Stoneham, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 255. Estimated population in July 2006: 278 (+9.0% change)

Males: 126	(49.4%)
Females: 129	(50.6%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:	45.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04231.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,300 (it was $38,611 in 2000)

Stoneham	$40,300
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,400 (it was $72,800 in 2000)

Stoneham	$86,400
Maine:	$155,300

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Races in Stoneham:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (41.6%), Irish (11.0%), French (6.7%), Italian (6.7%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/31/1834

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 35.7 square miles.

Population density: 7.7 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stoneham

High school or higher: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stoneham town

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 72.4%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 6.2%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.2%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Stoneham, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stoneham to the number of sex offenders is 276 to 1.

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

Stoneham:	1.1% ($800)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (56.1 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (134.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (314.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lovell, ME (5.6 miles ), Sweden, ME (8.2 miles ), Waterford, ME (9.8 miles ), Stow, ME (10.0 miles ), Bethel, ME (12.0 miles ), Greenwood, ME (13.1 miles ), Gilead, ME (13.6 miles) , Chatham, NH (14.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $25,800
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $278,300
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $162,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.25 N, Longitude: 70.84 W

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.0%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (35%)
Wood products (11%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (18%)
Social assistance (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (5%)
Leather and allied products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
Carpenters (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Special education teachers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)

Stoneham-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 41.5 miles away from the Stoneham town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/13/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the town center caused $10,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Stoneham:

BRIDGTON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BRIDGTON, ME)
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NORWAY, ME)
RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RUMFORD, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stoneham:

PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 68 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 82 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Stoneham:

BETHEL REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BETHEL, ME; ID: 0B1)
EASTERN SLOPES REGIONAL (about 20 miles; FRYEBURG, ME; ID: IZG)
NAPLES (about 26 miles; NAPLES, ME; ID: 76B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stoneham:

SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 54 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 57 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 59 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 72 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Church in Stoneham: Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lombard Pond (A), Number Eight Pond (B), Trout Pond (C), Weymouth Pond (D), Whitney Pond (E), Horseshoe Pond (F), Little Pond (G), Virginia Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willard Brook (A), Red Rock Brook (B), Beaver Brook (C), Bartlett Brook (D), Shirley Brook (E), Meadow Brook (F), Hannah Brook (G), Goodwin Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

AJS EVERYTHING (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-11-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2002), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-12-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-2001), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-07-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-12-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-30-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-07-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (APR-12-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-30-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2002)

18 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

EVERGREEN VALL TIMESHR OWNERS (Population served: 124, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-29-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-05-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

12 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	16.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Stoneham compared to Maine 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 significantly 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.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,744 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($368 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.11%
Maine average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Androscoggin County, ME	0.85% ($25,489 average AGI)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.55% ($20,467)
from Oxford County, ME	0.48% ($28,769)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Maine average:	6.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Androscoggin County, ME	0.99% ($27,916 average AGI)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.59% ($31,516)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.58% ($31,079)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stoneham:

WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stoneham:

WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Stoneham:

WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)

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