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Population (year 2000): 1,065. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,053 (-1.1% change)
 
Males: 535   (50.2%)
Females: 530   (49.8%)

Penobscot County

Median resident age:   39.1 years
Maine median age:   38.6 years

Zip codes: 04932 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,000 (it was $33,654 in 2000)
Dixmont   $40,000
Maine:   $42,801

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,900 (it was $75,200 in 2000)
Dixmont   $102,900
Maine:   $155,300

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Dixmont, ME residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Dixmont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: English (15.4%), United States (14.4%), Irish (12.9%), German (10.0%), French (9.5%), Scottish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/28/1807

Elevation: 543 feet

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Dixmont

For population 25 years and over in Dixmont

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dixmont town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:   1.4%
Maine:   2.9%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Dixmont, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dixmont to the number of sex offenders is 152 to 1.

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

Dixmont:   0.9% ($659)
Maine:   1.4% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (105.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (212.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (420.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Jackson, ME (6.2 miles ), Etna, ME (6.8 miles ), Plymouth, ME (8.1 miles ), Monroe, ME (8.3 miles ), Newburgh, ME (8.8 miles ), Troy, ME (9.0 miles ), Carmel, ME (9.8 miles ), Brooks, ME (10.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.69 N, Longitude: 69.12 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.8%
Maine:   4.2%



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Average climate in Dixmont, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Hospitals/medical centers near Dixmont:
  • WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BELFAST, ME)
  • SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME)
  • ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 31 miles; BANGOR, ME)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dixmont:
  • BANGOR INTL (about 23 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 79 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 109 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dixmont:
  • RING HILL (about 8 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 18 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID: 2B7)
  • BELFAST MUNI (about 22 miles; BELFAST, ME; ID: BST)

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFDIXMONT.ORG
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dixmont:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 41 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 53 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 70 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 106 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 119 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 125 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 165 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)

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Notable locations in Dixmont: Huise Corners (A) , Simpson Corners (B) , Hog Hill (C) .

Church in Dixmont: Dixmont Corner Church (A) .

Cemeteries: Stephen Cemetery (1) , Simpson Corners Cemtery (2) , Monk Cemetery (3) , Mudgett Cemetery (4) , Porter Cemetery (5) , Jewel Cemetery (6) , Bean Cemetery (7) .

Lakes and swamps: Center Pond (A) , Wellmans Pond (B) , Skinner Bog (C) , Chase Bog (D) , Cates Meadows (E) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Olney Brook (A) , Folsom Brook (B) .

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.6 people
Maine:   2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   76.4%
Whole state:   65.7%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   16.1%
Whole state:   10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.0%
Whole state:   4.1%

Dixmont compared to Maine state average:
  • Median house value below 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.






2004 Presidential Election results in Penobscot County Maine:




5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.79%
Maine average:   6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Penobscot County:   0.18%
Maine average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME  0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME  0.34% ($27,144)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.79%
Maine average:   6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Penobscot County:   0.07%
Maine average:   0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, ME  0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME  0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME  0.38% ($34,254)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dixmont:
  • WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
  • WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dixmont:
  • WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
  • WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGUY (102.1 FM; DEXTER, ME; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVOM (103.9 FM; HOWLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCX (99.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, ME; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WMEH (90.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
  • WEZQ (92.9 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dixmont:
  • WABI-TV (Channel 5; BANGOR, ME; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICE)
  • W36CK (Channel 36; BANGOR, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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