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Population (year 2000): 1,397. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,398 (+0.1% change)
Males: 731 (52.3%), Females: 666 (47.7%)
Penobscot County
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $36,053 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,000 (year 2000)
Races in Charleston:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (27.6%), Irish (9.9%),
French (8.9%), United States (8.5%), German (3.9%), French
Canadian (3.1%).
Elevation: 471 feet
For population 25 years and over in Charleston
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Charleston town
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 10.6%
2.6% Foreign born (1.9% North America, 0.5%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Charleston:
- MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DOVER
FOXCROFT, ME)
- ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 26 miles; BANGOR, ME)
- BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 26 miles;
BANGOR, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Charleston:
- BANGOR INTL (about 25 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 104 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about
131 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
- CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 15 miles;
DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; ID: 44B)
- DEXTER REGIONAL (about 15 miles; DEXTER, ME; ID:
1B0)
- RING HILL (about 21 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
College/University in Charleston:
- FAITH SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Location: 29 MAIN
RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Charleston:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 29 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 72 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 81 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 130 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 140 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
148 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 189
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Charleston:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW YOUTH DEV CTR (Students: 63;
Location: 1182 DOVER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,133; Location: MAIN ROAD; 5,000 books; 65 audio
materials; 325 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)
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