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Population (year 2000): 486

Males: 212	(43.6%)
Females: 274	(56.4%)

Waldo County

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04988.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,100 (it was $18,333 in 2000)

Unity	$19,100
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,900 (it was $93,500 in 2000)

Unity	$110,900
Maine:	$155,300

Unity, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Unity:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Unity: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.8%), United States (16.5%), French (16.3%), Irish (13.2%), German (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/22/1804

Elevation: 220 feet

Land area: 1.82 square miles.

Population density: 267 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Unity

High school or higher: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
Unemployed: 9.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Unity CDP

Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 35.4%
Separated: 5.9%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 15.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Unity, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Unity to the number of sex offenders is 162 to 1.

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

Unity:	0.9% ($822)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (92.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (199.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (406.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Burnham, ME (5.3 miles ), Troy, ME (6.9 miles ), Thorndike, ME (7.0 miles ), Freedom, ME (8.2 miles ), Detroit, ME (9.4 miles ), Albion, ME (9.9 miles ), Knox, ME (11.0 miles ), Clinton, ME (11.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $77,600
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $77,600
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $77,600
1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $77,600
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $77,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 44.62 N, Longitude: 69.34 W

Area code: 207

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (17%)
Construction (12%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

Average climate in Unity, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Unity:

SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
INLAND HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Unity, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Unity:

BANGOR INTL (about 39 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 66 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 96 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Unity:

PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 11 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID: 2B7)
RING HILL (about 22 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 24 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)

College/University in Unity:

UNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 498; Location: HC 78 BOX 1; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.unity.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Unity:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 38 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 55 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 56 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 92 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 111 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 151 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Unity:

UNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 84 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

Library in Unity:

UNITY - DOROTHY W QUIMBY LIBRARY (Operating income: $213,300; Location: QUAKER HILL ROAD; 55,539 books; 280 audio materials; 961 video materials; 388 serial subscriptions)

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

UNITY COLLEGE #300642 (Population served: 231, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-11-2006 and JUN-29-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-27-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2006)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2000)

2 routine major monitoring violations

UNITY COLLEGE #100642 (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-11-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-27-2006)

2 routine major monitoring violations

MSAD 03 WALKER MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Population served: 182, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-12-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-28-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2000)

MSAD 03 UNITY ELEMENTARY SCH (Population served: 160, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-11-2004 and NOV-30-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2005)

UNITY CENTER FOR ARTS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-02-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-02-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

VARIETY PLAZA (Population served: 115, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-21-2003 and FEB-11-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2004)

9 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

MSAD 03 MONROE ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 105, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-11-2004 and NOV-30-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2005)

MSAD 03 TROY CENTRAL SCHOOL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-1997), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-23-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

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

MSAD 03 MT VIEW SCHOOL (Population served: 1100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MSAD 03 MORSE MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Population served: 216, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.0 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	46.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	33.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This place:	12.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Unity compared to Maine state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Unity (2007 data):

Bangor Savings Bank: Clifford Commons Unity Branch at Bangor Road, branch established on 1996-07-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,002.0 mil, Deposits: $1,482.8 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Unity mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Waldo County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,612 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
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 Penobscot County, ME	1.45% ($34,254 average AGI)
from Knox County, ME	0.91% ($36,763)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.66% ($28,642)

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
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 Penobscot County, ME	1.30% ($34,091 average AGI)
to Knox County, ME	0.64% ($33,261)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.57% ($27,901)

Strongest AM radio stations in Unity:

WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Unity:

WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, 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.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Unity:

WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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