Houlton, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 5,270

Males: 2,452	(46.5%)
Females: 2,818	(53.5%)

Aroostook County

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04730.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $25,162 in 2000)

Houlton	$28,100
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,600 (it was $58,800 in 2000)

Houlton	$71,600
Maine:	$155,300

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Races in Houlton:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
American Indian (3.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (18.1%), United States (16.1%), Irish (15.3%), French (8.8%), German (3.9%), Scottish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/08/1831

Elevation: 366 feet

Land area: 7.67 square miles.

Population density: 687 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Houlton

High school or higher: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Houlton CDP

Never married: 23.0%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 10.8%

200 residents are foreign born (3.0% North America, 0.6% Europe).

This place:	3.8%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Houlton, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Houlton to the number of sex offenders is 329 to 1.

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

Houlton:	1.7% ($988)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (238.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (344.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (552.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Hodgdon, ME (4.9 miles ), Littleton, ME (7.4 miles ), Linneus, ME (8.6 miles ), Ludlow, ME (9.2 miles ), New Limerick, ME (9.6 miles ), Hammond, ME (11.3 miles) , Monticello, ME (13.2 miles ), Amity, ME (13.3 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $70,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $78,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $38,300
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $177,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,500
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $119,300
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $153,800
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $163,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 46.12 N, Longitude: 67.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,772 (+33.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,467 (74.4%)

People in group quarters in Houlton

197 people in nursing homes
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
28 people in homes for the mentally ill
20 people in other group homes
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 207

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Construction (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Crime in Houlton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.7	0.0
Rapes	8	6	4	6	2	5
per 100,000	122.4	91.3	62.3	93.5	31.4	79.2
Robberies	0	0	1	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	15.6	31.2	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	1	0	1	3	1
per 100,000	15.3	15.2	0.0	15.6	47.1	15.8
Burglaries	77	52	60	59	24	46
per 100,000	1178.1	790.9	934.3	919.4	376.8	728.2
Thefts	225	192	158	176	112	166
per 100,000	3442.5	2920.2	2460.3	2742.7	1758.2	2627.8
Auto thefts	6	17	9	7	8	6
per 100,000	91.8	258.6	140.1	109.1	125.6	95.0
Arson	1	2	1	0	0	2
per 100,000	15.3	30.4	15.6	0.0	0.0	31.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	328.5	268.9	229.5	270.1	172.7	230.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.28
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Houlton, Maine

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Birthplace of: Samantha Smith - (1972-1985), social activist, actress.

Hospital/medical center in Houlton:

HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (20 HARTFORD ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Houlton:

AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 43 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 69 miles; LINCOLN, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Houlton, ME

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Houlton:

NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 41 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
BANGOR INTL (about 114 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
BRUNSWICK NAS (about 212 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Houlton:

HOULTON INTL (about 4 miles; HOULTON, ME; ID: HUL)
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: 83B)
SHIN POND (about 50 miles; PATTEN, ME; ID: 85B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Houlton:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 95 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 183 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 188 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 239 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 249 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 257 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 297 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high schools in Houlton:

HOULTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 7 BIRD STREET; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
REGION TWO SCH OF APPLIED TECH (Location: 5 BIRD ST PO BOX 307; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
HOULTON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 7 BIRD STREET; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Private high school in Houlton:

GREATER HOULTON CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 145; Location: 27 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Houlton:

HOULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 60 SOUTH STREET; Grades: Prekindergarten - 3rd Grade)
HOULTON SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL (Location: 65 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 4th Grade - 6th Grade)

Library in Houlton:

HOULTON - CARY LIBRARY (Operating income: $171,788; Location: 107 MAIN STREET; 36,909 books; 696 audio materials; 1,392 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Houlton: Cary Library (A), Black Hawke Tavern Museum (B), Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum (C), Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail (D), Houlton Town Office (E), Houlton Regional Hospital Library (F), Houlton Grange (G), Houlton Community Arena (H), Houlton Chamber of Commerce (I), White Memorial Building (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Houlton Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (1), Houltons Market Square Shopping Center (2), Plaza Shopping Center (3), C and G Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Houlton include: Military Street Baptist Church (A), Gospel Light Baptist Church (B), Shiretown Baptist Church (C), Christian Missionary Alliance Church (D), First Church of Houlton Unitarian Universalist (E), Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (F), Salvation Army (G), Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Parks in Houlton include: Monument Park (1), Market Square Historic District (2), Houlton Community Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Musuem (Museums; 1678 Route 1), Maine Tourism Association (Ludlow Road).

Hotels: Ivey's Motor Lodge (241 North Houlton), Shiretown Motor Inn (US 1 North At Inters), Scottish Inns (239 Bangor Street).

Court: Maine State - Courts- District Court- Houlton (Court House).

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

HOULTON WATER COMPANY (Population served: 5005, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2004)

MSAD 70 HODGDON ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 662, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-2000)

MSAD 70 HODGDON HIGH SCHOOL (Population served: 318, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2002)

MY BROTHERS PLACE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 252, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-12-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-16-2005)

5 routine major monitoring violations

HOULTON COMMUNITY GOLF CLUB (Population served: 225, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-14-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

13 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

MSAD 29 WELLINGTON SCHOOL (Population served: 107, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP-NEW LIM (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-1998)

GREENLAND COVE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 93, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-03-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-25-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	59.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	17.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This place:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Houlton compared to Maine state average:

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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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Houlton (2007 data):

Katahdin Trust Company: Houlton Operations Center Branch at 20 Katahdin Lane, branch established on 1997-05-12; Houlton Branch at 65 North Street, branch established on 1987-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $392.9 mil, Deposits: $314.9 mil, headquarters in Patten, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Katahdin Bankshares Corporation
First Citizens Bank: Houlton Branch at 76 North Street, branch established on 1996-02-20. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $133.3 mil, Deposits: $120.3 mil, headquarters in Presque Isle, ME, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Keybank National Association: Houlton Market Square Branch at 32 Market Square, branch established on 1882-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
TD BankNorth, National Association: Houlton Branch at 6 North St., Houlton Shopping Ctr, branch established on 1977-05-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Bangor Savings Bank: Houlton Branch at 38 Court Street, branch established on 1872-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,002.0 mil, Deposits: $1,482.8 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices
Machias Savings Bank: Houlton Branch at 138 North Street, branch established on 1992-07-05. Info updated 2006-12-04: Bank assets: $722.5 mil, Deposits: $594.6 mil, headquarters in Machias, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Machias Bancorp, Mhc

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Houlton mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.86%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($994 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.17%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Penobscot County, ME	0.52% ($28,453 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.24% ($31,516)
from York County, ME	0.14% ($25,514)

4.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($774 average AGI)
Aroostook County: 0.12%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Penobscot County, ME	0.74% ($26,056 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.43% ($34,982)
to York County, ME	0.14% ($26,158)

Strongest AM radio stations in Houlton:

WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
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 Houlton:

WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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