Westport, Maine

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Population in July 2008: 812. Population change since 2000: +9.0%

Males: 402	(49.5%)
Females: 410	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	44.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,832 (it was $39,010 in 2000)

Westport:	$47,832
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,054

Westport:	$28,054
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $257,333 (it was $138,400 in 2000)

Westport:	$257,333
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $376,643; Detached houses: $408,081; Townhouses or other attached units: $388,285; Mobile homes: $58,790; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

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Races in Westport:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Westport: 104.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (32.2%), Irish (15.0%), German (10.9%), United States (9.0%), Scottish (7.9%), French (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/05/1828

Elevation: 98 feet

Land area: 8.74 square miles.

Population density: 93 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Westport

High school or higher: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westport town

Never married: 12.7%
Now married: 68.5%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 11.3%

23 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.2% North America, 0.5% Europe).

This town:	3.1%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Westport, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Westport to the number of sex offenders is 812 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Westport:	1.0% ($1,324)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (33.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (130.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (300.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Woolwich, ME (2.2 miles ), Edgecomb, ME (2.2 miles ), Boothbay, ME (2.3 miles ), Boothbay Harbor, ME (2.3 miles ), Arrowsic, ME (2.3 miles ), Boothbay Harbor, ME (2.4 miles ), Wiscasset, ME (2.5 miles ), Bath, ME (2.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $94,300
1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $94,200
1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $94,200
1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $94,200
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $94,200
2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $94,200
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $99,700
2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $99,900
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $99,900
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $99,900
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $99,900

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Latitude: 43.92 N, Longitude: 69.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	5.7%
Maine:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (20%)
Construction (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Engineers (10%)
Carpenters (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Westport, Maine

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Westport-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/8/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Westport town center caused $10,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 36.4 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Westport-area historical earthquake activity is near Maine state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Westport center
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) earthquake occurred 82.5 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 40.0 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 84.4 miles away from Westport 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 36.0 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 58.4 miles away from Westport center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Westport:

ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME)
MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LEWISTON, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Westport, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westport:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 31 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 34 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 49 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 56 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 92 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)

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Church in Westport: Westport Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Knight Cemetery (1), Greenleaf Cemetery (2), Webber Cemetery (3), Tarbox Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Heal Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Squam Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Westport: Porter Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

SQUIRE TARBOX INN (Population served: 112, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-2003), St Public Notif received (2 times from OCT-28-2003 to APR-26-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-03-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-13-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.0%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.7%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westport, ME

4 people in nursing homes

Westport compared to Maine 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Westport

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	35.3%	14.3%	14.2%	12.3%	10.0%
Congregations	7.1%	19.0%	19.0%	9.5%	16.7%

Name	Conservative Baptist Association of America	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Church of the Nazarene	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.3%	2.1%	1.8%	5.0%
Congregations	4.8%	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	14.3%

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.

6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,699 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.84%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 0.10%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Kennebec County, ME	1.00% ($28,364 average AGI)
from Knox County, ME	0.80% ($29,500)
from Sagadahoc County, ME	0.66% ($33,585)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
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 Kennebec County, ME	0.93% ($30,258 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.91% ($31,815)
to Sagadahoc County, ME	0.70% ($34,360)

Strongest AM radio stations in Westport:

WJTO (730 AM; 1 kW; BATH, ME; Owner: BLUE JEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WJJB (900 AM; 1 kW; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, 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.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westport:

WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJJB-FM (95.5 FM; TOPSHAM, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
WYFP (91.9 FM; HARPSWELL, ME; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMTW-FM (106.7 FM; NORTH WINDHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WPOR (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Westport:

WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WPXT (Channel 51; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: HMW, INC.)
WPME (Channel 35; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

349 Main Road, Call Sign: WQCX431
Assigned Frequencies : 158.325 MHz
Grant Date: 06/16/2005, Expiration Date: 06/16/2015, Certifier: Dennis Cromwell
Registrant: Yankee Communications, 56 Albion Road, Benton, ME 04901, Phone: (207) 453-2000

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Jewetts Cove, Type: Building, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WHU985
Assigned Frequencies : 156.975 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
Grant Date: 08/16/1994, Expiration Date: 08/16/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Westport, Town Of, Rfd 2 Box 721, Westport, ME 04578

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB1HBC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00381962
Grant Date: 07/24/2001, Expiration Date: 07/24/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/29/2003, Certifier: Walter B Mc Carty
Registrant: Walter B Mc Carty, 914 Main Rd, Westport, ME 04578

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - Westport

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