New Sharon, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,297. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,333 (+2.8% change)
Males: 649 (50.0%), Females: 648 (50.0%)
Franklin County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $33,083
Median house value: $76,000
Population by Race
Races in New Sharon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Ancestries: English (31.3%), Irish (12.0%), French (10.2%), United States (7.8%), French Canadian (7.6%), Scottish (7.0%).
Elevation: 369 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in New Sharon
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Sharon town
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Sharon:
- FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 27 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Sharon:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 53 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 72 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 84 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Sharon:
- SEVEN G S (about 11 miles; MOUNT VERNON, ME; Abbreviation: 75B)
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 13 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; Abbreviation: OWK)
- BOWMAN FIELD (about 19 miles; LIVERMORE FALLS, ME; Abbreviation: B10)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Sharon:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 8 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 27 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 69 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 72 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 86 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 99 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 123 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in New Sharon:
- CAPE COD HILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 516 CAPE COD HILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in New Sharon:
- NEW SHARON – JIM DITZLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,310; Location: 37 PUMP HOUSE LANE; 13,281 books; 52 audio materials; 210 video materials)