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Population (year 2000): 1,344. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,405 (+4.5% change)
Males: 654 (48.7%), Females: 690 (51.3%)
Hancock County
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $37,232 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,400 (year 2000)
Races in Penobscot:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (23.5%), United States
(17.5%), Irish (9.9%), German (6.8%), Scottish (5.7%), French
(4.5%).
Elevation: 54 feet
For population 25 years and over in Penobscot
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Penobscot town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Penobscot:
- BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BLUE
HILL, ME)
- WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
BELFAST, ME)
- MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
ELLSWORTH, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Penobscot:
- BANGOR INTL (about 25 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 94 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 124 miles; PORTLAND,
ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Penobscot:
- BLUE HILL (about 11 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; ID: 07B)
- ISLESBORO (about 18 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; ID: 57B)
- BREWER (about 20 miles; BREWER, ME; ID: 0B2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Penobscot:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 38 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 74 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 99 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 122 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 137 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
139 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 181
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Penobscot:
- PENOBSCOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 79;
Location: PO BOX 60; Grades: KG - 08)
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