Economic & Demographic Information on the Eastport Area
Washington County Economic & Demographic Data Summaries from the 1990 Census
County Population | 35,308 | |
Median Age | 35.7 | (State of Maine 33.9) |
1980s Population Growth | 1% | |
1990s Projected Pop. Growth | 4.5% | |
Unemployment Dec. 1995 | 7.8% | (State 5.1%, US 5.2%) |
Retail Trade Firms | 301 | |
Service Firms | 223 | |
Construction Firms | 98 | |
Number of Towns | 47 | |
Land Area | 2,569 | square miles |
Number of Firms | 876 | |
Number of Employees (1994) | 10,848 | |
County Seat | Machias |
Eastport Area Town Statistics
Population | Households | Median Hshld. Income | |
Eastport | 1,310 | 797 | $17,282 |
Pleasant Point | 598 | 180 | $18,333 |
Pembroke | 895 | 335 | $16,613 |
Perry | 773 | 273 | $25,893 |
Sources of Data: Sunrise County Economic Council, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Center for Business and Economic Research (University of Southern Maine), Maine Department of Labor (Division of Economic Analysis), Maine State Planning Office, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, U.S. Census Bureau.
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