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Population (year 2000): 8,130. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,792 (-4.2% change)
Males: 3,879 (47.7%), Females: 4,251 (52.3%)
Penobscot County
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $29,886 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,100 (year 2000)
Races in Old Town:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (18.5%), English (18.4%),
Irish (15.2%), French Canadian (9.6%), United States (9.0%),
German (8.0%).
Elevation: 108 feet
Land area: 38.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Old Town
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Old Town city
- Never married: 30.9%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 11.5%
2.6% Foreign born (0.8% North America, 0.7%
Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -238 (-2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Old Town:
- ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 12 miles; BANGOR, ME)
- BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 12 miles;
BANGOR, ME)
- EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
BANGOR, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Old
Town:
- BANGOR INTL (about 14 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 114 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about
128 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; ID: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Old Town:
- DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 1 miles; OLD TOWN,
ME; ID: OLD)
- LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 10 miles;
BANGOR, ME; ID: 06B)
- BREWER (about 15 miles; BREWER, ME; ID: 0B2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Old Town:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 6 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 86 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 102 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 142 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 154 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
160 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 202
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Old Town:
- OLD TOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 762;
Location: 203 STILLWATER AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Old Town:
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 576 STILLWATER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 347;
Location: 156 OAK STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- INDIAN ISLAND SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location:
PO BOX 566; Grades: PK - 08)
- OLD TOWN REGIONAL SPECIAL ED PROG (Location:
20 JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Old Town:
- STILLWATER MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 88;
Location: RR 2 BOX 1300; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Old Town:
- OLD TOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$261,208; Location: 65 MIDDLE STREET; 48,904 books; 855
audio materials; 2,146 video materials; 98 serial
subscriptions)
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