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Cushing, ME map Population in July 2007: 1,253. Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 

Males: 663  (50.2%)
Females: 659  (49.8%)

Knox County

Median resident age:  40.6 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04563.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,400 (it was $40,598 in 2000)
Cushing  $42,400
Maine:  $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $137,300 (it was $115,700 in 2000)
Cushing  $137,300
Maine:  $155,300

Cushing, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Cushing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Cushing: 97.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (27.7%), German (13.4%), Irish (9.9%), United States (9.9%), French (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/30/1789

Elevation: 41 feet

Land area: 19.4 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Cushing

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cushing town

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Cushing, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cushing to the number of sex offenders is 1281 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Cushing:  1.0% ($1,141)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
Cushing satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (72.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (170.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (384.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: St. George, ME (4.8 miles ), Friendship, ME (4.9 miles ), Thomaston, ME (8.4 miles ), South Thomaston, ME (9.7 miles ), Warren, ME (9.9 miles ), Waldoboro, ME (10.4 miles ), .

Latitude: 43.99 N, Longitude: 69.27 W


11 people in other group homes

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.0%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Cushing topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Cushing:
  • MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
  • PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
  • ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Cushing, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cushing:
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 47 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 64 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 76 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cushing:
  • KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; ID: RKD)
  • WISCASSET (about 31 miles; WISCASSET, ME; ID: IWI)
  • ISLESBORO (about 34 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cushing:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 45 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 74 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 75 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 83 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 90 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 92 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 131 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Cushing:
Library in Cushing:
  • CUSHING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,100; Location: PO BOX 25; 5,500 books; 75 audio materials; 25 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

Cushing map

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Notable locations in Cushing: Saltwater Farm Campground (A), Wentworth Corners (B), Olson House (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Fresh Pond (A), Far Meadow (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

MSAD 50 CUSHING K-4 COMM. SCHOOL (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Cushing compared to Maine state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
Maine average:  6.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lincoln County, ME  0.62% ($24,021 average AGI)
from Waldo County, ME  0.59% ($33,261)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.46% ($39,704)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
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 Waldo County, ME  0.84% ($36,763 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, ME  0.73% ($29,500)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.49% ($37,052)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cushing:
  • WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cushing:
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
  • WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Cushing:
  • W64BY (Channel 64; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES, INC.)

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