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Moving to Bar Harbor, Maine

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Population: 4,820. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,118 (+6.2% change)
Males: 2,249 (46.7%), Females: 2,571 (53.3%)

Hancock County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $37,481
Median house value: $143,100

Population by Race

Races in Bar Harbor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (25.9%), Irish (18.6%), German (9.2%), Italian (7.1%), Scottish (6.5%), United States (6.4%).

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Map of Bar Harbor, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bar Harbor

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bar Harbor town

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 50.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

3.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% North America, 0.9% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bar Harbor:

  • MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (10 WAYMAN LANE, PO BOX 8)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bar Harbor:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bar Harbor:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 51 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 125 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 154 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bar Harbor:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Bar Harbor:

  • COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC (Full-time enrollment: 258; Location: 105 EDEN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.coa.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bar Harbor:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 52 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 108 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 134 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 152 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 168 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 169 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 209 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Bar Harbor:

  • MT DESERT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 710; Location: 1081 EAGLE LAKE RD PO BOX 180; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bar Harbor:

  • CONNERS-EMERSON SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location: 11 EAGLE LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bar Harbor:

  • BAR HARBOR – JESUP MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $214,783; Location: 34 MOUNT DESERT STREET; 30,651 books; 1,282 audio materials; 728 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)

 

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