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Population (year 2000): 4,866. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,312 (+9.2% change)
Males: 2,467 (50.7%), Females: 2,399 (49.3%)
Androscoggin County
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $47,824 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,700 (year 2000)
Races in Poland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (23.7%), French (14.9%),
French Canadian (11.2%), United States (10.0%), Irish (8.0%),
Scottish (6.8%).
Elevation: 341 feet
For population 25 years and over in Poland
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Poland town
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 66.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Poland:
- CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
LEWISTON, ME)
- ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
LEWISTON, ME)
- STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NORWAY,
ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Poland:
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 31 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 35 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 75 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poland:
- AUBURN/LEWISTON MUNI (about 8 miles;
AUBURN/LEWISTON, ME; ID: LEW)
- OXFORD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; OXFORD, ME;
ID: 81B)
- TWITCHELL (about 15 miles; TURNER, ME; ID: 3B5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Poland:
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; STANDISH, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 27 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
41 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 46 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 48 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
Public high school in Poland:
- POLAND REGIONAL H S (Students: 580; Location:
1457 MAINE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Poland:
- ELAN SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: PO BOX
578; Grades: 8 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Poland:
- POLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 1250 MAINE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- BRUCE M WHITTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
135; Location: 1457 MAINE STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Poland:
- POLAND - RICKER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $93,906; Location: 1211 MAINE STREET; 18,500
books; 183 audio materials; 360 video materials; 70
serial subscriptions)
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