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Population (year 2000): 1,237
Males: 559  (45.2%)
Females: 678  (54.8%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:  46.2 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04538.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $31,201 in 2000)
Boothbay Harbor  $32,600
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $153,600 (it was $129,500 in 2000)
Boothbay Harbor  $153,600
Maine:  $155,300

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Races in Boothbay Harbor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Boothbay Harbor: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (23.8%), German (16.6%), French (13.3%), Irish (12.6%), Scottish (8.6%), United States (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/16/1889

Elevation: 75 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 1432 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Boothbay Harbor

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.4%
  • Unemployed: 12.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boothbay Harbor CDP

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

22 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Boothbay Harbor, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boothbay Harbor to the number of sex offenders is 412 to 1.

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

Boothbay Harbor:  1.0% ($1,317)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (46.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (146.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (358.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Boothbay, ME (1.6 miles ), Southport, ME (3.6 miles ), South Bristol, ME (5.1 miles ), Westport, ME (6.6 miles ), Edgecomb, ME (8.4 miles ), Georgetown, ME (8.7 miles ), Bristol, ME (10.2 miles ), Wiscasset, ME (11.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $123,300
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $113,400
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $145,200
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $163,800
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $187,500
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $196,400
  • 2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $286,300
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $290,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.85 N, Longitude: 69.62 W


22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
22 people in other group homes

Area code: 207

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.66
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Boothbay Harbor:
  • ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (6 ST ANDREWS LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Boothbay Harbor:
  • MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
  • AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 37 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
  • CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 41 miles; LEWISTON, ME)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boothbay Harbor:
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 22 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 50 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 86 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boothbay Harbor:
  • WISCASSET (about 9 miles; WISCASSET, ME; ID: IWI)
  • MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 21 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME; ID: 08B)
  • AUGUSTA (about 31 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boothbay Harbor:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 37 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 48 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 64 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 65 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 104 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 105 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
Public high school in Boothbay Harbor:
Public elementary/middle school in Boothbay Harbor:
Library in Boothbay Harbor:
  • BOOTHBAY HARBOR MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $170,400; Location: 4 OAK STREET; 21,800 books; 1,125 audio materials; 700 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Boothbay Harbor: Pier 1 (A), Pier 6 (B), Pier 7 (C), Fishermans Wharf (D), Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (E), Boothbay Harbor Municipal Building (F), Boothbay Regional Historical Society and Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Meadow Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Boothbay Harbor include: Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor (A), First United Methodist Church (B), First Church of Christ Scientist (C), Saint Columbas Episcopal Church (D), Boothbay Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Boothbay Harbor Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Alehaus Research Services (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 551 Hendricks Hill).

Hotels: Tugboat Inn & Restaurant - Tugboat Inn & Marina (Po Box 267), Chapman Troy (75 Townsend Avenue), Pines Motel (Sunset Road), Topside Inn (60 McKown Street), Harborage Inn (75 Townsend Avenue), Captain Fishs Motel & Marina (65 Atlantic Avenue), Windows On the Harbor Boothbay Harbor Inn (37 Atlantic Avenue), Browns Wharf Inn (Atlantic Avenue), Seagate Motel (138 Townsend Ave).

 

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

MSU 49 SOUTHPORT CENTRAL SCH (Population served: 57, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-14-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-05-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-14-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-05-2005)
  • 49 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  52.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.7%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Boothbay Harbor compared to Maine state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Boothbay Harbor (2007 data):
  • First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath: 41 Townsend Avenue Branch at 41 Townsend Avenue, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $102.8 mil, Deposits: $82.6 mil, headquarters in Bath, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Keybank National Association: Boothbay Meadow Branch at Rts. 27 And 96 / 149-A Townsend Avenue, branch established on 1972-08-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • The First, N.A.: Boothbay Harbor Branch at Church Square, branch established on 1979-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,072.4 mil, Deposits: $805.4 mil, headquarters in Damariscotta, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: First National Lincoln Corporation
  • Bath Savings Institution: Boothbay Harbor at 1 Todd Ave, branch established on 1999-06-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $440.0 mil, Deposits: $340.9 mil, headquarters in Bath, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices



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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 Boothbay Harbor:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • 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)
  • WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WJJB (900 AM; 1 kW; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boothbay Harbor:
  • WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJJB-FM (95.5 FM; TOPSHAM, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Boothbay Harbor:
  • WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
  • WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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