Profile for Rumford, Maine, ME

Rumford is on the Androscoggin River

River falls powered 19th-century pulp and paper mills

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 11. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Rumford attractions: Pennacook Falls

Historic sites and museums: Rumford Area Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
Coming into Rumford, Maine, on Route 108, the starless night icy black and very silent, soft rain glistening in the reach of headlights, the traveler feels that he alone survives in a world of tall pines and sleeping villages and eternal isolation.
-- A Sense of Place: Listening to Americans
David Lamb

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Cemeteries (18)

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Libraries (3)

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5% of Rumford residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rumford ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Rumford was $16,701, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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12% of Rumford residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Rumford, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $331.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $811.

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Libraries in Rumford include Rumford Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Rumford include Rumford Falls Times

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The average commute time for Rumford workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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