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Norway, ME Real Estate

Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States located at the south end of Lake Pennesseewassee. The population was 4,611 at the 2000 census. It has been known for its production of snowshoes; 70% of those ordered by the U.S. Government during World War II were produced by a factory here that also supplied the polar expeditions of Byrd and Peary. [1]

The area was known as Rustfield when it was first settled in the 1780's. It was incorporated as the Town of Norway in 1797. According to some sources, the name possibly arose from a clerical misreading of an Abenaki term, Norage, that was originally proposed as the name of the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 123.0 km (47.5 mi ). 116.8 km (45.1 mi ) of it is land and 6.2 km (2.4 mi ) of it (5.03%) is water.

As of the census 2 of 2000, there were 4,611 people, 1,972 households, and 1,256 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.5/km (102.3/mi ). There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km (56.6/mi ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.83% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

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$289,900 Casco, ME Single Family 0/0 0 16.8
$265,900 Harrison, ME Single Family 4/1 2100 20.6
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$269,000 Windham, ME Single Family 3/2 2008 22.9
$219,900 Windham, ME Single Family 0/0 0 22.9
$345,000 Auburn, ME Single Family 3/3 2450 23.4

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Norway, ME information

State:Maine
Country:Oxford
Area Code:207
FIPS:23017
TimeZone:EST
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Norway, ME Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Norway, ME

Population: 293,655,4002,536
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.1

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%10.1%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$168,300
Commute time:
in minutes
27.423.2

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.098.7
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%1.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%5%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-7.5%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%8.5%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%5%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.913.4
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%76.1%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$5452.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%4.9%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%9.3%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
36
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7134.8
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.044
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0102.6
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.063

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058627
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.089
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.044
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112128
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.979.4
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.711.5
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205199

Cities within 10 miles of Norway, Maine

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Norway, ZIP Codes

04268,