Profile for Brooklin, Maine, ME

Brooklin is on the Benjamin River, overlooking Jericho Bay

Former and merged names include:
· Port Watson

Home of Wooden Boat magazine

Writer E.B. White lived nearby, in North Brooklin

Local festivals include:

• Flye Point Music & Arts Festival - June 23, 2007

Listed places near Brooklin

Cemeteries (19)

Communities (5)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (5)

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• Hancock County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Brooklin demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Hancock County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 04616 ZIP code.

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• Hancock County government

8% of Brooklin residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Brooklin ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Brooklin
• Cemeteries in Hancock County
• Libraries in or near Brooklin

Post a query on a message board:

• Hancock County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• 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

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• Brooklin area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Maine cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Brooklin
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• Brooklin business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Maine
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• Crime in Hancock County
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• 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 Brooklin was $21,704, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

40% of Brooklin residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Brooklin
• Colleges in Maine
• Learning Disabilities Association in Maine
• Schools in or near Brooklin
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• Yearbooks (old) of Maine high schools

• Movies playing in or near Brooklin

• Air pollution in Hancock County
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• Land contamination in Hancock County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Maine
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Hancock County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Maine

Brooklin festival dates:

• Flye Point Music & Arts Festival - June 23, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Brooklin festival web sites:

• Flye Point Music & Arts Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Maine county fairs
• Maine festivals (Maine tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Brooklin

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Brooklin
• Geocaches in Maine

• Hancock County government
• Maine state government
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Brooklin medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Maine
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Brooklin
• Historic sites in Maine
• Museums in or near Brooklin
• Museums in Maine
• Maine state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Hancock County genealogy forum

Median rent in Brooklin, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $348.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $905.

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Libraries in Brooklin include Brooklin - Friend Memorial Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Brooklin

• Maine library

• Maine statewide library catalog

• Census map of Brooklin area
• Historic maps of ME cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Maine
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Brooklin
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Brooklin
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The average commute time for Brooklin workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Brooklin travel guide
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• Maine tourism bureau

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