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Population (year 2000): 6,198. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,237 (+0.6% change)
Males: 2,986 (48.2%), Females: 3,212 (51.8%)
Kennebec County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $35,103 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,900 (year 2000)
Races in Gardiner:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (24.1%), French (13.1%),
Irish (12.8%), United States (10.9%), German (6.0%), French
Canadian (5.4%).
Elevation: 122 feet
Land area: 15.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gardiner
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gardiner city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 12.6%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -759 (-10.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gardiner:
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 10 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
- MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gardiner:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 25 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 53 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 79 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gardiner:
- AUGUSTA (about 5 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)
- AUGUSTA STATE (about 8 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)
- LAKESIDE MARINA (about 10 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME;
ID: 03M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gardiner:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 10 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 40 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 50 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
68 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 98 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 110
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Gardiner:
- GARDINER AREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 787;
Location: 40 WEST HILL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gardiner:
- GARDINER REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
600; Location: 161 COBBOSSEE AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAURA E RICHARDS SCHOOL (Students: 325;
Location: 279 BRUNSWICK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVER VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 105;
Location: 815 RIVER RD PO BOX 9; Grades: KG - 05)
- PRAY STREET SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location:
14 PRAY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Gardiner:
- GARDINER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$218,950; Location: 152 WATER STREET; 37,395 books;
2,112 audio materials; 3,938 video materials; 94 serial
subscriptions)
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