Chapman, Maine
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Population change since 2000: +0.6%
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| Males: 240 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 228 |  (48.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
| Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04757.
| Chapman: | $66,835 |
| ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,037 (it was $16,008 in 2000)
Chapman town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,043 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
| Chapman: | $160,043 |
| ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $179,108; detached houses: $185,023; townhouses or other attached units: $218,327; in 2-unit structures: $262,505; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,406; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,084; mobile homes: $117,009; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $12,682
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chapman, ME
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- 46398.9%White alone
- 30.6%American Indian alone
- 20.4%Two or more races
Races in Chapman detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: French (28.2%), United States (24.9%), English (21.7%), Irish (8.6%), German (3.9%), Swedish (2.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 03/11/1915
Elevation: 551 feet
Land area: 38.4 square miles.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (very low).
18 residents are foreign born (3.0% North America, 0.9% Asia).
| This town: | 3.9% |
| Maine: | 2.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Chapman town: | 1.1% ($738) |
| Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME 
(230.8 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (332.5 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (492.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Westfield, ME (3.2 miles ),
), Wade, ME (3.3 miles ),
), Ashland, ME (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 46.64 N, Longitude: 68.12 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $30,000
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,300
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $147,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $154,300
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,500
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,800
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $98,300
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $98,200
- 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $48,600
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Maine: | 3.4% |
- Wood products (13.4%)
- Health care (12.6%)
- Educational services (10.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.7%)
- Truck transportation (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Construction (4.2%)
- Wood products (20.8%)
- Construction (8.3%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Truck transportation (6.7%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (5.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
- Utilities (5.0%)
- Health care (21.8%)
- Educational services (13.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (10.1%)
- Finance & insurance (7.6%)
- Wood products (5.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Public administration (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Cashiers (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (15.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Electricians (5.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.2%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.4%)
- Cashiers (8.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.9%)
- Other financial specialists (5.0%)
Average climate in Chapman, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 79.3. This is about average.
| City: | 79.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2021 was 0.155. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.155 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 1.41. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.41 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.0234. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0234 |
| U.S.: | 1.5147 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 27.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 27.3 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 19.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 19.0 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 6.42. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.42 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Chapman-area historical earthquake activity is above Maine state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:48, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 8.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.2 miles away from Chapman center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 307.2 miles away from Chapman center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 309.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 244.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 354.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 275.6 miles away from Chapman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Aroostook County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Chapman:
- COUNTY DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- PRESQUE ISLE REHAB AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- VALLEY HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; CARIBOU, ME)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chapman:
- University of Maine (about 124 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 130 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 168 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 179 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 226 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 231 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 232 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Points of interest:
Cemetery: Grendell Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Alder Lake (A), Alder Brook Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder Brook (A), Hughes Brook (B), Dudley Brook (C), Dockendorff Brook (D), Grendell Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| Maine: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.6% |
| Whole state: | 62.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This town: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.9% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Chapman:
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
For population 25 years and over in Chapman:
- High school or higher: 71.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.5 |
| Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Chapman, ME (based on Aroostook County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 22,200 | 27 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,845 | 40 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,411 | 51 |
| Other | 957 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 10 | 1 |
| None | 38,447 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
| Aroostook County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Aroostook County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
| This county: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
| Aroostook County: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 66
| Here: | 9.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.7% |
| Maine: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Aroostook County: | 27.6% |
| Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Chapman:
- WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
- WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chapman:
- WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W274AF (102.7 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCXU (97.7 FM; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: THE CANXUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUPI (92.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Chapman:
- WAGM-TV (Channel 8; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: NEPSK, INC.)
- WMEM-TV (Channel 10; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W51AG (Channel 51; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Chapman fatal accident list:
May 29, 2014 06:45 PM, Chapman Rd, Lat: 46.590561, Lon: -68.065669, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 36ft / 10.7mTotal length
- 26,981Total average daily traffic
- 1,348Total average daily truck traffic
- 38,109Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3- Call Sign: N1WRW, Licensee ID: L01112875, Grant Date: 01/07/2016, Expiration Date: 03/05/2026, Certifier: Kenneth N Mac Callum, Registrant: Kenneth N Mac Callum, 708 Carvell Rd, Chapman, ME 04757
- Call Sign: KB1KMF, Previous Call Sign: N1QYU, Licensee ID: L00768997, Grant Date: 11/26/2013, Expiration Date: 12/21/2023, Cancellation Date: 05/04/2021, Certifier: Eric P Huoppi, Registrant: Eric P Huoppi, 3330 West Chapman Road, Chapman, ME 04757
- Call Sign: N1QYU, Previous Call Sign: KB1KMF, Licensee ID: L00768997, Grant Date: 05/04/2021, Expiration Date: 05/04/2031, Certifier: Eric P Huoppi, Registrant: Eric P Huoppi, 3330 West Chapman Road, Chapman, ME 04757
FAA Registered Aircraft:
4- Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 3302E, N3302E, N-3302E, Serial Number: 11AC-1673, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 08/15/2018
Registrant (Individual): Alan T Page, 1562 Chapman Rd, Chapman, ME 04757 - Aircraft: CESSNA A185F (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3868Q, N3868Q, N-3868Q, Serial Number: 18502205, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 05/09/1973, Certificate Issue Date: 11/06/2000
Registrant (Corporation): Libbys Sporting Camps Inc, 2269 Chapman Rd, Chapman, ME 04757 - Aircraft: PETERS WILLIAM R FLY BABY 1A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6097A, N6097A, N-6097A, Serial Number: 68-23, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 01/14/2000, Certificate Issue Date: 08/10/2015
Registrant (Individual): Alan T Page, 1562 Chapman Rd, Chapman, ME 04757 - Aircraft: CESSNA 120 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 76530, N76530, N-76530, Serial Number: 10966, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/07/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 08/19/1999
Registrant (Individual): Shaun R Bagley, 1605 Chapman Rd, Chapman, ME 04757
Chapman compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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