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Population (year 2000): 327. Estimated
population in July 2005: 316 (-3.4% change)
Males: 168 (51.4%), Females: 159 (48.6%)
Hancock County
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $28,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,100 (year 2000)
Races in Swans Island:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: English (48.3%), Scottish (17.1%),
French (16.5%), German (11.3%), Irish (10.4%), United States
(4.9%).
Elevation: 75 feet
For population 25 years and over in Swans Island
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Swans Island town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 65.6%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 6.8%
1.5% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Swans Island:
- BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BLUE
HILL, ME)
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BAR
HARBOR, ME)
- MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
ELLSWORTH, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Swans Island:
- BANGOR INTL (about 52 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 104 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 133 miles; PORTLAND,
ME; ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swans Island:
- BANKS (about 3 miles; SWANS ISLAND, ME; ID: ME5)
- STONINGTON MUNI (about 15 miles; STONINGTON, ME; ID:
93B)
- HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 22 miles; BAR
HARBOR, ME; ID: BHB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Swans Island:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 61 miles; ORONO, ME;
Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 92 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 122 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 131 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
147 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 149 miles; STANDISH,
ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 188
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Swans Island:
- SWANS ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: PO BOX 13; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Swans Island:
- SWANS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $38,541; Location: PO BOX 397; 10,000 books; 25
audio materials; 450 video materials; 2 serial
subscriptions)
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