Thomaston, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 2,788.

Males: 1,530	(54.9%)
Females: 1,258	(45.1%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04861.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,871 (it was $30,549 in 2000)

Thomaston:	$37,871
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,201 (it was $97,500 in 2000)

Thomaston:	$185,201
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $220,524; Detached houses: $219,000; Townhouses or other attached units: $175,534; In 2-unit structures: $230,609; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $326,212; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $1,028,492; Mobile homes: $46,667

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Races in Thomaston:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Black (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Thomaston: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.2%), Irish (16.0%), German (13.5%), French (5.5%), Swedish (4.7%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/20/1777

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.97 square miles.

Population density: 1417 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Thomaston

High school or higher: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thomaston CDP

Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 17.1%

39 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Thomaston, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thomaston to the number of sex offenders is 310 to 1.

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

Thomaston:	1.8% ($1,724)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (80.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (178.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (392.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Thomaston, ME (4.6 miles ), Rockland, ME (5.1 miles ), Warren, ME (6.1 miles ), Owls Head, ME (7.3 miles ), St. George, ME (7.8 miles ), Cushing, ME (8.4 miles ), Rockport, ME (9.1 miles ), Hope, ME (10.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $66,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,300
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $69,700
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,900
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,700
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,700
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $120,100
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $149,400
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,200
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $146,400
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 44.08 N, Longitude: 69.18 W

Area code: 207

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)

Crime in Thomaston by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	26.4	0.0	0.0	26.6
Assaults	2	0	1	1
per 100,000	52.9	0.0	26.4	26.6
Burglaries	9	11	13	11
per 100,000	237.9	289.1	343.6	292.6
Thefts	50	54	33	49
per 100,000	1321.7	1419.2	872.1	1303.5
Auto thefts	3	6	9	2
per 100,000	79.3	157.7	237.8	53.2
Arson	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.9	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	94.4	89.6	83.2	90.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.79
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Thomaston, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Thomaston:

PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BELFAST, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Thomaston, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thomaston:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 54 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
BANGOR INTL (about 56 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 84 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thomaston:

KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; ID: RKD)
ISLESBORO (about 25 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)
BELFAST MUNI (about 26 miles; BELFAST, ME; ID: BST)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thomaston:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 47 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 74 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 77 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 82 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 98 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 99 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 139 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high school in Thomaston:

GEORGES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 47 VALLEY STREET; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Thomaston:

LURA LIBBY SCHOOL (Location: 13 VALLEY STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 4th Grade)
THOMASTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Location: 65 WATTS LANE; Grades: 5th Grade - 8th Grade)

Library in Thomaston:

THOMASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,962; Location: 60 MAIN STREET; 28,430 books; 508 audio materials; 1,157 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Thomaston: Maine State Prison Library (A), Maine State Prison (B), Thomaston Public Library (C), Knox Building (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Thomaston include: Apostolic Christian Life Church (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church (C), Saint James Catholic Church (D), Federated Church in Thomaston (E), Thomaston Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), The Village Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Mill River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Thomaston include: Thomaston Athletic Field (1), Thomaston Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Thomaston that have no violations reported:

SALT WATER FARM CAMPGROUND (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	57.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	14.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thomaston, ME

People in group quarters in Thomaston

424 people in state prisons
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other group homes

Thomaston compared to Maine state average:

Thomaston, Maine environmental map by EPA

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Median household income 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Thomaston (2007 data):

The Camden National Bank: Thomaston Branch at 106 Main Street, branch established on 1979-11-10. Info updated 2006-10-26: Bank assets: $1,755.9 mil, Deposits: $1,191.4 mil, headquarters in Camden, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Camden National Corporation
Bank of America, National Association: Thomaston Branch at 189 Main Street, branch established on 1960-06-27. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
TD BankNorth, National Association: Thomaston Branch at 173 Main Street, branch established on 1981-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Thomaston mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (4%)

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Maine average:	6.39%

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

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

from Lincoln County, ME	0.62% ($24,021 average AGI)
from Waldo County, ME	0.59% ($33,261)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.46% ($39,704)

6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
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 Waldo County, ME	0.84% ($36,763 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, ME	0.73% ($29,500)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.49% ($37,052)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thomaston:

WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thomaston:

WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRFR-LP (93.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: PENOBSCOT SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Thomaston:

W64BY (Channel 64; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Thomaston, Maine:

Fatal accident count: 17
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 18
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 37
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

Maine average:

Fatal accident count: 49
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 70
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 55
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 120
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Thomaston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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