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Population (year 2000): 847. Estimated
population in July 2005: 850 (+0.4% change)
Males: 417 (49.2%), Females: 430 (50.8%)
Somerset County
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $24,812 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,200 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (20.2%), Irish (17.4%),
French (9.9%), United States (8.0%), Italian (6.1%), Scottish
(5.3%).
Elevation: 344 feet
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens town
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 11.2%
2.1% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.2% Latin
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
PITTSFIELD, ME)
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- BANGOR INTL (about 60 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 74 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 99 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 20 miles;
NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
- PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID:
2B7)
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 28 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Athens:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 36 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 41 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 73 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 96 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 101 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
114 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 153
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Athens:
- ATHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: MAIN ST PO BOX 167; Grades: PK - 08)
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