Mercer, Maine
Mercer: View of a Mercer sunset
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Mercer: Looking East toward Downtown Mecer on Main Street
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Mercer: Our 200 year old barn located on Sandy River rd.
Mercer: Sandy river from the back of my dads property
Mercer: another shot of the Sandy river road
Mercer: shot of Sandy river road
Mercer: Carved trees on Bacon Road in Mercer Maine
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Population change since 2000: +2.6%
Males: 325 | (48.9%) |
Females: 339 | (51.1%) |
Median resident age: | 48.4 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04957.
Mercer: | $66,554 |
ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,958 (it was $18,068 in 2000)
Mercer town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,788 (it was $84,300 in 2000)
Mercer: | $224,788 |
ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $190,782; detached houses: $204,176; townhouses or other attached units: $200,500; in 2-unit structures: $144,246; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $441,593; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,949; mobile homes: $101,406; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $711,279
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mercer, ME
- 65198.0%White alone
- 40.6%American Indian alone
- 30.5%Asian alone
- 30.5%Two or more races
- 20.3%Hispanic
- 10.2%Black alone
Races in Mercer detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Mercer, Maine as of June 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Mercer is 166 to 1.
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Latest news from Mercer, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Irish (21.3%), English (19.8%), United States (16.8%), French (10.7%), German (7.0%), Polish (5.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 06/22/1804
Elevation: 328 feet
Land area: 26.7 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.4% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Mercer town: | 0.9% ($733) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (72.0 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (173.2 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (332.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.67 N, Longitude: 69.89 W
Area code: 207
Here: | 3.8% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
- Educational services (11.2%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Paper (8.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Paper (11.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.0%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Wood products (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.7%)
- Health care (16.5%)
- Educational services (15.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.2%)
- Leather & allied products (5.7%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Social assistance (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (5.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.4%)
Average climate in Mercer, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Mercer-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 187.8 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 83.3 miles away from Mercer 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 189.0 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 225.8 miles away from Mercer center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 117.3 miles away from Mercer center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 22.5 miles away from the city 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 Somerset County (24) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 13, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mercer:
- MAPLECREST REHAB AND LIVING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; MADISON, ME)
- WOODLAWN REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- ORCHARD PARK REHAB AND LIVING (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; FARMINGTON, ME)
- EDGEWOOD REHAB AND LIVING CTR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; FARMINGTON, ME)
- SANDY RIVER CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; FARMINGTON, ME)
- LAKEWOOD (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports located in Mercer:
- Beech Hill Airport (04ME) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 20, Local Ops: 100, Military Ops: 50)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mercer:
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 13 miles; Farmington, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,036)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 24 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Husson University (about 56 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine (about 62 miles; Orono, ME; FT enrollment: 8,931)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 66 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- University of Southern Maine (about 73 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 73 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Young Elliot Cemetery (1), Hampshire Hill Cemetery (2), Lado Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Ladd Pond (A), Mercer Bog (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hilton Brook (A), Indian Stream (B), Witham Brook (C), Pattee Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: James S. Wiley - Politician.
This town: | 2.3 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 69.3% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 8.0% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 12.6% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Mercer:
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Mercer:
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes
Here: | 10.4 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mercer, ME (based on Somerset County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 3,694 | 7 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,094 | 28 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,552 | 32 |
Other | 501 | 3 |
None | 42,387 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Somerset County: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Somerset County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Somerset County: | 9.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Somerset County: | 8.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.2% |
State: | 8.2% |
This county: | 31.7% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mercer:
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTVL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mercer:
- WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
- WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIGY (97.5 FM; MADISON, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCTB (93.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
- WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEBB (98.5 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQCB (106.5 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMEW (91.3 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMHB (89.7 FM; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THE MAYFLOWER HILL BROADCASTING. CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Mercer:
- W21BI (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
- WFYW-LP (Channel 69; FAIRFIELD/WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- DW23AB (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: RUSSELL COMMUNICATIONS)
Mercer fatal accident list:
Aug 30, 2015 04:50 PM, Us-2 Mercer Road, Valley Road, Lat: 44.680481, Lon: -69.887675, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 0.6mTotal length
- 21Total average daily traffic
- 1Total average daily truck traffic
- 34Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Mercer)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mercer)FAA Registered Aircraft:
2- Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1772K, N1772K, N-1772K, Serial Number: 4499, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/23/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 12/29/2017
Registrant (Individual): Robert Gardner, 1371 Beech Hill Rd, Mercer, ME 04957 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 272SC, N272SC, N-272SC, Serial Number: 18052939, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 01/14/1978, Certificate Issue Date: 02/07/2017
Registrant (LLC): Robert Gardner Enterprises LLC, 1371 Beech Hill Rd, Mercer, ME 04957
- 67.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.3%Wood
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Electricity
- 72.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.1%Wood
Mercer compared to Maine state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born 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 below state average.
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