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Machias, ME Real Estate

Machias is the county seat of Washington County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,353.

Located on the Machias River in downeast Maine, it was settled in 1763 by settlers from Scarborough. Machias is home to Burnham Tavern, a historical museum which has mementos of the first naval battle of the American Revolution. This battle, in June 1775, in Machiasport led to the capture of the armed schooner HMS Margaretta, by settlers led by Jeremiah O'Brien. [1]

The University of Maine at Machias is located in the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.3 km (14.8 mi ). 36.0 km (13.9 mi ) of it is land and 2.3 km (0.9 mi ) of it (6.09%) is water.

As of the census 2 of 2000, there were 2,353 people, 939 households, and 503 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.4/km (169.4/mi ). There were 1,129 housing units at an average density of 31.4/km (81.3/mi ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.92% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 0.98% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

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Machias, ME information

State:Maine
Country:Washington
Area Code:207
FIPS:23029
TimeZone:EST
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Machias, ME Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Machias, ME

Population: 293,655,4001,354
Household size:
Persons per household
2.601.9

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%9.9%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$159,400
Commute time:
in minutes
27.412.5

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.097.7
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%1.7%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%7.6%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-6.4%
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
15.910.1
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%84.8%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$6912.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%12%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%14.7%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
34
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7150.4
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.053
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0116
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.060

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058194
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.072
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.040
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112157
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.979.9
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.72.5
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205165

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Machias, ZIP Codes

04654, 04686,