Tremont, Maine
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Males: 748 | |
Females: 815 |
Median resident age: | |
Maine median age: |
Zip codes: 04653.
Tremont: | $53,625 |
ME: | $53,079 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $30,622 (it was $19,420 in 2000)
Tremont town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $255,241 (it was $126,600 in 2000)
Tremont: | $255,241 |
ME: | $184,700 |
Races in Tremont, ME (2010)
- 1,51296.7%White alone
- 171.1%Two or more races
- 151.0%Hispanic
- 90.6%Black alone
- 70.4%Asian alone
- 30.2%American Indian alone
Races in Tremont detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Latest news from Tremont, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: English (25.7%), Irish (14.2%), United States (8.5%), Scottish (8.4%), French (8.0%), German (7.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 06/03/1848
Elevation: 45 feet
Land area: 16.9 square miles.
Population density: 93 people per square mile (very low).

For population 25 years and over in Tremont:
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tremont town:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 12.7%
23 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.5% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Tremont town: | |
Maine: |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (103.0 miles
, pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (191.3 miles
, pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (366.2 miles
, pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities: Southwest Harbor, ME (1.7 miles ),
Mount Desert, ME
(2.4 miles
),
Cranberry Isles, ME (2.5 miles)
,
Swans Island, ME
(2.8 miles
),
Frenchboro, ME (3.0 miles)
,
Brooklin, ME (3.1 miles
),
Bar Harbor, ME
(3.5 miles
),
Trenton, ME (3.6 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $124,700
- 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $138,500
- 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $149,400
- 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $168,200
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $181,200
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $182,400
- 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $165,900
- 2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $210,000
- 2012: 7 buildings, average cost: $156,400
- 2013: 7 buildings, average cost: $176,900
- 2014: 10 buildings, average cost: $240,700
Latitude: 44.25 N, Longitude: 68.37 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Here: | 4.7% |
Maine: | 3.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (15%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Average climate in Tremont, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Tremont-area historical earthquake activity is near Maine state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 12.7 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, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 265.0 miles away from Tremont center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 169.4 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 297.4 miles away from the city center
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 59.1 miles away from Tremont center
On 9/22/2006 at 10:39:21, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 4.3 mi) earthquake occurred 11.2 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 Hancock County (16) is greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Snows: 5, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: John F. Bickford - Navy Medal of Honor recipient.
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipient born in Tremont: John F. Bickford.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tremont:
- Husson University (about 46 miles; Bangor, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine (about 48 miles; Orono, ME; FT enrollment: 8,931)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 72 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 93 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 102 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 104 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 110 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
Notable locations in Tremont: Bass Harbor Public Landing (A), Bass Harbor Marine (B), Bass Harbor Campground (C), Tremont Volunteer Fire Department - Seal Cove Station (D), Southwest Harbor / Tremont Volunteer Ambulance (E), Tremont Community Center (F), Auto Museum (G), Tremont Volunteer Fire Department Bass Harbor Station (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tremont include: Saint Andrews Church (A), Tremont Congregational Church (B), Olsen Memorial Church (C), Tremont Church (D), Backside Redemption Church (E), Cornerstone Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Murphy Hill Cemetery (1), Robbins Cemetery (2), Flye Cemetery (3), Norwood Cemetery (4), Pomroy Cemetery (5), Langley Cemetery (6), Hodgdon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Seal Cove Pond (A), Murphy Swamp (B), Mitchell Marsh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Steward Brook (A), Tinker Brook (B), Webster Brook (C), Marshall Brook (D), Duck Cove Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Cobble Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 68.1. This is about average.
City: | 68.1 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.148. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.148 |
U.S.: | 0.293 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.122. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.122 |
U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 36.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 36.6 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 5.98. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.98 |
U.S.: | 19.96 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 4.76. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 4.76 |
U.S.: | 9.35 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tremont, ME
This town: | |
Maine: |
Percentage of family households:
This town: | |
Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town: | |
Whole state: |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
This town: | 7.4% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
Here: | 10.5 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Tremont town (based on Hancock County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 4,691 | 58 |
Catholic | 2,523 | 9 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,288 | 23 |
Other | 820 | 11 |
None | 45,096 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Hancock County: | 6.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Hancock County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Hancock County: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 21.61 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.4% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Hancock County: | 25.4% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
5.45% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,886 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.45% |
Maine average: | 5.50% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($382 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.08% Maine average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Penobscot County, ME | |
from Washington County, ME | |
from Waldo County, ME |
5.07% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,082 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.07% |
Maine average: | 5.62% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.09% Maine average: 0.05%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Penobscot County, ME | |
to Cumberland County, ME | |
to Washington County, ME |
Strongest AM radio stations in Tremont:
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tremont:
- WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
- WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W217BK (91.3 FM; SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 4m13ftTotal length
- 3,691Total average daily traffic
- 295Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,279Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
- Wood (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Tremont compared to Maine state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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.
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