Denmark, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 1,004. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,122 (+11.8% change)

Males: 486	(48.4%)
Females: 518	(51.6%)

Oxford County

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04022.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,700 (it was $40,000 in 2000)

Denmark	$41,700
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $127,700 (it was $107,600 in 2000)

Denmark	$127,700
Maine:	$155,300

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Races in Denmark:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (22.7%), Irish (12.9%), German (12.8%), French (9.1%), Scottish (7.7%), United States (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/20/1807

Elevation: 550 feet

Land area: 45.0 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Denmark

High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Denmark town

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 14.0%

22 residents are foreign born (0.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Africa, 0.3% North America).

This town:	2.2%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Denmark:	1.1% ($1,201)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (41.6 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (116.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (303.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bridgton, ME (6.9 miles ), Hiram, ME (8.1 miles ), Brownfield, ME (8.4 miles ), Sebago, ME (9.7 miles ), Sweden, ME (10.7 miles ), Baldwin, ME (11.5 miles ), Harrison, ME (12.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,300
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,700
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2002: 32 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 30 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.98 N, Longitude: 70.79 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
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%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

Average climate in Denmark, Maine

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Denmark-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/10/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 38.0 miles away from the Denmark town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/18/1963, a category 2 tornado 38.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Denmark:

BRIDGTON HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BRIDGTON, ME)
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NORWAY, ME)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 26 miles; NORTH CONWAY, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Denmark, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Denmark:

PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 42 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 60 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 63 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Denmark:

EASTERN SLOPES REGIONAL (about 11 miles; FRYEBURG, ME; ID: IZG)
NAPLES (about 13 miles; NAPLES, ME; ID: 76B)
LIMINGTON-HARMON (about 18 miles; LIMINGTON, ME; ID: 63B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Denmark:

SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 22 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 40 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 41 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 65 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 73 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)

Public elementary/middle school in Denmark:

DENMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 637 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade)

Library in Denmark:

DENMARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $15,329; Location: ROUTE 117; 6,990 books; 145 audio materials; 109 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Camp Walden (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Denmark: Denmark Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Holt Cemetery (1), Schoolhouse Cemetery (2), Merrifield Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Roberts Cemetery (5), Harnden Cemetery (6), Goodwin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Long Pond (A), Beaver Pond (B), Boston Pond (C), Lily Pond (D), Perley Pond (E), Mud Pond (F), Granger Pond (G), Walden Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dragon Meadow Brook (A), Buck Meadow Brook (B), Black Brook (C), Beaver Brook (D), Moose Pond Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Pleasant MTN Guide Service (Tours & Charters; Denmark Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

CAMP WYONEGONIC (Population served: 275, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

PLEASANT MTN CAMPING AREA (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005)

4 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Denmark that have no violations reported:

GRANGER POND CMPG AREA (Population served: 113, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	11.1%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Denmark 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.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Oxford County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
Oxford County: 0.09%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Androscoggin County, ME	1.24% ($32,779 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	1.17% ($34,869)
from York County, ME	0.46% ($29,866)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($290 average AGI)
Oxford County: 0.05%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Cumberland County, ME	1.34% ($29,839 average AGI)
to Androscoggin County, ME	1.20% ($27,864)
to York County, ME	0.33% ($27,118)

Strongest AM radio stations in Denmark:

WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
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)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WJAE (1440 AM; 5 kW; WESTBROOK, ME; Owner: ALTANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Denmark:

WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVMJ (104.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WMTW-FM (106.7 FM; NORTH WINDHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WMWV (93.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Denmark:

WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPXT (Channel 51; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: HMW, INC.)
WPME (Channel 35; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
W03AM (Channel 3; HARRISON, ETC., ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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