Portage Lake, ME

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Portage Lake, Maine

Portage Lake, Maine, in Aroostook county, is 231 miles N of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 330 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. About 390 people people live in Portage Lake.

The People and Families of Portage Lake

In Portage Lake, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Portage Lake had a median family income of $40,000.

Political Inclinations

The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Portage Lake.

Portage Lake Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Portage Lake, about 91% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Portage Lake, 89% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	231 miles N of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	330 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Aroostook
P.O. Box Zip Codes	04768
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.78
Longitude	-68.539

Station	SQUA PAN DAM
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	-5 to 20 F
Apr Temp	25 to 47 F
Jul Temp	51 to 78 F
Oct Temp	31 to 52 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Station	CARIBOU MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	24.7 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 19 F
Apr Temp	29 to 47 F
Jul Temp	55 to 76 F
Oct Temp	34 to 51 F
Annual Precip	37.4 inches

Station	FORT KENT
Distance	31.6 miles
Jan Temp	-5 to 19 F
Apr Temp	26 to 46 F
Jul Temp	53 to 77 F
Oct Temp	32 to 52 F
Annual Precip	36.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	390	100%
Male	204	52.3%
Female	186	47.7%
Under 18	56	14.4%
18+	334	85.6%
65+	72	18.5%
Median Age	47.9
Average Family Size	2.53
White	389	99.7%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.3%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$40,000
Population In Poverty	35	9.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	394
Growth	4
Growth %	1%

Ancestry	Percent
French (except Basque)	42.3%
English	17.3%
French Canadian	13%
US/American	7.7%
Irish	6.2%
Scottish	3.1%
German	2.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
Lithuanian	1.2%
Danish	1.2%
Norwegian	0.9%
European	0.6%
Portuguese	0.3%

Party	Contributions
Republican	$250

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