Thomaston, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,748. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,169 (+11.2% change)
Males: 2,004 (53.5%), Females: 1,744 (46.5%)
Knox County
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $33,306
Median house value: $94,100
Population by Race
Races in Thomaston:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (24.3%), Irish (14.2%), German (11.3%), United States (5.7%), French (5.4%), Swedish (4.6%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Thomaston
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Thomaston town
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 51.7%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 17.3%
1.6% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Thomaston:
- PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
- WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BELFAST, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thomaston:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 54 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- BANGOR INTL (about 56 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 84 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thomaston:
- KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; Abbreviation: RKD)
- ISLESBORO (about 25 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; Abbreviation: 57B)
- BELFAST MUNI (about 26 miles; BELFAST, ME; Abbreviation: BST)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thomaston:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 45 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 74 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 77 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 82 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 98 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 99 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 140 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Schools
Public high school in Thomaston:
- GEORGES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 47 VALLEY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Thomaston:
- THOMASTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 65 WATTS LANE; Grades: 05 – 08)
- LURA LIBBY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 13 VALLEY STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
Libraries
Library in Thomaston:
- THOMASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,962; Location: 60 MAIN STREET; 28,430 books; 508 audio materials; 1,157 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)