | 28.0% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Springfield:
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Springfield:
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHMX (105.7 FM; LINCOLN, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
TV broadcast stations around Springfield:
- W34CN (Channel 34; MEDWAY, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Springfield fatal accident list:
Sep 20, 2000 04:21 AM, Sr-6, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 2, 1996 08:25 AM, 6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 0.8mTotal length
- 1,927Total average daily traffic
- 96Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,891Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Springfield)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Jct Us Rts 6 & 170 (Lat: 45.397556 Lon: -68.134194), Call Sign: KRT95, Licensee ID: L00046646,
Assigned Frequencies: 158.760 MHz, Grant Date: 03/04/2014, Expiration Date: 05/23/2024, Registrant: County Of Penobscot
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- SPRINGFIELD, Tucker Ridge Road (Lat: 45.447694 Lon: -68.151694), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.8 m, Call Sign: WMQ792,
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, Grant Date: 12/29/2020, Expiration Date: 02/01/2031, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 800 17th Street, N.W., Suite #1100, Washington, DC 20006-3906, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email: - Webster Plt, Tucker Ridge Road (Lat: 45.447694 Lon: -68.151694), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQUH657,
Assigned Frequencies: 11225.0 MHz, 11305.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11305.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11305.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11305.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11305.0 MHz... (+8 more), Grant Date: 07/10/2014, Expiration Date: 07/10/2024, Cancellation Date: 05/18/2020, Certifier: Jessica B Lyons, Registrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S. Akard Street, Room 2100, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
6- Call Sign: KA1AAK, Licensee ID: L00842391, Grant Date: 02/11/2015, Expiration Date: 02/11/2025, Certifier: Stephen R Sawyer, Registrant: Stephen R Sawyer, 301 Park Street, Springfield, ME 04487-4516
- Call Sign: N1EDB, Licensee ID: L00381967, Grant Date: 02/25/2016, Expiration Date: 05/03/2026, Certifier: Frederick W Burrill, Registrant: Frederick W Burrill, Springfield, ME 04487-0046
- Call Sign: N5ERG, Licensee ID: L00244821, Grant Date: 03/23/2017, Expiration Date: 04/08/2027, Registrant: John W Bice, Springfield, ME 04487
- Call Sign: NN1J, Licensee ID: L00412306, Grant Date: 09/27/2007, Expiration Date: 06/24/2017, Cancellation Date: 06/25/2019, Certifier: Alphonse J Longo, Registrant: Alphonse J Longo, Springfield, ME 04487
- Call Sign: KI4VZA, Licensee ID: L01285646, Grant Date: 03/29/2017, Expiration Date: 05/21/2027, Certifier: Stephanie D Itchkawich, Registrant: Stephanie D Itchkawich, 32 Park Street, Springfield, ME 04487
- Call Sign: KC1FKS, Licensee ID: L02015253, Grant Date: 04/01/2016, Expiration Date: 04/01/2026, Certifier: Joshua Crooker, Registrant: Joshua Crooker, 289 Mud Pond Rd, Springfield, ME 04487
- 63.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 32.3%Wood
- 4.6%Electricity
- 65.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 35.0%Wood
Springfield compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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 significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.