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MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT |
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Three Selectmen, Town Meeting |
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Executive Officer: |
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Wendall Routon, First Selectman
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| Town
Office Hours: |
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9-4:30 M-F |
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Phone: 635-2742 |
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Fax: none |
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Website: www.kvcog.org/Towns/embden.htm |
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Municipal Facilities: |
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Police |
no |
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Fire |
agreement with Anson & Solon |
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Water |
private |
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Sewer |
private |
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Other |
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Local Development Regulations: |
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Subdivision Ordinance |
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| Taxable Valuation
(at Full Market): |
$22.70 |
million in 1985 |
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$66.45 |
million in 1995 |
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$73.00 |
million in 2000 |
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1983 |
1993 |
1998 |
2003 |
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| Property
Tax FV Mill Rate |
14.02 |
10.77 |
13.56 |
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| Total
Assessment |
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$318,288 |
$716,228 |
$989,946 |
$1,103,067 |
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LOCAL ECONOMY |
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| Income
Characteristics: |
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1989 |
1999 |
% change (Real $) |
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Median Household Income: |
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$22,619 |
$31,397 |
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Per Capita Income: |
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$10,094 |
$14,588 |
8.3 |
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% below Poverty: |
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10.9 |
15.4 |
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% Paying more than 30% |
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of
Income for Housing Costs: |
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15.3 |
14.7 |
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| Labor
Force Characteristics: |
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1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Percentage of adult population in the
labor force: |
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Overall: |
49.2 |
58.4 |
54.7 |
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Female: |
32.3 |
53.7 |
50.9 |
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Occupational Profile: |
1990 |
Percent |
2000 |
Percent |
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Executive & Managerial |
20 |
6.2% |
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22.7% |
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Professional |
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27 |
8.4% |
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Sales |
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28 |
8.7% |
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18.2% |
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Administration & Support |
42 |
13.1% |
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Service |
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26 |
8.1% |
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15.7% |
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Farm & Forestry |
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25 |
7.8% |
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8.6% |
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Skilled Labor |
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49 |
15.2% |
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34.8% |
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occupational categories recombined in 2000 census |
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Unemployment Rate (MDOL): |
1990: |
2.0 |
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1995: |
1.8 |
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2000: |
3.2 |
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Most recent year -- |
2003: |
5.1 |
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POPULATION |
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| Current
Estimate: |
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907 |
(2005) |
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| Rank
in County: |
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20 of 27 |
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1960 |
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2000 |
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Population History |
321 |
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Growth Rate |
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30.2% |
28.2% |
22.9% |
33.7% |
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| Components
of Change (1990-2000): |
Natural Change: |
13 |
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Net Migration: |
209 |
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| Population
Projection to 2020: |
Best Estimate: |
1,400 |
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Mathematical Range: |
1,226 |
1,448 |
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Profile: |
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1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Under Age 18 |
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172 |
147 |
191 |
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Over Age 65 |
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73 |
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135 |
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Median Age |
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31 |
39.6 |
42.4 |
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High School Grads. |
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169 |
365 |
515 |
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College Grads. |
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22 |
35 |
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Enrolled in public schools: |
131 |
126 |
129 |
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most recent year: |
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126 |
2003 |
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HOUSING |
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1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
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| Total
Housing Units |
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487 |
576 |
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893 |
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| Year-round
Occupied Units |
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123 |
186 |
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365 |
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Units |
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n/a |
370 |
362 |
501 |
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| Persons
per household |
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3.35 |
2.88 |
2.52 |
2.38 |
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| % Owner-occupied |
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n/a |
86.6 |
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| % Mobile
Home |
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n/a |
16.1 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
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| Median
Home Value |
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$28,700 |
$58,700 |
$85,600 |
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| Local
Property tax on Median Home |
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$383 |
$488 |
$1,110 |
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Housing Units built since 2000: |
9 |
Single Family |
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Multi-family |
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3 |
Mobile Home |
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1 |
Seasonal |
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Information Sources for this profile: |
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U.S. Census |
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Maine Department of Health and Human
Services (vital statistics) |
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Maine Department of Labor (unemployment
statistics) |
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Municipal Valuation Returns |
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KVCOG |
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Maine Municipal Association (local government
and taxation data) |
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Town Office |
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