Swans Island

  1. Swans Island Legal Resources
  2. Swans Island Statistics
  3. Swans Island Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Swans Island Employment Information
  5. Swans Island Family Information
  6. Swans Island Education Information
  7. Swans Island Business Information
  8. Swans Island Public Benefits Information
  9. Swans Island Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Swans Island Zip Codes


Swans Island Legal Resources Back to top

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Swans Island Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 327
  • Land Area (2000): 36.142 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 177.258 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 207
  • Alias(es) (2003): MINTURN, SWANS ISLAND
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Houses (2000): 421
Swans Island Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 118
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $2,304,000 / $528,000
Swans Island Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 157 154 3 1.81% 18
1991 171 167 4 2.48% 26
1992 166 158 8 4.73% 46
1993 170 151 19 11.30% 108
1994 170 151 20 11.69% 113
1995 204 181 24 11.66% 113
1996 207 189 19 8.93% 90
1997 205 195 10 4.88% 48
1998 194 191 2 1.16% 12
1999 201 199 2 0.99% 10
2000 185 182 3 1.67% 17
2001 184 179 4 2.23% 23
2002 183 179 4 2.01% 21
2003 182 176 5 2.89% 29
2004 180 175 5 2.74% 28
2005 178 173 5 2.76% 29
2006 176 172 4 2.32% 23
2007 174 170 4 2.39% 24
2008 175 171 4 2.47% 25
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 155 152 3 1.94% 19
Feb 2008 157 152 5 3.18% 32
Mar 2008 159 154 5 3.14% 31
Apr 2008 167 164 3 1.80% 18
May 2008 172 168 4 2.33% 23
Jun 2008 188 184 4 2.13% 21
Jul 2008 200 192 8 4.00% 40
Aug 2008 195 192 3 1.54% 15
Sep 2008 186 182 4 2.15% 22
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Swans Island Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 48 48.00%
2. Construction 20 20.00%
3. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 10 10.00%
4. Water Transportation 4 4.00%
5. Fuel Dealers 3 3.00%
6. Private Household Services 3 3.00%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 2 2.00%
8. Health Care 2 2.00%
9. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 2 2.00%
10. Public Administration 2 2.00%
11. Social Assistance 2 2.00%
12. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 2 2.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 12 18.46%
2. Water Transportation 7 10.77%
3. Construction 5 7.69%
4. Educational Services 4 6.15%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 4 6.15%
6. Health Care 4 6.15%
7. Private Household Services 4 6.15%
8. Public Administration 4 6.15%
9. U.S. Postal Service 3 4.62%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 2 3.08%
11. Furniture and Home Furnishings, Wholesale 2 3.08%
12. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 2 3.08%
13. Other Direct Selling Estab 2 3.08%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 2 3.08%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2 3.08%
16. Social Assistance 2 3.08%
17. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 2 3.08%
18. Utilities 2 3.08%

Swans Island Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 29 29.00%
2. Rail and Water Transportation 11 11.00%
3. Carpenters 10 10.00%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 7 7.00%
5. Other Management Occupations 5 5.00%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 4 4.00%
7. Construction Laborers 3 3.00%
8. Other Personal Care, Not child care 3 3.00%
9. Painters and Paperhangers 3 3.00%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3 3.00%
11. Art and Design Workers 2 2.00%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2 2.00%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2 2.00%
14. Business Operations Specialists 2 2.00%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2 2.00%
16. Farmers and Farm Managers 2 2.00%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2 2.00%
18. Other Health Occupations 2 2.00%
19. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2 2.00%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 2 2.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cashiers 7 10.77%
2. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 7 10.77%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6 9.23%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 7.69%
5. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 4 6.15%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4 6.15%
7. Child Care Workers 4 6.15%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4 6.15%
9. Other Management Occupations 4 6.15%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 4 6.15%
11. Painters and Paperhangers 3 4.62%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 2 3.08%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2 3.08%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2 3.08%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 2 3.08%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2 3.08%
17. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 2 3.08%
18. Carpenters 1 1.54%

Swans Island Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 135 49.82%
15-35 hours 49 18.08%
1-14 hours 10 3.69%
No regular hours 77 28.41%

Swans Island Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 13 8.72%
5 AM-5:29 AM 10 6.71%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 13 8.72%
6 AM-6:29 AM 26 17.45%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 5 3.36%
7 AM-7:29 AM 30 20.13%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 12 8.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM 24 16.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 4 2.68%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 8 5.37%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4 2.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 0 0.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 0 0.00%

Swans Island Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 37 24.83%
5-9 40 26.85%
10-14 46 30.87%
15-19 19 12.75%
20-24 4 2.68%
25-29 0 0.00%
30-34 0 0.00%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 0 0.00%
60-89 3 2.01%
At least 90 0 0.00%

Swans Island Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 146 97.99%
30-44 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
45-59 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 3 2.01%

Swans Island Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 23 15.03%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 98 64.05%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 5.23%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 20 13.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 4 2.61%

Swans Island Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 143 (337 people)
Families (2000): 97 (273 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 44
People at same address in 1995: 224
Swans Island Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 25 17.48%
$10,000-$14,999 19 13.29%
$15,000-$19,999 16 11.19%
$20,000-$24,999 8 5.59%
$25,000-$29,999 6 4.20%
$30,000-$34,999 13 9.09%
$35,000-$39,999 11 7.69%
$40,000-$44,999 6 4.20%
$45,000-$49,999 7 4.90%
$50,000-$59,999 7 4.90%
$60,000-$74,999 15 10.49%
$75,000-$99,999 4 2.80%
$100,000-$124,999 6 4.20%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Swans Island Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 43 30.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 48 33.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 5 3.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 17 11.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4 2.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 17 11.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 5 3.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1 0.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2 1.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Swans Island Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 107 30.75%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 29 8.33%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 15 4.31%
Self Employment 72 20.69%
Social Security 48 13.79%
Supplemental Security 6 1.72%
Wage / Salary 63 18.10%
Other 8 2.30%

Swans Island Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 57 62.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 34 37.36%

Swans Island Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 15 10.42%
Color 1 Box Married 92 63.89%
Color 2 Box Never Married 35 24.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2 1.39%

Swans Island Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4 2.96%
Color 1 Box Married 93 68.89%
Color 2 Box Never Married 22 16.30%
Color 3 Box Widowed 16 11.85%

Swans Island Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Education Information Back to top
Swans Island Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 28 10.77%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 21 8.08%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 107 41.15%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 47 18.08%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 14 5.38%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 31 11.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 12 4.62%

Swans Island Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 6 1.83% 0 0.00% 6 1.83%
Kindergarten 4 1.22% 0 0.00% 4 1.22%
Grades 1-4 16 4.89% 0 0.00% 16 4.89%
Grades 5-8 19 5.81% 0 0.00% 19 5.81%
Grades 9-12 23 7.03% 0 0.00% 23 7.03%
Undergrad college 4 1.22% 0 0.00% 4 1.22%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 72 22.02% 0 0.00% 72 22.02%

Swans Island Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 34
Swans Island Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Public Benefits Information Back to top
Swans Island Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 283 83.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 54 16.02%

Swans Island Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Swans Island Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 34 10.40%
10-19 Years 51 15.60%
20-29 Years 33 10.09%
30-39 Years 40 12.23%
40-49 Years 54 16.51%
50-59 Years 34 10.40%
60-69 Years 36 11.01%
70-79 Years 32 9.79%
80-89 Years 11 3.36%
90+ Years 2 0.61%

Swans Island Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 168 51.38%
Color 1 Box Female 159 48.62%

Swans Island Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 321 98.17%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 1.53%
Color 1 Box African-American 1 0.31%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%

Swans Island Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 158 35.91%
2. Scottish 56 12.73%
3. French Non-Basque 54 12.27%
4. German 37 8.41%
5. Irish 31 7.05%
6. United States Or American 16 3.64%
7. Swedish 15 3.41%
8. Welsh 12 2.73%
9. Italian 10 2.27%
10. Polish 10 2.27%

Swans Island Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 295 92.19%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 17 5.31%
3. French 6 1.88%
4. Scandinavian 2 0.62%

Swans Island Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 332 98.52%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 3 0.89%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2 0.59%

Swans Island Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Swans Island Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Swans Island Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
04685