Moving to Bridgewater, Maine
Population: 612. Estimated population in July 2024: 597 (-2.5% change)
Males: 308 (50.3%), Females: 304 (49.7%)
Aroostook County
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $27,679
Median house value: $46,500
Population by Race
Races in Bridgewater:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (32.7%), English (22.1%), Irish (15.2%), French (8.2%), Scottish (7.7%), Dutch (3.4%).
Elevation: 428 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bridgewater town
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 7.3%
6.5% Foreign born (6.5% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:
- AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 21 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HOULTON, ME)
- CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgewater:
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 22 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
- BANGOR INTL (about 131 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 227 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgewater:
- HOULTON INTL (about 22 miles; HOULTON, ME; Abbreviation: HUL)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: 83B)
- CARIBOU MUNI (about 33 miles; CARIBOU, ME; Abbreviation: CAR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgewater:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 113 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 196 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 199 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 254 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 263 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 272 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 313 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Bridgewater:
- BRIDGEWATER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: SCHOOL ST PO BOX 205; Grades: PK – 06)