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Ripley, Maine

Ripley, Maine, in Penobscot county, is 105 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 204 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is conveniently located inside the Bangor metropolitan area. There are an estimated 452 people in Ripley.

The People and Families of Ripley

In Ripley, about 69% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

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

Ripley Housing

Approximately 96% of housing in Ripley is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Ripley, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	105 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	204 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Penobscot
Metro Area	Bangor
Standard Zip Codes	04930
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.02
Longitude	-69.279

Station	CORINNA
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 26 F
Apr Temp	30 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 57 F
Annual Precip	42.8 inches

Station	BANGOR INTL AP
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	59 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 57 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Station	LONG FALLS DAM
Distance	46.9 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 23 F
Apr Temp	27 to 47 F
Jul Temp	53 to 76 F
Oct Temp	33 to 53 F
Annual Precip	39.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	452	100%
Male	218	48.2%
Female	234	51.8%
Under 18	97	21.5%
18+	355	78.5%
65+	55	12.2%
Median Age	41.7
Average Family Size	2.71
White	450	99.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	475
Growth	23
Growth %	5.1%

Ancestry	Percent
English	23.4%
French (except Basque)	13.4%
US/American	10.3%
Irish	8.6%
French Canadian	8.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.9%
Scotch-Irish	6.2%
Polish	4.5%
Scottish	4.1%
Dutch	4.1%
Italian	2.7%
Canadian	2.1%
German	1.4%
Hungarian	1%
British	1%
European	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Ripley	452	$40,000
Cambridge	492	$28,942
Corinna	2,145	$37,900
Dexter	3,890	$31,204
Exeter	997	$35,662
Garland	990	$31,534
St Albans	1,836	$30,880

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