Jackman, Maine
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Population change since 2000: +20.1%
| Males: 425 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 437 |  (50.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.8 years |
| Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04945.
| Jackman: | $52,560 |
| ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,115 (it was $15,763 in 2000)
Jackman town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,391 (it was $66,900 in 2000)
| Jackman: | $178,391 |
| ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $190,782; detached houses: $204,176; townhouses or other attached units: $200,500; in 2-unit structures: $144,246; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $441,593; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,949; mobile homes: $101,406; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $711,279
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- 81794.8%White alone
- 151.7%Two or more races
- 151.7%Hispanic
- 91.0%American Indian alone
- 50.6%Asian alone
- 10.1%Black alone
Races in Jackman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: French (29.2%), English (19.9%), Irish (17.0%), French Canadian (10.9%), German (5.6%), Scottish (2.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 361 feet
Land area: 41.0 square miles.
Population density: 21 people per square mile (very low).
64 residents are foreign born (7.1% North America, 1.0% Latin America).
| This town: | 8.9% |
| Maine: | 2.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Jackman town: | 1.0% ($686) |
| Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME 
(135.8 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (232.8 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (378.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Moose River, ME (2.1 miles ),
), Dennistown plantation, ME (2.5 miles),
Caratunk, ME (5.4 miles),
Beaver Cove, ME (5.8 miles),
Shirley, ME (5.8 miles),
Carrabassett Valley, ME (6.2 miles )
)Latitude: 45.63 N, Longitude: 70.21 W
Area code: 207
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Maine: | 3.4% |
- Wood products (16.6%)
- Health care (14.5%)
- Educational services (10.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.7%)
- Construction (4.9%)
- Wood products (29.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.4%)
- Public administration (9.8%)
- Construction (9.3%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Health care (3.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.3%)
- Health care (26.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.9%)
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (2.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.1%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (9.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Carpenters (4.9%)
- Other financial specialists (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.5%)
- Registered nurses (6.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
Average climate in Jackman, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Jackman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 186.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 188.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 233.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 142.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 162.3 miles away from Jackman center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Jackman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Somerset County (24) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 13, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Jackman:
Airports and other landing facilities located in Jackman:
- Newton Field Airport (59B) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 2,500)
- Moose River Seaplane Base (60B)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jackman:
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 67 miles; Farmington, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,036)
- Husson University (about 89 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine (about 91 miles; Orono, ME; FT enrollment: 8,931)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 92 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 126 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- University of Southern Maine (about 136 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 137 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
Public high school in Jackman:
- FOREST HILLS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Students: 188, Location: 606 MAIN STREET, Grades: KG-12)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Jackman: Johns Camping Area (A), Whipple Farm (B), Jackman Moose River Fire Department (C), Jackman Area Volunteer Ambulance Service (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Jackman: Saint Anthonys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Upper Churchill Stream (A), Supply Stream (B), Halfway Brook (C), Bog Brook (D), Heald Stream (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Comfort Motel (Route 201) (1), Bishops Motel (461 Main) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Jackman and their reported violations in the past:
JACKMAN UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 953, Surface water):Past health violations:ATTEAN LAKE LODGE (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Other (NOV-04-2008), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-21-2009), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-21-2009), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from OCT-12-2006 to OCT-24-2006), St Other (NOV-04-2008), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-15-2009), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2011)
- 29 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Jackman that have no violations reported:
- SKY LODGE (Population served: 37, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Maine: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 59.5% |
| Whole state: | 62.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.9% |
| This town: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
15 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled in 2000
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000
Banks with branches in Jackman (2011 data):
- Skowhegan Savings Bank: Jackman Branch at Nichols And Canada Roads, branch established on 1985/07/22. Info updated 2010/09/29: Bank assets: $448.1 mil, Deposits: $311.2 mil, headquarters in Skowhegan, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
For population 15 years and over in Jackman:
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 13.6%
For population 25 years and over in Jackman:
- High school or higher: 75.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.6 |
| Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Jackman, ME (based on Somerset County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 3,694 | 7 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,094 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,552 | 32 |
| Other | 501 | 3 |
| None | 42,387 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 13
| Somerset County: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| Somerset County: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
| Somerset County: | 9.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 42
| Somerset County: | 8.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 10.2% |
| Maine: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 31.7% |
| Maine: | 25.0% |
Businesses in Jackman, ME
- True Value: 2
- U-Haul: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Jackman:
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jackman:
- WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- Jackman, Maine
- Fatal accident count9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents11
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:3
- Fatalities10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents20
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1
- Maine average
- Fatal accident count1384
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents1913
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons640
- Fatalities1541
- Persons involved in fatal accidents3182
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents86
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 26ft / 8.1mTotal length
- 3,720Total average daily traffic
- 185Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,318Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Jackman)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers in Jackman, ME)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Jackman)FAA Registered Aircraft:
4- Aircraft: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2950Q, N2950Q, N-2950Q, Serial Number: 1046, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/1988, Certificate Issue Date: 08/23/1995
Registrant (Individual): Russell A Griffin, Po Box 425, Jackman, ME 04945 - Aircraft: CESSNA A185F (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 61471, N61471, N-61471, Serial Number: 18504202, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/1981, Certificate Issue Date: 12/13/2019
Registrant (LLC): N484rf LLC, Po Box 115, Jackman, ME 04945 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 737LZ, N737LZ, N-737LZ, Serial Number: 17269513, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 08/26/1977, Certificate Issue Date: 06/10/2013
Registrant (LLC): Jackman Air LLC, 7 Attean Rd, Jackman, ME 04945 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 874J, N874J, N-874J, Serial Number: 17269733, Certificate Issue Date: 06/10/2013
Registrant (LLC): Jackman Air LLC, 7 Attean Rd, Jackman, ME 04945
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 91.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.2%Wood
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 71.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Wood
- 4.5%Electricity
- 2.2%Other fuel
Jackman compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below 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.
Jackman on our top lists:
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Northern America (population 500+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Canada (population 500+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
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