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Population (year 2000): 15,605. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,621 (+0.1% change)
Males: 7,169 (45.9%), Females: 8,436 (54.1%)
Kennebec County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $26,816 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,500 (year 2000)
Races in Waterville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (19.3%), French (18.1%),
French Canadian (16.0%), Irish (12.3%), German (6.5%), United
States (6.1%).
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 13.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waterville
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waterville city
- Never married: 32.5%
- Now married: 42.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 14.1%
3.5% Foreign born (1.5% North America, 1.2%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,933 (-11.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Waterville:
- INLAND HOSPITAL (200 KENNEDY MEMORIAL DRIVE)
- MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (149 NORTH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waterville:
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 17 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME)
- SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
PITTSFIELD, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waterville:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 51 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- BANGOR INTL (about 60 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 78 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waterville:
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 3 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 18 miles;
NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
- AUGUSTA STATE (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: AUG)
Colleges/Universities in Waterville:
- COLBY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,814;
Location: MAYFLOWER HILL DRIVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.colby.edu)
- THOMAS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 541; Location:
180 W RIVER RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.thomas.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- HELPING HANDS (Location: 40 AIRPORT RD;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.mint.net/helpinghands)
- FULLER CIRCLES-SCHOOL FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
(Location: 5 KIMBALL ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waterville:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 17 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 34 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 75 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 77 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
93 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 134
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high schools in Waterville:
- WATERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 635;
Location: 1 BROOKLYN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MID-MAINE TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: ONE
BROOKLYN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waterville:
- GEORGE J MITCHELL SCHOOL (Students: 575;
Location: 58 DRUMMOND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- WATERVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 466;
Location: 120 WEST RIVER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALBERT S HALL SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 27 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Waterville:
- MOUNT MERICI SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location:
142 WESTERN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
- TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 75; Location: 60 W
RIVER RD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Waterville:
- WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$399,211; Location: 73 ELM STREET; 94,939 books; 3,444
audio materials; 2,311 video materials; 114 serial
subscriptions)
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