FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION: 203 million gallons per day
SOIL EROSION: 2 million tons per year
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: 9 sites on national priority list
.PEOPLE OF MAINE
POPULATION: 1,222,000
PROJECTED POPULATION YEAR 2000: 1,271,000
POPULATION CHANGE 1980-1988: 7.20%
POPULATION DENSITY: 38.9 persons per sq mi
PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD: 2.5
METROPOLITAN AREA POPULATION: 36.1%
MARRIAGE RATE: 10.4 marriages per 1,000 population
DIVORCE RATE: 4.8 divorces per 1,000 population
BIRTH RATE: 14.2 births per 1,000 population
BIRTHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS: 11.6% of total
BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED WOMEN: 19.8% of total
POPULATION UNDER 18 YEARS: 25.2%
POPULATION 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER: 13.4%
LIFE EXPECTANCY, BOTH SEXES: 74.6 years
LIFE EXPECTANCY, MALE: 70.8 years
LIFE EXPECTANCY, FEMALE: 78.4 years
DEATH RATE: 9.5 deaths per 1,000 population
BLACK POPULATION: 0.3%
JEWISH POPULATION: 0.7%
PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 13.0%
FAMILIES BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 9.8%
CHILDREN BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 15.8%
VIETNAM VETERANS: 47,000
.EDUCATION IN MAINE
EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $850 per resident
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL: $4,845 per pupil
PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO: 17.1 pupils per teacher
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES: $24,400 average
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES: $25,900 average
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 48,000 total
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FRESHMEN: 9,000
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FEMALE: 27,000
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PART-TIME: 19,000
SPENDING FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION: $4,938 per student
TUITION REVENUES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: $1,539 per student
.HEALTH IN MAINE
HOSPITAL DAILY ROOM CHARGE: $291 average
PHYSICIANS: 173 physicians per 100,000 population
DENTISTS: 50 dentists per 100,000 population
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, ALL RACES: 5.2 per 100 live births
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, BLACK: NA
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, WHITE: 5.2 per 100 live births
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, ALL RACES: 8.7 deaths per 1,000 live births
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, BLACK: NA
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, WHITE: 8.8 deaths per 1,000 live births
LEGAL ABORTION RATE: 308 per 1,000 live births
AIDS CASES REPORTED, 1983-1989: 130 total
AIDS CASES REPORTED, 1989: 46 total
AIDS CASES REPORTED (RATE) 1989: 4 per 100,000 population
DEATHS AMONG AIDS CASES, 1983-1989: 61
DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS: 34.9 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM CANCER: 226.7 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE: 358.4 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM HOMICIDE: 1.8 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS: 10 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA AND FLU: 36.6 per 100,000 resident population
DEATHS FROM SUICIDE: 11.1 per 100,000 resident population
.GOVERNMENT OF MAINE
OFFICIAL NAME: State of Maine
ADMITTED TO UNION: March 14, 1820
ORDER OF STATEHOOD: 23rd
CAPITAL: Augusta
MOTTO: Dirigo (I direct)
SONG: State of Maine Song
SYMBOLS: Animal--Moose; Bird--Chickadee; Flower--Pine cone and tassel; Insect--Honeybee; Mineral--Tourmaline; Tree--White pine
FLAG: The coat of arms on a blue field with a yellow fringed border on three sides.
GOVERNOR: John R. McKernan Jr. (R) 1990
EXECUTIVE TERM: 4 years
VOTERS IN 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 62.2% casting votes
ELECTORAL VOTES: 4
SENATORS: William S. Cohen (R) 1990, George J. Mitchell (D) 1994
NUMBER OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES: 2
AGE OF MAJORITY (FULL CIVIL RIGHTS): 18
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/CONSENT: 16
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/O CONSENT: 18
AGE OF BUYING ALCOHOL: 21
AGE OF LEAVING SCHOOL: 17 or 9th grade or with permission
STATE FUNDING FOR ART: $0.5 per capita
STATE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES: $1,722 per capita
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PAID: $1,312 per capita
DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS: $3,337 per capita
FEDERAL SPENDING, DEFENSE PROGRAMS: $871 (millions)
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, CIVILIAN: 17,000
SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS: 17.3% of population
PUBLIC AID RECIPIENTS: 6.1% of population
FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: 6.6% of population
.CRIME IN MAINE
CRIME RATE, TOTAL: 3,578 offenses per 100,000 population
VIOLENT CRIME RATE: 157 offenses per 100,000 population
MURDERS: 3.1 per 100,000 population
FORCIBLE RAPE: 19 per 100,000 population
ROBBERY: 26 per 100,000 population
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: 110 per 100,000 population
PROPERTY CRIME RATE: 3,420 offenses per 100,000 population
BURGLARY: 817 per 100,000 population
LARCENY-THEFT: 2,399 per 100,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: 205 per 100,000 population
PRISON INMATES: 1,214 total
PRISON INMATE RATE: 100 per 100,000 population
PRISONERS EXECUTED, 1980-1988: 0 executed
POLICE PROTECTION: 22.5 police per 10,000 population
LAWYERS: 457 population per lawyer
.ECONOMY OF MAINE
INCOME PER CAPITA: $15,106
DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME: $12,955
GROSS STATE PRODUCT: $17,326 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, AGRICULTURE: $397 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MINING: $7 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, CONSTRUCTION: $1,079 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING: $3,663 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, TRANSPORTATION: $1,619 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, WHOLESALE TRADE: $1,031 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, RETAIL TRADE: $1,989 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, FINANCE: $2,826 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, SERVICES: $2,505 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, GOVERNMENT: $2,210 (millions)
U.S. EXPORTS: $593 (millions)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS: $518 (millions)
PATENTS GRANTED: 89 (1988)
NEW BUSINESS FAILURES: 30 failures per 10,000 concerns
BLACK-OWNED FIRMS: 123 total
EMPLOYED/POPULATION RATIO: 62.9% employed of total population
FEMALE LABOR FORCE: 57% of labor force
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.8% unemployed
UNION MEMBERSHIP IN MANUFACTURING: 18.7% unionized
NEW HOUSING STARTS: 8,000 units
NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION: $244 (millions)
MORTGAGE LOANS FORECLOSED: 0.5%
VALUE ADDED BY MANUFACTURE: $5,266 (millions)
MANUFACTURING WORKERS, CHANGE 1982-1987: -9.3%
EXPORT RELATED FACTORY EMPLOYMENT: 12% of total employment
RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD: $20,228
CHANGE IN RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD 1982-86: 55.2%
MINERALS PRODUCED (NON-FUELS): $65 (millions)
MINERAL FUELS PRODUCED: $0 (millions)
CRUDE PETROLEUM PRODUCTION: 0 million barrels
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION: 0 billion cubic feet marketed
NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION: 9.5 billion kWh
ELECTRICAL ENERGY INSTALLED CAPACITY: 2.4 million kW
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: 1
.AGRICULTURE OF MAINE
PRINCIPAL FARM COMMODITIES: Potatoes, eggs, dairy products, blueberries (74% of total)
PRINCIPAL CROPS: Potatoes, hay, apples, oats
LAND IN FARMS: 1,000,000 acres
CROPLAND HARVESTED: 364,000 acres harvested
NUMBER OF FARMS: 7,000
SIZE OF FARMS: 199 acres per farm
CHANGE IN FARMLAND, 1982-87: -8.6%
VALUE OF FARM LAND AND BUILDINGS: $1,323 per acre
NET FARM INCOME: $107 (millions)
NET FARM INCOME/DEBT RATIO: 29.2%
BARLEY PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
BARLEY YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
CORN PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
CORN YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
COTTON PRODUCTION: 0 bales (thousands)
COTTON YIELD: 0 pounds per acre
HAY PRODUCTION: 420 tons (thousands)
HAY YIELD: 1.91 tons per acre
OATS PRODUCTION: 2,590 bushels (thousands)
OATS YIELD: 70 bushels per acre
POTATO PRODUCTION: 22,000 CWT (thousands)
POTATO YIELD: 275 CWT per acre
RICE PRODUCTION: 0 CWT (thousands)
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
SOYBEAN YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
SUGARBEET PRODUCTION: 0 tons (thousands)
SUGARCANE PRODUCTION: 0 tons
TOBACCO PRODUCTION: 0 pounds (thousands)
TOBACCO YIELD: 0 pounds per acre
WHEAT PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
WHEAT YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
BROILERS PRODUCED: NA
TURKEYS RAISED: 50,000 millions
CATTLE AND CALVES: 116 on farms (1,000 head)
HOGS AND PIGS: 9.3 on farms (1,000 head)
SHEEP AND LAMBS: 20 on farms (1,000 head)
.COMMUNICATIONS IN MAINE
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS: 366 miles; 589 kilometers
MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL: 491 thousands of miles traveled per road mile
LICENSED DRIVERS: 672.7 per 1,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DEATHS: 18.3 deaths per 100,000 population
REGISTERED AUTOMOBILES: 579 per 1,000 population
REGISTERED MOTORCYCLES: 34 per 1,000 population
DRIVERS EXCEEDING 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT: 60.8%
COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS: 39
COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 37
EDUCATIONAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 20
COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 7
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 5
DAILY NEWSPAPERS: 9
DAILY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION: 0.24 papers per capita
.TRAVEL IN MAINE
STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Maine State Board of Tourism, 97 Winthrop Street, Hallowell, 04347, (207) 289-2423
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Augusta--State Capitol; Bath--Maine Maritime Museum; Portland--Wadsworth-Longfellow House; Freeport--L.L. Bean Co.; picturesque fishing and lobstering villages, inland lake vacation areas (fishing), mountain ski resorts; Acadia National Park (panoramic views, shoreline cliffs, mountains and beach areas); White Mountain National Forest (hiking); other resort areas (Bath, Boothbay Harbor, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard, Rockport, Scarborough, York).
