Columbia Falls, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -6.5%
Males: 277 | (49.5%) |
Females: 283 | (50.5%) |
Median resident age: | 46.0 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04623.
Columbia Falls: | $58,742 |
ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,232 (it was $14,723 in 2000)
Columbia Falls town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,119 (it was $64,300 in 2000)
Columbia Falls: | $156,119 |
ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $208,896; detached houses: $229,377; townhouses or other attached units: $190,242; in 2-unit structures: $139,050; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $456,045; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,457; mobile homes: $94,515; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $45,679
Columbia Falls, ME residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia Falls, ME
- 54096.4%White alone
- 81.4%Hispanic
- 71.2%Two or more races
- 30.5%Asian alone
- 20.4%American Indian alone
Races in Columbia Falls detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Columbia Falls, ME City Guides:
Ancestries: English (34.7%), Irish (20.2%), United States (9.8%), French (8.2%), Scottish (6.2%), German (5.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 03/25/1863
Elevation: 75 feet
Land area: 24.5 square miles.
Population density: 23 people per square mile (very low).
18 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 1.0% North America, 0.8% Europe).
This town: | 3.0% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Columbia Falls town: | 1.2% ($760) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (144.1 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (234.2 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (408.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.66 N, Longitude: 67.72 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $259,200
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $40,000
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $191,800
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $37,800
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $54,700
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,000
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,000
Here: | 3.9% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
- Educational services (15.6%)
- Construction (14.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.1%)
- Health care (7.0%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Food (4.5%)
- Construction (26.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.7%)
- Educational services (10.2%)
- Public administration (5.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Food (4.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Educational services (21.6%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.6%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Construction laborers (4.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.3%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (11.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.2%)
- Construction laborers (7.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Cashiers (6.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.3%)
Average climate in Columbia Falls, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 50.1. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 50.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Earthquake activity:
Columbia Falls-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 163.4 miles away from Columbia Falls center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 294.6 miles away from Columbia Falls center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 295.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 208.9 miles away from Columbia Falls center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 331.3 miles away from Columbia Falls center
On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.5 miles away from Columbia Falls center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Snows: 5, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia Falls:
- University of Maine (about 50 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 54 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 105 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 120 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 143 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 145 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 149 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Columbia Falls: Central District (A), Ruggles House Museum (B), Columbia Falls Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Marst Heath (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tenney Brook (A), Sherb Brook (B), Little River (C), Marst Brook (D), Johnny B Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Irv Young - Major League Baseball pitcher.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia Falls and their reported violations in the past:
ELMERS COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:ALLEN WATER COMPANY (Address: 34 POINT STREET , Population served: 68, Groundwater):
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 16 regular monitoring violations
This town: | 2.2 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 61.1% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 10.1% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 19.0% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Columbia Falls:
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 9.4%
For population 25 years and over in Columbia Falls:
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes
Here: | 10.1 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Political contributions by individuals in Columbia Falls, ME
Religion statistics for Columbia Falls, ME (based on Washington County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 2,731 | 37 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,442 | 31 |
Catholic | 1,238 | 10 |
Other | 648 | 13 |
None | 26,797 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Washington County: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington County: | 9.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.4% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Washington County: | 28.3% |
State: | 25.0% |
Businesses in Columbia Falls, ME
- Curves: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia Falls:
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia Falls:
- WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WALZ-FM (95.3 FM; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: WILLIAM MCVICAR & ROGER HOLST, GEN. PARTNERSHIP)
- WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMED (89.7 FM; CALAIS, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Columbia Falls fatal accident list:
Apr 16, 2006 02:09 PM, Us-1, Lat: 44.646060, Lon: -67.664430, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 15, 1992 03:45 PM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 14, 1979 05:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 23ft / 6.9mTotal length
- 5,334Total average daily traffic
- 265Total average daily truck traffic
- 7,652Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbia Falls)
- 81.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.5%Wood
- 2.4%Electricity
- 1.4%Solar energy
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 86.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.0%Electricity
- 4.0%Wood
- 2.0%Utility gas
Columbia Falls compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly 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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