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Penobscot County

Population in July 2007: 2,229. Population change since 2000: +6.7%
 

Males: 1,106  (49.7%)
Females: 1,123  (50.3%)
Median resident age:  40.2 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Zip codes: 04428.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,500 (it was $40,250 in 2000)
Eddington  $48,500
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $131,200 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
Eddington  $131,200
Maine:  $176,000

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Races in Eddington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Eddington: 95.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (20.3%), French (15.2%), Irish (14.1%), United States (13.8%), Scottish (5.7%), German (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/22/1811

Elevation: 146 feet

Land area: 25.1 square miles.

Population density: 89 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Eddington

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eddington town

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

35 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Eddington, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Eddington to the number of sex offenders is 743 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:

Eddington:  1.1% ($915)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (138.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (241.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (453.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Holden, ME (5.0 miles ), Clifton, ME (5.5 miles ), Bradley, ME (6.6 miles ), Dedham, ME (7.2 miles ), Veazie, ME (7.6 miles ), Orono, ME (8.2 miles ), Brewer, ME (10.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $39,400
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $70,600
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $61,900
  • 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $139,700
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $104,100
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $107,100
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $103,300

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Latitude: 44.79 N, Longitude: 68.61 W


People in group quarters in Eddington
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.9%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (3%)



 

Crime in Eddington by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Burglaries 421
    per 100,000 193.196.046.7
Thefts 271
    per 100,000 96.6336.146.7
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 17.420.25.1

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Hospitals/medical centers near Eddington:
  • MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
  • BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 27 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Eddington, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eddington:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 15 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 111 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 137 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eddington:
  • BREWER (about 12 miles; BREWER, ME; ID: 0B2)
  • DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 12 miles; OLD TOWN, ME; ID: OLD)
  • LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 16 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eddington:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 15 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 89 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 106 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 139 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 153 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 157 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 198 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Eddington:
  • EDDINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 440 MAIN ROAD; Grades: Prekindergarten - 4th Grade)

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Church in Eddington: East Eddington Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Meadowbrook Cemetery (1), North Eddington Cemetery (2), Pine Tree Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Davis Pond (A), Cummings Bog (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kidder Brook (A), Meadow Brook (B), Mill Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

GREENWOOD ACRES (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-03-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-13-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-03-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
DEANS LANDING (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Eddington 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.18%
Maine average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME  0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME  0.34% ($27,144)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Maine average:  6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Penobscot County:  0.07%
Maine average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME  0.38% ($34,254)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eddington:
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WNZS (1340 AM; 1 kW; VEAZIE, ME; Owner: WATERFRONT COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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 Eddington:
  • WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
  • WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMEB-FM (91.9 FM; ORONO, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)
  • WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLKE (99.1 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W275AE (102.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eddington:
  • WMEB-TV (Channel 12; ORONO, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W66CL (Channel 66; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBAN-LP (Channel 9; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WVII-TV (Channel 7; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLBZ (Channel 2; BANGOR, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, 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)
  • WBGR-LP (Channel 33; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: MAINE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCKD-LP (Channel 30; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: J. MCLEOD, ME FAMILY B/CING., INC.)




Eddington fatal accident list for 2006:
Mar 17, 2006 03:04 AM, Sr-116, Lat: 45.144042, Lon: -68.625386, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Eddington fatal accident list for 1998:
Dec 3, 1998 12:40 AM, Sr-9, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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