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Population (year 2000): 6,327. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,773 (+7.0% change)
Males: 3,061 (48.4%), Females: 3,266 (51.6%)
Penobscot County
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $53,377 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,400 (year 2000)
Races in Hampden:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (20.9%), Irish (15.4%),
United States (14.5%), French (12.5%), German (9.0%), French
Canadian (6.6%).
Elevation: 132 feet
Land area: 11.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hampden
- High school or higher: 96.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hampden town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 11.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Hampden:
- ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 6 miles; BANGOR, ME)
- BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 6 miles;
BANGOR, ME)
- EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BANGOR,
ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hampden:
- BANGOR INTL (about 4 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 98 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 128 miles; PORTLAND,
ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hampden:
- BREWER (about 5 miles; BREWER, ME; ID: 0B2)
- LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 11 miles;
BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)
- RING HILL (about 17 miles; CARMEL, ME; ID: 38B)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hampden:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 22 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 71 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 90 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 125 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 139 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
143 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 185
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Hampden:
- HAMPDEN ACADEMY (Students: 790; Location: 1
MAIN ROAD N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hampden:
- REEDS BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 28A MAIN RD S; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GEORGE B WEATHERBEE SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 22 MAIN ROAD N; Grades: 03 - 05)
- EARL C MCGRAW SCHOOL (Students: 279;
Location: 20 MAIN ROAD N; Grades: KG - 02)
Library in Hampden:
- HAMPDEN - EDYTHE DYER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
(Operating income: $159,862; Location: 269 MAIN ROAD
NORTH; 21,856 books; 871 audio materials; 2,058 video
materials; 55 serial subscriptions)
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