Dedham, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 1,422. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,494 (+5.1% change)

Males: 731	(51.4%)
Females: 691	(48.6%)

Hancock County

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,000 (it was $47,917 in 2000)

Dedham	$50,000
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $122,300 (it was $103,100 in 2000)

Dedham	$122,300
Maine:	$155,300

Dedham, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Dedham:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (23.3%), Irish (16.4%), French (10.4%), United States (8.2%), German (7.2%), Italian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/07/1827

Elevation: 136 feet

Land area: 39.2 square miles.

Population density: 38 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Dedham

High school or higher: 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dedham town

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 61.0%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 8.5%

18 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Dedham, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dedham to the number of sex offenders is 1490 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Dedham:	1.2% ($1,192)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (135.5 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (237.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (450.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Eddington, ME (7.2 miles ), Holden, ME (7.8 miles ), Otis, ME (8.5 miles ), Clifton, ME (9.1 miles ), Orland, ME (10.4 miles ), Ellsworth, ME (11.0 miles ), Bucksport, ME (12.9 miles ), Veazie, ME (13.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $91,700
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,700
1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,700
2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 26 buildings, average cost: $137,000
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $172,000
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $190,500
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $199,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.69 N, Longitude: 68.59 W

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Paper (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Average climate in Dedham, Maine

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dedham:

MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Dedham, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dedham:

BANGOR INTL (about 18 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 109 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 139 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dedham:

BREWER (about 14 miles; BREWER, ME; ID: 0B2)
BLUE HILL (about 18 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; ID: 07B)
DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 19 miles; OLD TOWN, ME; ID: OLD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dedham:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 22 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 88 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 107 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 137 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 151 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 154 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 195 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public elementary/middle school in Dedham:

DEDHAM SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 2065 MAIN ROAD; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Dedham: Camp Matomba (A), Lucerne Hills Golf Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Dedham: Our Lady of the Lake Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Eastern Cemetery (1), Central Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Hurd Pond (A), Second Pond (B), Saulter Pond (C), Burnt Pond (D), Little Hatcase Pond (E), Phillips Lake (F), Goose Pond (G), Mud Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mann Brook (A), Jellison Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Dedham 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 below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($440 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.20%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Penobscot County, ME	1.20% ($39,561 average AGI)
from Washington County, ME	0.34% ($32,097)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.26% ($39,291)

5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.09%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Penobscot County, ME	1.21% ($28,576 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.34% ($34,819)
to Waldo County, ME	0.22% ($31,891)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dedham:

WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
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.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dedham:

WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMEB-FM (91.9 FM; ORONO, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Dedham:

WMEB-TV (Channel 12; ORONO, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W66CL (Channel 66; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLBZ (Channel 2; BANGOR, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WBAN-LP (Channel 9; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WVII-TV (Channel 7; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBGR-LP (Channel 33; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: MAINE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFVX-LP (Channel 22; BANGOR, ME; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING III, LLC)
W39CC (Channel 39; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W42BZ (Channel 42; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W50BX (Channel 50; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W54CG (Channel 54; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)

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