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Population (year 2000): 940. Estimated
population in July 2005: 986 (+4.9% change)
Males: 500 (53.2%), Females: 440 (46.8%)
Somerset County
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $27,266 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in Solon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Ancestries: English (22.8%), French (14.9%),
Irish (11.2%), German (7.7%), United States (6.7%), French
Canadian (6.0%).
Elevation: 405 feet
For population 25 years and over in Solon
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Solon town
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Solon:
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME)
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Solon:
- BANGOR INTL (about 73 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 74 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 96 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Solon:
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 18 miles;
NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
- SUGARLOAF REGIONAL (about 26 miles; CARRABASSETT,
ME; ID: B21)
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 33 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Solon:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 27 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 43 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 85 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 92 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 96 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
110 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 147
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Solon:
- SOLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 183;
Location: RTE 201 PO BOX 146; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Solon:
- SOLON - COOLIDGE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,334; Location: MAIN STREET; 4,175 books; 58 video
materials; 20 serial subscriptions)
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