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Population (year 2000): 1,310. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,447 (+10.5% change)
Males: 646 (49.3%), Females: 664 (50.7%)
Knox County
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $42,273 (year 2000)
Median house value: $108,000 (year 2000)
Races in Hope:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (28.0%), Irish (18.2%),
German (12.6%), United States (9.8%), French (7.1%), Scottish
(6.3%).
Elevation: 349 feet
For population 25 years and over in Hope
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hope town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Hope:
- PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
ROCKPORT, ME)
- WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
BELFAST, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hope:
- BANGOR INTL (about 44 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 60 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 91 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hope:
- BELFAST MUNI (about 15 miles; BELFAST, ME; ID: BST)
- KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ROCKLAND, ME;
ID: RKD)
- ISLESBORO (about 19 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hope:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 43 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 63 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 73 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 88 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
105 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 148
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Hope:
- HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Location: 34 HIGHFIELD ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Hope:
- HOPE LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,883;
Location: 443 CAMDEN ROAD; 6,080 books)
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