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Population (year 2000): 8,824. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,833 (+0.1% change)
Males: 4,214 (47.8%), Females: 4,610 (52.2%)
Somerset County
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $28,390 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,200 (year 2000)
Races in Skowhegan:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (20.3%), French (17.9%),
Irish (14.5%), United States (11.6%), French Canadian (9.4%),
Scottish (4.1%).
Elevation: 175 feet
Land area: 13.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Skowhegan
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Skowhegan town
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 13.6%
2.2% Foreign born (1.1% North America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Hospital/medical center in Skowhegan:
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (FAIRVIEW
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Skowhegan:
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME)
- SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
PITTSFIELD, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Skowhegan:
- BANGOR INTL (about 63 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 63 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 88 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Skowhegan:
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 11 miles;
NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 18 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
- PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 25 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID:
2B7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Skowhegan:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 30 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 30 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 77 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 85 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 91 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
103 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 142
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high schools in Skowhegan:
- SKOWHEGAN AREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 969;
Location: 61 ACADEMY CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SKOWHEGAN REGIONAL TECH CTR (Location: 61
ACADEMY CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Skowhegan:
- FAITH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 49 FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Skowhegan:
- SKOWHEGAN AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 155 ACADEMY CIRCLE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 351;
Location: 140 ACADEMY CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 04)
- MARGARET CHASE SMITH SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: 40 HESELTON STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 33 JEWETT STREET; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle school in Skowhegan:
- SKOWHEGAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: PO BOX 56; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Skowhegan:
- SKOWHEGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$87,368; Location: 5 ELM STREET; 37,028 books; 40 audio
materials; 60 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)
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