Grand Isle, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 518. Estimated population in July 2024: 506 (-2.3% change)
Males: 253 (48.8%), Females: 265 (51.2%)

Aroostook County

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.6 years
Median household income: $28,125
Median house value: $47,500

Population by Race

Races in Grand Isle:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: French Canadian (39.2%), French (23.2%), United States (12.5%), Irish (3.7%), English (3.5%), German (3.1%).

Elevation: 495 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grand Isle

• High school or higher: 73.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
• Unemployed: 6.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Isle town

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 63.8%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 10.0%

12.4% Foreign born (10.6% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Isle:

• NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; FORT KENT, ME)
• CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
• AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 45 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Isle:

• NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 44 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
• BANGOR INTL (about 179 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
• BRUNSWICK NAS (about 266 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Isle:

• LONG LAKE (about 10 miles; SINCLAIR, ME; Abbreviation: 92B)
• NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL (about 11 miles; FRENCHVILLE, ME; Abbreviation: FVE)
• VAN BUREN (about 20 miles; VAN BUREN, ME; Abbreviation: 05B)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Isle:

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 162 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 227 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 232 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 290 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 296 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 308 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
• PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 344 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)