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Population (year 2000): 35,690. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,050 (+1.0% change)
Males: 16,996 (47.6%), Females: 18,694 (52.4%)
Androscoggin County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $29,191 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,200 (year 2000)
Races in Lewiston:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (29.4%), French
(18.3%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.9%), United States (5.7%),
German (3.9%).
Elevation: 121 feet
Land area: 34.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lewiston
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lewiston city
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 47.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 12.9%
3.7% Foreign born (2.3% North America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -4,133 (-10.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Lewiston:
- CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (300 MAIN ST)
- ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (CAMPUS
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lewiston:
- MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
- PARKVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
BRUNSWICK, ME)
- STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; NORWAY,
ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lewiston:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 24 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 33 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 83 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lewiston:
- TWITCHELL (about 7 miles; TURNER, ME; ID: 3B5)
- AUBURN/LEWISTON MUNI (about 8 miles;
AUBURN/LEWISTON, ME; ID: LEW)
- WALES (about 14 miles; WALES, ME; ID: ME6)
Colleges/Universities in Lewiston:
- BATES COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,694;
Location: 2 ANDREWS ROAD, 221 LANE HALL; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bates.edu/)
- CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF NURSING
(FT enrollment: 66; Location: 68 Lowell Street; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.cmmcson.org)
- MR BERNARDS SCHOOL OF HAIR FASHION INC (FT
enrollment: 56; Location: 711 LISBON ST; Private,
for-profit; Website:
WWW.BERNARDSCHHHAIRFASHION.BAWEB.COM)
- CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RAD TECHN
(FT enrollment: 14; Location: 300 MAIN ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.cmmc.org)
- HELPING HANDS (Location: 671 MAIN ST;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.mint.net/helpinghands)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lewiston:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 30 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 35 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 40 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
47 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 86
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 104 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
Public high schools in Lewiston:
- LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,393;
Location: 156 EAST AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEWISTON REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CTR (Location:
156 EAST AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Lewiston:
- SAINT DOMINIC REGIONAL HIGH SC (Students:
266; Location: 179 BLAKE ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lewiston:
- MONTELLO SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 407
EAST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 723;
Location: 75 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- THOMAS J MCMAHON ELEMENTARY SCH (Students:
484; Location: 151 NORTH TEMPLE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- PETTINGILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 314;
Location: 409 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- FARWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 84-110 FARWELL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- MARTEL SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 880
LISBON STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- GOVERNOR JAMES B LONGLEY ELEM SCH (Students:
241; Location: 145 BIRCH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Lewiston:
- HOLY CROSS (Students: 494; Location: 17 BAIRD
AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location:
393 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- RENAISSANCE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location:
96 CAMPUS AVENUE; Grades: 2 - 6)
- DIRIGO PLACE (Students: 2; Location: 98
RUSSELL ST; Grades: 7 - 9)
Library in Lewiston:
- LEWISTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$865,948; Location: 200 LISBON STREET; 107,880 books;
1,029 audio materials; 3,125 video materials; 314 serial
subscriptions)
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