Moving to Guilford, Maine

Population: 1,531. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,533 (+0.1% change)
Males: 716 (46.8%), Females: 815 (53.2%)

Piscataquis County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $65,800

Population by Race

Races in Guilford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)

Ancestries: English (25.0%), French (18.6%), Irish (15.8%), United States (10.6%), German (6.5%), Italian (3.8%).

Elevation: 425 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Map of Guilford, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Guilford

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Guilford town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 17.0%

1.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Guilford:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Guilford:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 48 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 97 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 123 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Guilford:

  • CHARLES A. CHASE JR. MEMORIAL FIELD (about 11 miles; DOVER/FOXCROFT, ME; Abbreviation: 44B)
  • DEXTER REGIONAL (about 16 miles; DEXTER, ME; Abbreviation: 1B0)
  • GREENVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, ME; Abbreviation: 3B1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Guilford:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 54 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 62 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 63 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 120 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 127 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 138 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 178 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Guilford:

  • PISCATAQUIS COMMUNITY H S (Students: 285; Location: 9 CAMPUS DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Guilford:

  • PISCATAQUIS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 331; Location: 25 CAMPUS DRIVE DROP #1; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • GUILFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 31 HIGH STREET; Grades: 02 – 03)

Libraries

Library in Guilford:

  • GUILFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $52,500; Location: LIBRARY STREET; 13,200 books; 350 audio materials; 525 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)