Chelsea, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 2,559. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,688 (+5.0% change)

Males: 1,363	(53.3%)
Females: 1,196	(46.7%)

Kennebec County

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,500 (it was $40,905 in 2000)

Chelsea	$49,500
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,800 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Chelsea	$118,800
Maine:	$155,300

Chelsea, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Chelsea:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: French (22.8%), Irish (15.6%), English (13.4%), French Canadian (9.1%), United States (8.9%), German (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1851

Elevation: 183 feet

Land area: 19.5 square miles.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chelsea

High school or higher: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chelsea town

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 57.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 15.2%

34 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Chelsea, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chelsea to the number of sex offenders is 296 to 1.

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

Chelsea:	1.3% ($1,129)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (57.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (165.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (371.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Randolph, ME (4.6 miles ), Farmingdale, ME (5.2 miles ), Augusta, ME (5.3 miles ), Pittston, ME (6.0 miles ), Hallowell, ME (6.4 miles ), Farmingdale, ME (6.7 miles ), Gardiner, ME (7.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,200
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,000
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,200
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $68,300
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $103,300
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $93,600
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $82,700
2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $98,400
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $118,900
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $75,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.28 N, Longitude: 69.70 W

94 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Public administration (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Average climate in Chelsea, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chelsea:

AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
INLAND HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Chelsea, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chelsea:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 32 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 61 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
BANGOR INTL (about 72 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chelsea:

AUGUSTA (about 5 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)
AUGUSTA STATE (about 7 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)
LAKESIDE MARINA (about 13 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME; ID: 03M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chelsea:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 40 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 76 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 90 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 116 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Chelsea:

CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 566 TOGUS ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Cemeteries: Chelsea Heights Cemetery (1), Togus National Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Tinkham Pond (A), Togus Pond (B), Lower Togus Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Northeast Cutting Services (102 River Road # 2) (1), Sails Aloft (102 River Road # 2) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

THAI STAR RESTAURANT (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-23-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-01-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-01-2002), St Boil Water Order (OCT-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-03-2002 and NOV-01-2002, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2002)

11 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	15.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Chelsea compared to Maine state average:

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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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 Chelsea:

WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEZW (1400 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, 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)
WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJTO (730 AM; 1 kW; BATH, ME; Owner: BLUE JEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chelsea:

WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Chelsea:

WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)

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