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Population (year 2000): 2,895. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,933 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,427 (49.3%), Females: 1,468 (50.7%)
Coos County
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $32,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,200 (year 2000)
Races in Gorham:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (35.4%), French Canadian
(14.9%), Irish (14.6%), English (14.0%), United States (7.6%),
Italian (7.1%).
Elevation: 801 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gorham
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gorham town
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.5%
5.2% Foreign born (2.2% North America, 1.3%
Europe, 1.2% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gorham:
- ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BERLIN,
NH)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 25 miles; NORTH CONWAY,
NH)
- WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LANCASTER,
NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gorham:
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 81 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 94 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 95 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gorham:
- GORHAM (about 1 miles; GORHAM, NH; ID: 2G8)
- BERLIN MUNI (about 13 miles; BERLIN, NH; ID: BML)
- MOUNT WASHINGTON REGIONAL (about 25 miles;
WHITEFIELD, NH; ID: HIE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gorham:
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 76 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 79 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
81 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 87 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public high school in Gorham:
- GORHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location:
120 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gorham:
- EDWARD FENN SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location:
169 MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- GORHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 143;
Location: 120 MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Gorham:
- GORHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$93,645; Location: 35 RAILROAD STREET; 77,327 books; 318
audio materials; 135 video materials; 39 serial
subscriptions)
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