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Population (year 2000): 16,822. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,230 (+8.4% change)
Males: 8,015 (47.6%), Females: 8,807 (52.4%)
York County
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $45,105 (year 2000)
Median house value: $119,800 (year 2000)
Races in Saco:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (20.3%), French Canadian
(17.8%), English (16.7%), Irish (16.4%), United States (6.3%),
German (5.1%).
Elevation: 65 feet
Land area: 38.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Saco
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Saco city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 11.2%
2.9% Foreign born (1.5% North America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,625 (+10.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Saco:
- SOUTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
BIDDEFORD, ME)
- SPRING HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTH
PORTLAND, ME)
- MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PORTLAND, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Saco:
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 14 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 40 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 44 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saco:
- BIDDEFORD MUNI (about 5 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; ID:
B19)
- SANFORD REGIONAL (about 20 miles; SANFORD, ME; ID:
SFM)
- LIMINGTON-HARMON (about 23 miles; LIMINGTON, ME; ID:
63B)
Amtrak station:
SACO (130 MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Saco:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 3
miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 17 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 20 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 74 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
Private high school in Saco:
- THORNTON ACADEMY (Students: 1,044; Location:
438 MAIN ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Saco:
- SACO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 765; Location:
40 BUXTON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- C K BURNS SCHOOL (Students: 611; Location:
135 MIDDLE STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- YOUNG SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 36
TASKER STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
- GOVERNOR JOHN FAIRFIELD SCHOOL (Students:
275; Location: 75 BEACH STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
- SACO TRANSITION PROGRAM (Location: 80 COMMON
ST BLDG 2; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Saco:
- NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 188;
Location: 50 BEACH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- THE SCHOOL AT SWEETSER (Students: 112;
Location: 50 MOODY STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Saco:
- SACO - DYER LIBRARY (Operating income:
$325,000; Location: 371 MAIN STREET; 50,000 books; 1,100
audio materials; 1,500 video materials; 100 serial
subscriptions)
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