Liberty, ME

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Liberty, Maine

Liberty, Maine, in Waldo county, is 69 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 165 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The people of the town are in the Bangor metropolitan area. Liberty has a population of 927.

The People and Families of Liberty

In Liberty, about 60% of adults are married. Liberty is a good place to find playdates for your kids, as the town is full of young ones.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Liberty had a median family income of $37,969.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Liberty Housing

In Liberty, 82% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Residential property taxes remain low i Liberty.

Commuting

In Liberty, 90% of commuters drive to work.

Comparative Profile of Liberty, ME

Comparing Liberty to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Maine (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Category	Value
Near Medium City	69 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	165 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Waldo
Metro Area	Bangor
Standard Zip Codes	04949
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.389
Longitude	-69.302

Station	BELFAST
Distance	15 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	47.6 inches

Station	WEST ROCKPORT 1 NNW
Distance	15.1 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 29 F
Apr Temp	34 to 50 F
Jul Temp	59 to 76 F
Oct Temp	39 to 56 F
Annual Precip	51.2 inches

Station	WATERVILLE TREATMENT PLT
Distance	19.8 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 28 F
Apr Temp	31 to 53 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	35 to 59 F
Annual Precip	41.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	927	100%
Male	443	47.8%
Female	484	52.2%
Under 18	253	27.3%
18+	674	72.7%
65+	130	14%
Median Age	38.7
Average Family Size	2.94
White	916	98.8%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	7	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	0.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	940
Growth	13
Growth %	1.4%

Ancestry	Percent
English	18.8%
US/American	13.6%
Irish	13.3%
French (except Basque)	10.8%
German	9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.5%
French Canadian	4.7%
Italian	4%
Swedish	3.1%
Norwegian	2.7%
Scottish	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Finnish	1.8%
Russian	1.2%
European	1%
Ukrainian	1%
Hungarian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Northern European	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
Polish	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
British	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Liberty	927	$37,969
Appleton	1,271	$41,731
Belmont	821	$36,875
Montville	1,002	$37,917
Morrill	774	$36,250
Searsmont	1,174	$40,000
Washington	1,345	$40,486

Library
Liberty - Ivan O. Davis-Liberty Library 59 Main Street Liberty, Maine (207) 589-3161 Library Web Site

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