Winslow, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 7,982.

Males: 3,793	(47.5%)
Females: 4,189	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04901.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,800 (it was $39,580 in 2000)

Winslow	$47,800
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $140,700 (it was $84,900 in 2000)

Winslow	$140,700
Maine:	$176,000

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Races in Winslow:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Winslow: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (26.2%), French Canadian (20.4%), English (20.4%), Irish (11.6%), United States (7.7%), Scottish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/26/1771

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 36.9 square miles.

Population density: 217 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Winslow

High school or higher: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winslow CDP

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 57.0%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 11.4%

190 residents are foreign born (2.0% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This place:	2.5%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Winslow, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Winslow to the number of sex offenders is 665 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Winslow:	1.6% ($1,395)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (75.9 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (184.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (389.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Waterville, ME (2.9 miles ), Fairfield, ME (3.2 miles ), Benton, ME (6.5 miles ), Oakland, ME (7.4 miles ), Vassalboro, ME (8.8 miles ), China, ME (9.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $93,700
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $100,800
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $119,800
2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $123,400
2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $113,600
2002: 34 buildings, average cost: $81,700
2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $110,800
2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $138,500
2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $127,100
2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $142,900
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $215,100

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Latitude: 44.54 N, Longitude: 69.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,333 (-17.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 826 (22.2%)

People in group quarters in Winslow

19 people in religious group quarters
18 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Paper (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Educational services (21%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

Crime in Winslow by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	4	4	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	50.9	50.1	25.1	37.7
Robberies	1	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	12.8	12.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	2	1	1	4	2
per 100,000	0.0	25.4	12.7	12.5	50.2	25.1
Burglaries	31	41	51	39	33	32
per 100,000	396.7	521.5	648.9	488.8	413.8	401.6
Thefts	93	148	119	139	143	101
per 100,000	1190.2	1882.5	1514.0	1742.3	1793.3	1267.6
Auto thefts	4	6	12	5	11	6
per 100,000	51.2	76.3	152.7	62.7	137.9	75.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	83.3	126.8	161.5	151.5	141.8	120.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Winslow, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Winslow:

INLAND HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Winslow, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winslow:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 51 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
BANGOR INTL (about 58 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 79 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winslow:

WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 5 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
AUGUSTA STATE (about 20 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)
CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 21 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winslow:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 38 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 75 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 76 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 94 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 134 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high schools in Winslow:

WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 20 DANIELSON STREET; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
WINSLOW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 6 DANIELSON STREET; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Winslow:

WINSLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 285 BENTON AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Winslow:

ST JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 153; Location: 36 1/2 GARAND ST; Grades: PK - 5)

Library in Winslow:

WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $115,300; Location: HALIFAX STREET; 34,429 books; 680 audio materials; 1,438 video materials; 70 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Camp Caribou (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Drummond Cemetery (1), Getchell Cemetery (2), Howard Cemetery (3), McClintock Cemetery (4), Wilson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pattee Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Sebasticook River Reservoir (C), Kennebec River Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pattee Pond Brook (A), Wilson Brook (B), Chaffee Brook (C), Outlet Stream (D), Bellows Stream (E), Sebasticook River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

MSU 52 VASSALBORO COMM SCHOOL (Population served: 645, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-16-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

49 regular monitoring violations

MSU 52 CHINA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Population served: 356, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-10-2003 and FEB-17-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-17-2006)

2 routine major monitoring violations

49 regular monitoring violations

MARSHALL HOTEL/REST/COTTS (Address: BENTON AVE, Population served: 346, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

22 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

MSU 52 CHINA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Population served: 332, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-1999)

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-12-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2006)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-04-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

LIBERTY SQUARE RESTAURANT (Population served: 220, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

MACCRILLIS/ROUSSEAU VFW POST (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-06-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-03-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-18-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-26-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

GIORDANOS CAMPING/RECREATION (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.1%
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 1999:

This place:	7.0%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Winslow compared to Maine state average:

Winslow, Maine environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Winslow (2007 data):

Bangor Savings Bank: Winslow Branch at 6 China Road, branch established on 1962-01-22. 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

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Winslow mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.14%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Somerset County, ME	0.77% ($26,873 average AGI)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.64% ($32,593)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.58% ($36,300)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.07%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Somerset County, ME	0.81% ($29,363 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.62% ($32,672)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.50% ($29,339)

Strongest AM radio stations in Winslow:

WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WEZW (1400 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Winslow:

WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WMHB (89.7 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THE MAYFLOWER HILL BROADCASTING. CORP.)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Winslow:

WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WGCI-LP (Channel 4; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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