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Population in July 2007: 1,420. Population change since 2000: +0.4%
 

Males: 720  (50.7%)
Females: 700  (49.3%)
Median resident age:  35.0 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,300 (it was $31,736 in 2000)
Greenbush  $38,300
Maine:  $45,888

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $108,100 (it was $71,200 in 2000)
Greenbush  $108,100
Maine:  $176,000

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Races in Greenbush:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Greenbush: 92.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (18.8%), English (14.5%), Irish (10.6%), United States (10.4%), French Canadian (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/28/1834

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 43.8 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Greenbush

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenbush town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Maine:  2.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Greenbush, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Greenbush to the number of sex offenders is 355 to 1.

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

Greenbush:  1.3% ($913)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (151.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (256.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (466.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Passadumkeag, ME (7.8 miles ), Milford, ME (8.2 miles ), Edinburg, ME (9.0 miles) , Milford, ME (9.6 miles ), Old Town, ME (10.9 miles ), Alton, ME (12.1 miles ), Lowell, ME (12.5 miles ), Howland, ME (12.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $34,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $56,200
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $66,700
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,200
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $61,500
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $66,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $89,400
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $89,400
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,400

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Latitude: 45.07 N, Longitude: 68.59 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.9%
Maine:  4.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Paper (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Greenbush:
  • MILLINOCKET REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MILLINOCKET, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 21 miles; BANGOR, ME)
  • BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greenbush:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 25 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 118 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 124 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greenbush:
  • DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 11 miles; OLD TOWN, ME; ID: OLD)
  • LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 19 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)
  • LINCOLN REGIONAL (about 20 miles; LINCOLN, ME; ID: LRG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenbush:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 6 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 98 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 111 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 152 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 164 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 170 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 211 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle school in Greenbush:

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Notable location: Scotts Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Greenbush include: Cardville Church (A), United Pentecostal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cardville Cemetery (1), Welles Cemetery (2), Dennis Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Olamon Stream (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitney Brook (A), Otter Brook (B), Poplar Brook (C), Parker Meadow Brook (D), Smart Brook (E), Stevens Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Olamon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.5%
Whole state:  10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Greenbush compared to Maine state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly 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 Greenbush:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greenbush:
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WBZN (107.3 FM; OLD TOWN, 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.)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WHMX (105.7 FM; LINCOLN, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMEB-FM (91.9 FM; ORONO, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Greenbush:
  • WMEB-TV (Channel 12; ORONO, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBGR-LP (Channel 33; BANGOR/DEDHAM, ME; Owner: MAINE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CL (Channel 66; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Greenbush fatal accident list for 2004:
Nov 30, 2004 11:52 AM, Us-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1995:
Jun 7, 1995 06:40 AM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1993:
Mar 10, 1993 03:10 AM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1991:
Aug 9, 1991 08:00 AM, 2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1989:
Dec 18, 1989 12:20 AM, 7340, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1985:
Jul 11, 1985 07:35 AM, 1993, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Greenbush fatal accident list for 1983:
Sep 23, 1983 09:15 AM, 73427343, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

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