Bethel, Maine Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,411. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,642 (+9.6% change)
 
Males: 1,181   (49.0%)
Females: 1,230   (51.0%)

Oxford County

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

Zip codes: 04217 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,300 (it was $33,803 in 2000)
Bethel   $35,300
Maine:   $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,400 (it was $101,500 in 2000)
Bethel   $120,400
Maine:   $155,300

Bethel, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bethel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)


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Ancestries: English (31.1%), Irish (13.4%), United States (10.2%), French (9.8%), German (9.0%), Scottish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/10/1796

Elevation: 665 feet

Land area: 64.8 square miles.

Population density: 40 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Bethel

For population 25 years and over in Bethel

  • High school or higher: 88.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethel town

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 57.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

41 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.7%
Maine:   2.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Bethel, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bethel to the number of sex offenders is 1297 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:

Bethel:   1.1% ($1,089)
Maine:   1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (62.6 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (146.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (325.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Hanover, ME (6.5 miles ), Newry, ME (7.2 miles ), Greenwood, ME (8.2 miles ), Stoneham, ME (12.0 miles ), Gilead, ME (12.3 miles) , Woodstock, ME (12.5 miles ), Andover, ME (15.5 miles ), Waterford, ME (16.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $107,200
  • 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2002: 20 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2004: 46 buildings, average cost: $183,700
  • 2005: 40 buildings, average cost: $183,700
  • 2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $183,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.41 N, Longitude: 70.78 W


4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 207

This town's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   4.0%
Maine:   4.2%



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


 

Crime in Bethel by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 2 1 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 82.2 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.7
Burglaries 6 10 3 6 7 5
    per 100,000 246.6 408.5 120.3 237.4 275.2 193.6
Thefts 17 19 17 19 29 5
    per 100,000 698.7 776.1 681.6 751.9 1139.9 193.6
Auto thefts 2 2 1 2 3 4
    per 100,000 82.2 81.7 40.1 79.1 117.9 154.9
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 68.2 107.0 50.9 53.0 74.3 41.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.54
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bethel, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Main business address for: AMERICAN SKIING CO /ME (SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION).


Hospitals/medical centers near Bethel:
  • RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RUMFORD, ME)
  • RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RUMFORD, ME)
  • STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NORWAY, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethel:
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 64 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 70 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 93 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethel:
  • BETHEL REGIONAL (about 2 miles; BETHEL, ME; ID: 0B1)
  • SWANS FLD (about 28 miles; DIXFIELD, ME; ID: 3S2)
  • GORHAM (about 28 miles; GORHAM, NH; ID: 2G8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethel:
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 49 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 61 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 68 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 68 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Bethel:
  • TELSTAR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 321; Location: 284 WALKERS MILLS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bethel:
  • CRESCENT PARK SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 19 CRESCENT LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
  • TELSTAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 284 WALKERS MILLS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Bethel:
  • BETHEL LIBRARY ASSN (Operating income: $49,098; Location: 6 BROAD STREET; 17,661 books; 700 audio materials; 450 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Bethel: Carters Cross Country Ski Center (A) , Bethel Outdoor Adventures Campground (B) , Evans Notch District Ranger Station (C) , Moses Mason House Museum (D) , O'Neil Robinson House (E) , Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum (F) , Bethel Historical Society (G) .

Churches in Bethel include: Congregational Church (A) , Bethel Church of the Nazarene (B) , Our Lady of the Snows Church (C) , West Bethel Union Church (D) , United Methodist Church (E) .

Cemeteries: Skillingston Cemetery (1) , South Bethel Cemetery (2) , Birds Hill Cemetery (3) , Riverside Cemetery (4) , Chandler Hill Cemetery (5) , Bartlett Cemetery (6) , Woodland Cemetery (7) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Brook (A) , Chapman Brook (B) , Chandler Brook (C) , Pleasant River (D) , Lanes Brook (E) , Beaver Brook (F) , Bear River (G) , Alder River (H) , Kendall Brook (I) .

Park in Bethel: Broad Street Historic District (1) .

Hotels: Snow Cap Inn (Sunday River Ski Resort) (1) , Brookside Condominiums (Sunday River Ski Resort) (2) , Jordan Grand Resort Hotel (Sunday River Ski Resort) (3) , Bethel Spa Motel (88 Main Street) (4) , Norseman Inn (134 Mayville Road) (5) , Holidae House (85 Main Street) (6) , White Cap Condominiums (Sunday River Ski Resort) (7) , Sunday River Ski Resort - Snow Cap Inn (1 Sunday River Road) (8) , Briar-Lea Inn & Restaurant (150 Mayville Road) (9) . Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

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

SUNDAY RIVER - ROADRUNNER SYS (Population served: 978, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SUNDAY RIVER - UPPER CISTERN SYS (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SUNDAY RIVER - PEAK LODGE SYSTEM (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
REBEL REC CENTER & FAM REST (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
LIAMS RESTAURANT (Population served: 198, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 35 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
MSAD 44 WOODSTOCK ELEM SCHOOL (Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and JAN-19-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-19-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and JAN-19-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-19-2000)
CHAMBERLAIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOC (Population served: 72, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
RIVER VIEW RESORT (Population served: 64, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-27-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-24-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-24-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-23-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2006)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethel that have no violations reported:
  • BETHEL WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 1313, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • WEST BETHEL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VIKING VILLAGE (Population served: 107, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RIVERBEND CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BETHEL`S BEST PIZZA & ICE CREAM (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:   2.3 people
Maine:   2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   65.5%
Whole state:   65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   7.0%
Whole state:   7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   10.2%
Whole state:   10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   3.3%
Whole state:   4.1%

Bethel 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Bethel (2007 data):
  • Northeast Bank: Bethel Branch at 11 Main Street, branch established on 1997-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $556.7 mil, Deposits: $373.1 mil, headquarters in Lewiston, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Northeast Bancorp
  • Keybank National Association: Bethel Branch at 96 Main Street, branch established on 1945-11-17. 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
  • Norway Savings Bank: Bethel Branch at One Parkway Road, branch established on 1996-12-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $790.4 mil, Deposits: $606.6 mil, headquarters in Norway, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Norway Bancorp, Mhc








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6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.14%
Maine average:   6.39%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
Oxford County:   0.09%
Maine average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Androscoggin County, ME  1.24% ($32,779 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME  1.17% ($34,869)
from York County, ME  0.46% ($29,866)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.09%
Maine average:   6.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($290 average AGI)
Oxford County:   0.05%
Maine average:   0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  1.34% ($29,839 average AGI)
to Androscoggin County, ME  1.20% ($27,864)
to York County, ME  0.33% ($27,118)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bethel:
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bethel:
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bethel:
  • W04BS (Channel 4; BETHEL, ETC., ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
  • WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)

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