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Dresden is in Lincoln County, a county of 35,237 people (2020 Census) whose seat is Wiscasset. The county's largest communities are Waldoboro, Wiscasset, Boothbay, Bristol, Jefferson.
56.5% of occupied homes in Lincoln County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 18.3% with propane, the median home was built in 1978 and 26.1% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). That mix decides what the local heating, plumbing and electrical trades spend their winters on.
- LincolnHealth's Miles Campus hospital (MaineHealth) is in Damariscotta.
- Wiscasset was home to Maine Yankee, the state's only nuclear power plant, which was decommissioned and dismantled between 1997 and 2005.
- Wiscasset averages about 7,232 heating degree days a year (1991-2020 NOAA normals).
Median trade wages in the Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area area
- Electrician jobs in Dresden: $37.36/hr median locally, $36.24 statewide
- Plumber jobs in Dresden: $30.09/hr median locally, $30.77 statewide
- HVAC jobs in Dresden: $29.81/hr median locally, $30.37 statewide
- CDL Driver jobs in Dresden: $25.45/hr median locally, $27.43 statewide
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. HVAC covers heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics, which BLS counts together with oil and propane technicians.
Sources: api.censusreporter.org · en.wikipedia.org