Profile for New Sweden, Maine, ME

Settled by Scandinavians in the 1870s

New Sweden received national attention for 2003 poisoning of 16 churchgoers who drank arsenic-laced coffee. One elderly member of the congregation died

Historic sites and museums: Maine's Swedish Colony, New Sweden Historical Society Museum

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Cemeteries (6)

Communities (5)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in New Sweden
• School enrollment & education levels in New Sweden
• Transportation & commute times in New Sweden
• Aroostook County data
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• State data - Maine
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Aroostook County government

6% of New Sweden residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the New Sweden ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near New Sweden
• Cemeteries in Aroostook County
• Libraries in or near New Sweden

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• Aroostook County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - ME data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• New Sweden museums
• New Sweden historic sites
• New Sweden area parks
• Wineries near New Sweden

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• New Sweden area cemeteries
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Maine cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near New Sweden
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• Communities in Aroostook County

• New Sweden business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Maine
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• Crime in Aroostook County
• Arrests in Aroostook County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Maine
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in New Sweden was $14,534, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Aroostook County economic census
• Aroostook County economic summary
• Aroostook County employment growth
• Aroostook County unemployment rate
• Maine economic data

22% of New Sweden residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near New Sweden
• Colleges in Maine
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• Schools in or near New Sweden
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• Air pollution in Aroostook County
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• New Sweden medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Maine
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• Historic sites in or near New Sweden
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• Museums in Maine
• Maine state archives
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Aroostook County genealogy forum

Median rent in New Sweden, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $99.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $600.

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• Libraries near New Sweden

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• Census map of New Sweden area
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• Nonprofit guide for New Sweden
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near New Sweden
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The average commute time for New Sweden workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• New Sweden travel guide
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• Maine tourism bureau

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