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Population (year 2000): 2,465. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,554 (+3.6% change)
Males: 1,198 (48.6%), Females: 1,267 (51.4%)
Kennebec County
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $52,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,300 (year 2000)
Races in Manchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: English (27.5%), Irish (15.8%),
French (15.7%), United States (9.5%), German (8.0%), French
Canadian (5.9%).
Elevation: 235 feet
For population 25 years and over in Manchester
- High school or higher: 91.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.4%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Manchester town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 9.5%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% North America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 7 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME)
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Manchester:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 31 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 80 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Manchester:
- LAKESIDE MARINA (about 2 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME;
ID: 03M)
- AUGUSTA STATE (about 6 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)
- AUGUSTA (about 8 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Manchester:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 7 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 30 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 53 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
72 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 97 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 112
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Manchester:
- MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198;
Location: 17 SCHOOL ST PO BOX 217; Grades: KG - 05)
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