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Franklin County

Population in July 2008: 1,202. Population change since 2000: -4.5%
 

Males: 595  (49.6%)
Females: 607  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04983.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,481 (it was $30,568 in 2000)
Strong:  $37,481
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,465
Strong:  $18,465
Maine:  $24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,299 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Strong:  $120,299
Maine:  $176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $139,596; Detached houses: $153,564; In 2-unit structures: $197,955; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,160; Mobile homes: $29,727
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Races in Strong:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Strong: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (32.0%), United States (13.7%), Irish (11.8%), French (10.3%), German (6.9%), Scottish (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/31/1801

Elevation: 501 feet

Land area: 28.7 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Strong

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Strong town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Maine:  2.9%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Strong, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Strong to the number of sex offenders is 301 to 1.

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

Strong:  1.2% ($796)
Maine:  1.5% ($1,417)
Strong satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (79.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (177.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (331.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: New Vineyard, ME (1.9 miles ), Avon, ME (2.5 miles ), Industry, ME (2.7 miles ), Phillips, ME (3.0 miles ), Temple, ME (3.1 miles ), New Portland, ME (3.1 miles ), Farmington, ME (3.1 miles ), .

Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 70.20 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Toothpick Capital of the World

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  15.1%
Maine:  8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (18%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (29%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Leather and allied products (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



Average climate in Strong, Maine

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Strong-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 20.6 miles away from the Strong town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1971, a category 2 tornado 21.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Strong-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Maine state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 40.4 miles away from Strong center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from Strong center
On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 34.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/2000 at 10:07:40, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from Strong center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Strong:
  • FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
  • RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; RUMFORD, ME)
  • RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; RUMFORD, ME)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Strong:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 12 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 38 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 75 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 78 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 78 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 93 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
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Library in Strong:
  • STRONG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,538; Location: MAIN STREET; 9,305 books; 273 audio materials; 179 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Strong: Strong United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes: Taylor Hill Pond (A), Nash Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doctor Brook (A), Winter Brook (B), Bean Brook (C), McLeary Brook (D), Valley Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Maine Guide Service (Tours & Charters; 145 Church Hill) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

IRVING FOREST PRODUCTS (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1995 and JAN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-1997)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Strong that have no violations reported:
  • STRONG WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 875, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MT. ABRAM HIGH SCHOOL (Population served: 330, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  15.3%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Strong, ME


12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Strong 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 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 above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Maine:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Strong

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents62.8%9.2%8.0%4.3%3.6%
Congregations14.0%18.6%16.3%4.7%2.3%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the NazarenePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.6%1.5%1.4%5.3%
Congregations9.3%4.7%4.7%4.7%20.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Strong:
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Strong:
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIGY (97.5 FM; MADISON, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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 Strong:
  • W21BI (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Strong, Maine:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maine average:
  • Fatal accident count: 51
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
  • Fatalities: 56
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of Strong fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total costs: $106,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,697
Total average daily truck traffic: 519
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 9,785

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Strong Cell Site Burbank Hill Road, Atop Jackson Mountain, Structure height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN659
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, Burbank Hill Rd Atop Mount Jackson, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STRONG, Burbank Hill Rd Atop Mount Jackson, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WPOS398
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/09/2019
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Strong)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: FLAGG RANDOLPH D BOREDOM FIGHTER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1932F , Serial Number: RF-01, Airworthiness Date: 11/03/1993
    Registrant (Individual): Randolph D Flagg, Rr 1 Box 578, Strong, ME 04983
  • Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 24446 , Serial Number: 1783, Year manufactured: 1940
    Registrant (Individual): Glen A Thompson, 930 S Strong Rd, Strong, ME 04983
  • Aircraft: BELLANCA 7GCAA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 36267 , Serial Number: 269-73, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/10/1973
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Dennis C Blake, Po Box 136, Strong, ME 04983, Other Owners: Douglas S Freeman
  • Aircraft: BELLANCA 7ECA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 594DS , Serial Number: 984-73, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 10/12/1995
    Registrant (Individual): Dennis C Blake, Po Box 136, Strong, ME 04983


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 12
  • Hazardous Condition: 17

Incident types - Strong


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