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  Waldo County, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waldo County is a county located in the state of Maine.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $33,986, and the median income for a family is $40,402.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waldo_County,_Maine   (362 words)

  
 Waldo, KS
The City of Waldo is Located in the northern portion of Russell County, Kansas.
Waldo became a town on October 1, 1888.
On April 3, 1911 several people met with the Board of County Commissioners of Russell County on the matter of incorporating the Town of Waldo as a City of the 3rd class.
skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/Waldo   (440 words)

  
 Waldo County
Through the summer of 1955, Waldo County remained close to or in Little Creek; however, on 24 August, she departed the Norfolk area for her first overseas deployment.
Waldo County returned to Little Creek from her fifth and last Mediterranean cruise on 17 November 1964.
Waldo County was decommissioned sometime in October 1970, and she was berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Orange, Tex. She remained there until May of 1972 at which time she was reactivated for service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC).
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w2/waldo_county.htm   (904 words)

  
 Waldo County Maine The treasures of coast and countryside in mid-coast Maine
Waldo County Maine The treasures of coast and countryside in mid-coast Maine
Waldo County, situated in mid-coast Maine along scenic Penobscot Bay, has genuine New England character evidenced by working port towns and quaint rural villages.
The Businesses of Waldo County are proud to present the places and products that reflect the historic tradition of our county's craftsmen, purveyors and innkeepers when service was not a department and pride derives from the selling of fine products.
www.waldocountymaine.com   (147 words)

  
 Waldo County Extension Association, University of Maine Cooperative Extension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Waldo County Extension Association is the legally-constituted official organization for conducting Extension work in the county; its services are available to all residents according to the County Extension Act.
This is an opportunity to join others with a broad range of interests and a common desire to help Maine people improve their lives through an ongoing educational process, using the latest in research-based knowledge.
The county executive committee is the vital link between the county/community and the university.
www.umaine.edu /umext/wcea.htm   (203 words)

  
 Search Courier Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County Commissioner Greg Boetsch appealed to the assembled islanders to consider carefully the impact a secession will have on other, less-affluent communities in the county.
Waldo County Commission Chairman Jethro Pease said losing Islesboro would have a detrimental impact on the rest of the towns in the county.
Knox County, he said, is working on a formal charter, as well as a method of charging towns for services based on per-capita use of those services.
www.courierpub.com /articles/2004/04/29/republicanjournal/local_news/f3islesboro.txt   (1283 words)

  
 County Profiles: Waldo County - Poverty in Maine 2003 - Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County's people are somewhat poorer than the state average.
Housing affordability in Waldo County at the time of Census 2000 was about the same as in the state overall.
Waldo County residents were somewhat above the state average in participation in DHS benefits programs (TANF and food stamps) and in overall participation in the LIHEAP program in the last fiscal year (October 1, 2001-September 30, 2002).
www.umaine.edu /mcsc/Research/HeaSocPol/Poverty/Waldo.htm   (441 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - County of Waldo - Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County, incorporated in 1827, sits in what is commonly called mid-coast Maine along Penobscot Bay.
In addition to the extensive coastline of Waldo County, the interior of the County is dotted with lakes, ponds, forests and mountains for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy.
Waldo County is also a business center of Maine and is home to the credit card processing company MBNA, which employs over 1,500 people in Belfast, Maine.
www.maine.gov /local/waldo   (103 words)

  
 Waldo County Extension Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cooperative Extension is a partnership of the University of Maine, the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the USDA (CREES) and the several county Extension associations.
The county executive committee, representing the legally constituted county Extension association, is the recognized group in the county with which the University of Maine cooperates directly in the development and operation of county Extension programs.
The county executive committee is charged to administer, in cooperation with the Extension administration and county staff, four central functions at the county level.
www.umext.maine.edu /Waldo/wcea.htm   (923 words)

  
 Waldo - New Mexico Ghost Town
Waldo was named after Henry L. Waldo, chief justice of the supreme court of the territory of New Mexico.
I have a considerable amount of info on Waldo that was not in the article here.
By that time it looked very much like it does today and the Waldo site and surrounding area was used by Henry Trigg of Cerrillos for grazing cattle.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/nm/waldo.html   (336 words)

  
 Waldo County, Maine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in New England) Maine.
Its (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat is (Capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland) Belfast (Click link for more info and facts about
The (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income for the county is $17,438.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/waldo_county,_maine.htm   (835 words)

  
 VillageSoup - Print Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
WALDO COUNTY (Sep 27): Law enforcement officials with Troop D of the Maine State Police responded to the following incidents and accidents, issued the following summonses and made the following arrests:
Debra Philbrook, 49, was transported to the Waldo County Jail and charged with operating under the influence, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Waldo County Sheriff's Department had received a 9-1-1 call from the same Knox residence with an open line.
www.waldo.villagesoup.com /news/Print.cfm?StoryID=61342   (350 words)

  
 Literacy Volunteers of America Waldo County Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County is an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, a national nonprofit organization formed by the merger of Literacy Volunteers of America and Laubach Literacy.
Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County works to improve reading, writing, and related literacy skills of adults and their families.
Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County accepts students without discrimination on the basis of gender, age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.
home.acadia.net /userpages/waldolva   (245 words)

  
 Maine Community Foundation: MCF in Your Community-- Waldo County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1990, a group of Waldo County residents approached the Maine Community Foundation to request the creation of a county fund for Waldo.
At the time, Waldo County was the poorest county in New England, and their request was answered.
During the last funding cycle, the Waldo County Committee received 11 applications requesting $115,170 and recommended awards for 45% of proposals totaling $11,000.
www.mainecf.org /html/aboutus/waldo.html   (199 words)

  
 Peter Waldo --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
or Valdès A successful merchant, Valdès (Peter Waldo was a later form of his name) underwent a religious conversion, gave away his wealth, and began to preach a doctrine of voluntary poverty in Lyon around 1170.
county, south-central Maine, U.S. It comprises a coastal region bounded to the east by the Penobscot River and Bay and includes several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, notably Isleboro Island.
A leading intellectual of his day, Waldo David Frank was a writer, a social historian, and a political activist.
concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9382242   (805 words)

  
 Waldo County Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County: the way it was / Frank E. Claes.
Atlas of Somerset County, Maine / compiled, drawn, and published from official plans and actual surveys by George N. Colby and Co., assisted by H.E. Halfpenny [et al.] Houlton, Me., 1883.
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Washington and York Counties.
www.bpl.lib.me.us /spcoll/waldo.htm   (445 words)

  
 Vinalhaven, Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On the same date Hancock County was established from a portion of Lincoln County, and Vinalhaven fell in the newly formed Hancock County.
On 7 February 1827 Waldo County was formed from a part of Knox County, and Vinalhaven fell within the new Waldo County.
On 1 April 1860 Knox County was formed from portions of Waldo and Lincoln Counties, and Vinalhaven fell within the new Knox County, where it has remained to this day.
one-barton-family.net /GenProject/maps/vh1.html   (236 words)

  
 Waldo County, Maine Births, 1743-1892: Belfast -- Genealogy Database for Family History Research
An extraction of birth records for Belfast, Waldo County, Maine from 1743 to 1892.
Waldo County, Maine Deaths, 1743-1892: Belfast An extraction of death records from Belfast in Waldo County, Maine between 1743 and 1892.
Gardiner, Kennebec County Maine, Birth & Death records 1800 - 1892 This is an extraction of the Gardiner, Kennebec County Maine, Birth & Death records 1800 - 1892
www.familydeathrecords.com /db.asp?dbid=5283   (431 words)

  
 The Ghosts of Waldo County, Maine
While not officially in "Waldo County" it is so near that it's an yeasy visit.
I'll repeat that this is legend, for there are no records of anyone having been accused of witchcraft in Waldo County.
Waldo County is located in mid-coast Maine on Penobscot Bay, 100 miles north of Portland.
www.fabuloustravel.com /ww/waldoghost/waldoghost.html   (2282 words)

  
 Waldo County Preschool & Family Services
Our mission is to assure the provision of quality educational and support services to Waldo County families with children.
Waldo County Preschool & Family Services began in 1983 with employing 3 part-time staff members and strong commitment to serving children and families in a supportive, constructive fashion.
Waldo County Preschool & Family Services is located in East Belfast approximately 1 mile east of the Belfast bridge.
www.volunteersolutions.org /uwem/org/222715-printer.html   (419 words)

  
 USS Waldo County (LST-1091)
Waldo County (LST-1091) was laid down in August 1952 at Pascagoula, Miss., by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., simply as LST-1163; launched on St. Patrick's Day 1953; sponsored by Mrs.
She alternated five Mediterranean deployments with periods of duty out of Little Creek conducting amphibious training at such places as Vieques, Onslow Beach in North Carolina, and at various locations in the Canadian maritime provinces.
Epilogue: Waldo County is on loan to Peru as of 8 December 1998.
www.datasync.com /~bouchard/meships/lst1163.htm   (901 words)

  
 Waldo Community Action Partners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Department of Human Services: Door-to-door transportation to Belfast from all towns in Waldo County available for grocery shopping, personal business and medical appointments for low-income families.
Transportation is available, under contract, originating in Waldo County to desired destinations anywhere in Maine.
Waldo County Transportation is a program of the Waldo Community Action Partners.
www.waldocap.org /transportation   (185 words)

  
 Waldo County Healthcare, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County Healthcare, Inc. (WCHI) is a network of health care providers offering a broad spectrum of services including primary care, home health care, acute hospital inpatient and outpatient care and public health nursing which serves the health care needs of patients and their families throughout Waldo County.
An affiliate of WCHI is Penobscot Shores, an elegant, independent living retirement community located on the ocean in Belfast, Maine.
Every employee uses positive, open communication with coworkers, participates as a team member, adapts to change, supports and attains the organization's mission and goals.
www.wchi.com   (158 words)

  
 WaldoWoman Enterprises   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
WaldoWoman, aka Jennifer Pierce, is based in the rural Midcoast Maine county of Waldo, in the town of Waldo, just minutes from the county seat of Belfast.
Interestingly, Waldo County is equidistant as the crow flies from either extreme northern, western or southern Maine, making it centrally located in this New England state in the northeast corner of the United States.
Many Waldo County residents know her simply as "Jennifer the plant lady" from years when she ran the greenhouse/plant business Rock Bottom Farm.
www.waldowoman.com   (410 words)

  
 Digital Waldo County Map, Maps of Waldo County County, Maine.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Waldo County Map, Maps of Waldo County and all Maine County Maps.
Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=2185   (229 words)

  
 Waldo County Maine Real Estate for sale - Homes.com
If you looking for real estate in Waldo County or the surrounding area, Homes.com has a wealth of information about Waldo County real estate, Waldo County neighborhoods, new and existing Waldo County homes, and Waldo County-area Agents and Brokers.
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Waldo County Agents and Brokers: Before you start your real estate buying or selling experience it is important to consult with a qualified Agent or Broker.
realestate.homes.com /files/416182/realestate_co_ME_WALDO.html   (263 words)

  
 Home Healthcare Services
We have provided high quality homecare and hospice services to people of all ages in Waldo and portions of Knox Counties for over ten years.
Waldo County Home Healthcare Services is committed to providing our patients with the highest quality care.
Waldo County Home Healthcare Services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maine, and most private insurance plans.
www.wchi.com /home_healthcare.html   (711 words)

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