Winthrop, Maine

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Population (year 2000): 2,893

Males: 1,414	(48.9%)
Females: 1,479	(51.1%)

Kennebec County

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04364.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,500 (it was $38,403 in 2000)

Winthrop	$46,500
Maine:	$42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,900 (it was $97,900 in 2000)

Winthrop	$136,900
Maine:	$155,300

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Races in Winthrop:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Winthrop: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.0%), French (15.1%), Irish (13.4%), French Canadian (10.4%), United States (10.3%), Scottish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/26/1771

Elevation: 225 feet

Land area: 5.56 square miles.

Population density: 521 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Winthrop

High school or higher: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winthrop CDP

Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 51.1%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 15.7%

77 residents are foreign born (1.4% North America, 1.0% Europe).

This place:	2.7%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Winthrop, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Winthrop to the number of sex offenders is 207 to 1.

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

Winthrop:	1.7% ($1,646)
Maine:	1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (49.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (157.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (359.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Readfield, ME (4.7 miles ), Monmouth, ME (5.8 miles ), Manchester, ME (6.4 miles ), Wayne, ME (6.6 miles ), West Gardiner, ME (8.1 miles ), Litchfield, ME (9.8 miles ), Leeds, ME (10.1 miles ), Fayette, ME (10.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 21 buildings, average cost: $92,400
1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $127,600
1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $86,500
1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $140,400
2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $118,400
2002: 35 buildings, average cost: $131,300
2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $154,600
2005: 33 buildings, average cost: $177,600
2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $182,400
2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $138,200

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Latitude: 44.31 N, Longitude: 69.97 W

People in group quarters in Winthrop

134 people in nursing homes
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other group homes

Area code: 207

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Construction (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Data processing and other information services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Winthrop, Maine

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Winthrop-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/8/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the Winthrop place center caused $10,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 6.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Winthrop:

AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 12 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LEWISTON, ME)
ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LEWISTON, ME)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winthrop:

BRUNSWICK NAS (about 30 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 52 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
BANGOR INTL (about 87 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winthrop:

LAKESIDE MARINA (about 6 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME; ID: 03M)
WALES (about 11 miles; WALES, ME; ID: ME6)
SEVEN G S (about 12 miles; MOUNT VERNON, ME; ID: 75B)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winthrop:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 12 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 26 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 49 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 56 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 67 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 104 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 105 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

Public high schools in Winthrop:

WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 11 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 211 RAMBLER ROAD; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Winthrop:

WINTHROP MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 400 RAMBLER ROAD; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
WINTHROP GRADE SCHOOL (Location: 23 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Library in Winthrop:

WINTHROP - BAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $126,090; Location: 39 BOWDOIN STREET; 23,098 books; 854 audio materials; 1,267 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

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Reservoir: Maranacook Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hoyt Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Winthrop Motel (1385 USRoute 202).

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

WINTHROP UTILITIES DISTRICT (Population served: 2750, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2005)

3 other older health violations

STATE YMCA CAMP (Population served: 315, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-1997)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-2001), St Compliance Meeting conducted (2 times from SEP-26-2001 to JUL-08-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

20 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

CAMP MECHUWANA - ATHLETIC FIELD (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-25-2004)

CAMP MECHUWANA (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-21-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-21-2001)

AUGUSTA WEST CAMPGROUND (Address: HOLMES BROOK ROAD, Population served: 125, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-21-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

MORE TO LIFE FAMILY CG. LLC (Population served: 125, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-11-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2002)

LAKES REGION MOBILE VILLAGE (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

CAMP MECHUWANA - MISSIONS CENTER (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-07-2005)

2 routine major monitoring violations

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

READFIELD CORNER WATER AS.INC. (Population served: 0, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.6%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	9.6%
Whole state:	10.9%

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

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Winthrop compared to Maine state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Winthrop (2007 data):

Gardiner Savings Institution, FSB: Winthrop Branch at 2 Main Street, branch established on 1992-12-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $790.3 mil, Deposits: $629.9 mil, headquarters in Gardiner, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices
Kennebec Savings Bank: Winthrop Branch at 84 Main Street, branch established on 1992-07-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $607.4 mil, Deposits: $384.7 mil, headquarters in Augusta, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
Keybank National Association: Winthrop Branch at 27 Main Street, branch established on 1933-10-09. 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
Bank of America, National Association: Winthrop - Squire Hill Branch at 377 Main Street, branch established on 1973-01-08. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Winthrop mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.14%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Somerset County, ME	0.77% ($26,873 average AGI)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.64% ($32,593)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.58% ($36,300)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 0.07%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Somerset County, ME	0.81% ($29,363 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.62% ($32,672)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.50% ($29,339)

Strongest AM radio stations in Winthrop:

WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WEZW (1400 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMDR (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
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.)
WZAN (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WLOB (1310 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Winthrop:

WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBCI (105.9 FM; BATH, ME; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCLZ (98.9 FM; BRUNSWICK, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WJJB-FM (95.5 FM; TOPSHAM, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Winthrop:

WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)

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