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Franklin County

Population in July 2007: 2,324.

Males: 1,090	(46.9%)
Females: 1,234	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04294.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,208 (it was $31,161 in 2000)

Wilton:	$38,208
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,099

Wilton:	$23,099
Maine:	$24,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,767 (it was $62,800 in 2000)

Wilton:	$116,767
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $132,483; Detached houses: $146,203; Townhouses or other attached units: $88,443; In 2-unit structures: $61,300; Mobile homes: $26,918
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Races in Wilton:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Wilton: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (20.0%), Irish (11.0%), United States (8.9%), French (7.6%), Scottish (7.1%), German (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/22/1803

Elevation: 642 feet

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 569 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wilton

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
Unemployed: 11.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilton CDP

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 17.8%

39 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.7%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Wilton, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wilton to the number of sex offenders is 194 to 1.

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

Wilton:	1.8% ($1,146)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (64.1 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (162.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (318.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Jay, ME (2.3 miles ), Temple, ME (2.5 miles ), Farmington, ME (2.6 miles ), Chisholm, ME (2.7 miles ), Chesterville, ME (2.8 miles ), Livermore Falls, ME (2.9 miles ), Dixfield, ME (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $83,000
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $80,700
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $86,300
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $83,100
2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $118,800
2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $109,800
2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $133,700
2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $64,100
2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $95,500
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $136,400
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $158,500
2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $135,100
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $141,300

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Latitude: 44.59 N, Longitude: 70.23 W

Area code: 207

Most common industries for males (%):

Paper (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (6%)
Construction (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Leather and allied products (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.15
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Wilton, Maine

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Wilton-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Wilton place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 15.6 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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

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 35.9 miles away from Wilton 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 10.4 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 62.2 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 19.7 miles away from Wilton center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/2000 at 10:07:40, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from Wilton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wilton:

FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; RUMFORD, ME)
RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; RUMFORD, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Wilton, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilton:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 7 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 27 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 63 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 78 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 84 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle schools in Wilton:

ACADEMY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 585 DEPOT STREET; Grades: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade)
GERALD D CUSHING SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 585 DEPOT STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade)

Private elementary/middle schools in Wilton:

WSTRN MTN RENAISSANCE SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: PO BOX 775; Grades: 6 - 8)
WESTERN MAINE CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 26; Location: PO BOX 951 DEPOT ST DRYDEN; Grades: KG - 8)
CALVARY HILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: PO BOX 118; Grades: 3 - 11)

See full list of schools located in Wilton, School District: S A D 9 FARMINGTON

Library in Wilton:

WILTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,932; Location: 6 GOODSPEED STREET; 18,085 books; 307 audio materials; 407 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Wilton: Wilson Lake Country Club (A), Wilton Farm and Home Museum (B), Wilton Free Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wilton include: First Congregational Church (A), Wilton United Methodist Church (B), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (C), Tree of Life Worship Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coubers Brook (A), Wilson Stream (B), Bates Brook (C), Meadow Brook (D), Varnum Stream (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Wilton: Kineowatha Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Whispering Pines Motel (183 Lake Road).

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

WILTON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2375, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Public Education - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-11-2004 and SEP-15-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-2005)

WHISPERING PINES MOTEL (Address: 183 LAKE ROAD, Population served: 38, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% 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:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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Wilton compared to Maine state average:

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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.
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Banks with branches in Wilton (2009 data):

Keybank National Association: Wilton Branch at 300 Main Street, branch established on 1954-01-04. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
Franklin Savings Bank: Wilton Branch at 603 Main Street, branch established on 1977-01-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $308.5 mil, Deposits: $225.5 mil, headquarters in Farmington, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fsb Bancorp, Mhc

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wilton, Maine

Comfort Inn & Suites, 1026 US Toute 2 E, Wilton, ME 04294, Phone: (207) 645-5155, Fax: (207) 645-5166
Comfort Inn, 1026 Rt 2 E, Wilton, ME 04294, Phone: (207) 645-5155, Fax: (207) 645-5166

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wilton, Maine

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Wilton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Electricity (6%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Utility gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Wilton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	62.8%	9.2%	8.0%	4.3%	3.6%
Congregations	14.0%	18.6%	16.3%	4.7%	2.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	5.3%
Congregations	9.3%	4.7%	4.7%	4.7%	20.9%

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.

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,744 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($368 average AGI)
Franklin County: 0.11%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Androscoggin County, ME	0.85% ($25,489 average AGI)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.55% ($20,467)
from Oxford County, ME	0.48% ($28,769)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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 Androscoggin County, ME	0.99% ($27,916 average AGI)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.59% ($31,516)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.58% ($31,079)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wilton:

WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, 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.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilton:

WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WIGY (97.5 FM; MADISON, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WUMF-FM (100.5 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Wilton:

W21BI (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Wilton, Maine:

Fatal accident count: 18
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 33
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
Fatalities: 19
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 47
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Maine average:

Fatal accident count: 51
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 72
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 56
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 123
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Wilton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wilton)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8 (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 85510 , Serial Number: 7AC-4250, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 03/20/2006
Registrant (Individual): Charles C Laverdiere, 11 Lakeside Ave, Wilton, ME 04294

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 2

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