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Population (year 2000): 3,603. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,807 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,801 (50.0%), Females: 1,802 (50.0%)
Lincoln County
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $37,378 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,200 (year 2000)
Races in Wiscasset:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (24.8%), United States
(20.3%), French (12.7%), Irish (12.6%), German (8.0%), Scottish
(7.2%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wiscasset
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wiscasset town
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Wiscasset:
- ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BOOTHBAY
HARBOR, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
- MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wiscasset:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 21 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 51 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 81 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wiscasset:
- WISCASSET (about 5 miles; WISCASSET, ME; ID: IWI)
- MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 15 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME;
ID: 08B)
- AUGUSTA (about 20 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; ID: M00)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wiscasset:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 25 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 49 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 56 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
66 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 100 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 108
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Wiscasset:
- WISCASSET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362;
Location: 272 GARDINER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Wiscasset:
- WISCASSET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 53;
Location: 143 BEECHNUT HILL RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wiscasset:
- WISCASSET PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 146 GARDINER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WISCASSET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 83 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Wiscasset:
- THE MAINE COAST SEMESTER (Students: 72;
Location: 485 CHEWONKI NECK ROAD; Grades: 11 - 11)
- SHEEPSCOT VALLEY CHILDRENS HOU (Students: 54;
Location: PO BOX 449 127 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: PK -
KG)
Library in Wiscasset:
- WISCASSET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$128,932; Location: 21 HIGH STREET; 32,336 books; 746
audio materials; 436 video materials; 45 serial
subscriptions)
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