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Rockland, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,609. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,658 (+0.6% change)
Males: 3,509 (46.1%), Females: 4,100 (53.9%)

Knox County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $30,209
Median house value: $82,400

Population by Race

Races in Rockland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (21.8%), Irish (13.6%), United States (10.3%), French (5.9%), German (5.7%), Italian (5.4%).

Elevation: 35 feet

Land area: 12.9 square miles

Map of Rockland, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockland

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockland city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -586 (-7.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockland:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 52 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 59 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 89 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockland:

  • KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; Abbreviation: RKD)
  • ISLESBORO (about 20 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; Abbreviation: 57B)
  • BELFAST MUNI (about 22 miles; BELFAST, ME; Abbreviation: BST)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockland:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 48 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 70 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 80 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 87 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 103 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 145 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high schools in Rockland:

  • ROCKLAND DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 400 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MID-COAST SCH OF TECH-REGION 8 (Location: ONE MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rockland:

  • ROCKLAND DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 30 BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MACDOUGAL SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location: 338 BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 02)
  • SOUTH SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 100 HOLMES STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Rockland:

  • PEN BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 183; Location: 1 WALDO AVENUE; Grades: PK – 9)

Libraries

Library in Rockland:

  • ROCKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $203,544; Location: 80 UNION STREET; 36,417 books; 882 audio materials; 824 video materials; 98 serial subscriptions)

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