Waldo, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 1,151. Population change since 2000: +57.0%

Males: 588	(51.2%)
Females: 563	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,636 (it was $29,063 in 2000)

Waldo:	$35,636
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,203

Waldo:	$18,203
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $155,069 (it was $83,400 in 2000)

Waldo:	$155,069
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $164,177; Detached houses: $180,002; Townhouses or other attached units: $293,371; Mobile homes: $40,966

Waldo, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Waldo:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Waldo: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.2%), United States (10.0%), Irish (9.8%), French (8.2%), German (7.8%), Scottish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/17/1845

Elevation: 261 feet

Land area: 19.4 square miles.

Population density: 59 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Waldo

High school or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 8.1%
Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waldo town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 15.9%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Waldo, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Waldo to the number of sex offenders is 384 to 1.

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

Waldo:	1.0% ($809)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (80.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (178.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (348.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Morrill, ME (2.1 miles ), Belfast, ME (2.2 miles ), Brooks, ME (2.3 miles ), Swanville, ME (2.4 miles ), Belmont, ME (2.5 miles ), Knox, ME (2.6 miles ), Searsmont, ME (2.8 miles ), Searsport, ME (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $86,000
2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $108,600
2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2004: 29 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $89,800
2008: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.46 N, Longitude: 69.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.8%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Wood products (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Average climate in Waldo, Maine

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Waldo-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 74% 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 47.6 miles away from Waldo 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 21.1 miles away from the city 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 66.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Waldo center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:01:54, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from the city 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 54.2 miles away from Waldo center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Waldo:

WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BELFAST, ME)
PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Waldo, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waldo:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 36 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 44 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 53 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 81 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 97 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 130 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high school in Waldo:

WALDO COUNTY TECH CTR-REGION 7 (Location: 1022 WATERVILLE ROAD; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

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Cemeteries: Shorey Cemetery (1), Harding Cemetery (2), Paul Cemetery (3), Hadley Cemetery (4), Piper Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: White Brook (A), Dead Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: North East Wilderness Adventure Guide Service (Tours & Charters; 240 Savage Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

WALDO COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER (Population served: 305, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-27-2002 and SEP-23-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2003)

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.4%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.8%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waldo, ME

Waldo compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Waldo County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Wood (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (2%) Electricity (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Waldo

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	24.5%	14.7%	14.2%	10.8%	5.6%
Congregations	5.3%	13.2%	15.8%	21.1%	2.6%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.7%	4.6%	4.5%	11.7%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	5.3%	5.3%	26.3%

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.

6.98% 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 Waldo:

WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waldo:

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.)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Waldo:

WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)

Waldo fatal accident list:
Jun 29, 2006 06:00 AM, Sr-131, Sr-137, Lat: 44.472931, Lon: -69.137525, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $112,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,510
Total average daily truck traffic: 97
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 2,265

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC2ENR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01002919
Grant Date: 01/27/2009, Expiration Date: 01/27/2019
Registrant: Earl Slack, 1400 Waterville Road, Waldo, ME 04915
Call Sign: N1CBJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00244823
Grant Date: 01/14/2004, Expiration Date: 04/12/2014, Certifier: Philip W Cunningham
Registrant: Philip W Cunningham, 1235 Waldo Station Rd, Waldo, ME 04915
Call Sign: N1ECC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00214474
Grant Date: 03/03/2000, Expiration Date: 05/29/2010
Registrant: Robert Fish, 717 Waldo Station Rd, Waldo, ME 04915
Call Sign: N1HFL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00357766
Grant Date: 05/16/2001, Expiration Date: 05/28/2011, Certifier: Margaret R Fish
Registrant: Margaret R Fish, 717 Waldo Station Rd, Waldo, ME 04915

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 4
Good Intent Call: 1

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