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Population (year 2000): 3,934
Males: 1,747   (44.4%)
Females: 2,187   (55.6%)

Knox County

Median resident age:   48.0 years
Maine median age:   38.6 years

Zip codes: 04843 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,600 (it was $39,891 in 2000)
Camden   $41,600
Maine:   $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $188,800 (it was $159,100 in 2000)
Camden   $188,800
Maine:   $155,300

Camden, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Camden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)


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Ancestries: English (25.4%), Irish (21.3%), German (9.1%), Italian (8.3%), Scottish (7.0%), French (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/17/1791

Elevation: 33 feet

Land area: 3.78 square miles.

Population density: 1041 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Camden

For population 25 years and over in Camden

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Camden CDP

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

163 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.6% North America).

This place:   4.1%
Maine:   2.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Camden, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Camden to the number of sex offenders is 787 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Camden:   1.2% ($1,974)
Maine:   1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (90.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (190.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (403.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Rockport, ME (2.9 miles ), Lincolnville, ME (5.9 miles ), Rockland, ME (7.7 miles ), Hope, ME (8.7 miles ), Owls Head, ME (10.0 miles ), Northport, ME (10.8 miles ), Thomaston, ME (11.5 miles ), Belmont, ME (11.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $130,200
  • 1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $128,500
  • 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $128,800
  • 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $257,200
  • 2001: 33 buildings, average cost: $196,700
  • 2002: 33 buildings, average cost: $192,300
  • 2003: 57 buildings, average cost: $177,100
  • 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $410,300
  • 2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $295,900
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $268,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.21 N, Longitude: 69.07 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,584 (+40.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 896 (45.4%)


People in group quarters in Camden
  • 199 people in nursing homes
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 207

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


 

Crime in Camden 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 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 1 0 1 1 0 1
    per 100,000 18.9 0.0 18.5 18.5 0.0 18.7
Burglaries 10 9 10 10 11 20
    per 100,000 188.6 168.7 185.2 185.2 204.8 374.5
Thefts 108 89 79 73 64 76
    per 100,000 2037.0 1668.5 1463.0 1351.6 1191.4 1423.0
Auto thefts 3 2 6 2 2 3
    per 100,000 56.6 37.5 111.1 37.0 37.2 56.2
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) 103.0 81.6 84.1 73.7 65.0 91.4
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.80
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Camden, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Main business address for: CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Camden:
  • PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
  • WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELFAST, ME)
  • MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Camden:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 45 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 64 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 94 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Camden:
  • KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; ID: RKD)
  • ISLESBORO (about 14 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)
  • BELFAST MUNI (about 14 miles; BELFAST, ME; ID: BST)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Camden:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 52 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 63 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 80 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 92 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 109 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 150 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public elementary/middle schools in Camden:
  • CAMDEN-ROCKPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 34 KNOWLTON STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • ELM STREET SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: PO BOX 9; Grades: KG - KG)
Private elementary/middle school in Camden:
  • COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location: 79 WASHINGTON ST PO BOX 555; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Camden:
  • CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $518,549; Location: 55 MAIN STREET; 44,582 books; 1,548 audio materials; 2,357 video materials; 95 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Camden: Camden Yacht Club (A) , Rockport-Camden-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce (B) , YMCA Building (C) , Knox Mill Museum (D) , American Boathouse (E) , Conway House Museum (F) , Mary Meeker Cramer Museum (G) , Camden-Rockport Historical Society Building (H) , Camden Town Office (I) , Camden Public Library (J) , Camden Opera House (K) , Camden Fire Department (L) .

Shopping Center: Highland Mill Mall (1) .

Churches in Camden include: First Congregational Church (A) , Chestnut Street Baptist Church (B) , Christian Science Reading Room (C) , Our Lady of Good Hope Church (D) , Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (E) .

Cemeteries: Rockport Cemetery (1) , Mount View Cemetery (2) .

Reservoirs: Seabright Pond (A) , Knox Mill Pond (B) .

Parks in Camden include: High Street Historic District (1) , Chestnut Street Historic District (2) , Camden Opera House Block (3) , Camden Amphitheater (4) , Village Green (5) , Merryspring Park (6) .

Beach: Laite Memorial Beach (A) .

Post office: Camden Post Office (A) .

Tourist attractions: Camden-Rockport Historical Society (Museums; Conway Road), Schooner OLAD (Recreational Trips & Guides; 1 Bayview Lndg), Distant Journeys (Tours & Charters; 255 Molyneaux Road), Coastal Mountain Hiking (Tours & Charters; 3 Pleasant Ridge Dr).

Hotels: Blackberry Inn (82 Elm Street), Beloin's Motel (USRoute 1), The Lord Camden Inn (24 Main Street), Towne Motel (68 Elm Street), Whitehall Inn (52 High Street), The High Tide Inn On the Ocean (RR 1 Box 1), Lodge at Camden Hills (Belfast Road), Birchwood Motel (530 Belfast Road), Cedar Crest Restaurant (115 Elm Street).

 

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

CAMDEN SNOW BOWL (Population served: 360, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
HIGH TIDE INN #1 (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
GLENMOOR BY THE SEA (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-11-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-11-2001), St Boil Water Order (SEP-11-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-11-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BLACK HORSE INN (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-23-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-12-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-25-2003)
BIRCHWOOD MOTEL (Population served: 39, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
HIGH TIDE INN #2 (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-13-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-16-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-2005)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Camden that have no violations reported:
  • DUCKTRAP HARBOR CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 82, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:   2.0 people
Maine:   2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   56.3%
Whole state:   65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   5.3%
Whole state:   7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   10.0%
Whole state:   10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   5.1%
Whole state:   4.1%

Camden compared to Maine state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • 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 below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Banks with branches in Camden (2007 data):
  • The Camden National Bank: at 2 Elm Street, branch established on 1875-01-01; Camden Market Place Branch at Camden Square Shopping Center, branch established on 1968-07-18. Info updated 2006-10-26: Bank assets: $1,755.9 mil, Deposits: $1,191.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Camden National Corporation
  • Keybank National Association: Camden Branch at 19 Elm Street, branch established on 1980-09-04. 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
  • Union Trust Company: Camden Branch at 75 Elm Street, branch established on 2003-09-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $539.6 mil, Deposits: $348.0 mil, headquarters in Ellsworth, ME, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bankshares Company
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Camden Branch at 89 Elm Street, branch established on 1973-02-26. 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
  • The First, N.A.: Camden Branch at 19 Elm Street, branch established on 1998-05-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,072.4 mil, Deposits: $805.4 mil, headquarters in Damariscotta, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: First National Lincoln Corporation



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5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.90%
Maine average:   6.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lincoln County, ME  0.62% ($24,021 average AGI)
from Waldo County, ME  0.59% ($33,261)
from Cumberland County, ME  0.46% ($39,704)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.12%
Maine average:   6.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Waldo County, ME  0.84% ($36,763 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, ME  0.73% ($29,500)
to Cumberland County, ME  0.49% ($37,052)


Strongest AM radio stations in Camden:
  • WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Camden:
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRFR-LP (93.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: PENOBSCOT SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Camden:
  • W64BY (Channel 64; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES, INC.)

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