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Social
Capital Community Benchmark Survey
Community
Highlights For Lewiston – Auburn, ME
[Community
Highlights] [Success Stories] [Press
Release] [Survey
Highlights]
[Bar Charts (Excel Spreadsheet)]
Sponsor:
Maine
Community Foundation
Media
Contact:
Meredith
Jones, vice president
245 Main
St, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone 207/667-9735
Email: mjones@ctel.net
Website: www.mainecf.org
Sample
size:
500
Survey
Area:
Lewiston
– Auburn MSA
Community
Type:
Mix
of urban, suburban
Population:
101,754
(1996)
Lewiston
Auburn Economic Growth Council
Ethnicity:
White
98%
Black
.4%
Asian .6%
Hispanic .8%
Other .2%
Lewiston
Auburn Economic Growth Council
Age:
18-34
24.4%
35-54
28.7%
75+ 6.6%
Lewiston
Auburn Economic Growth Council
Additional
Information:
- Large
Franco-American population
- Economy
in transition
- Relatively
low rate of college graduation compared to other urban areas in the
state
- Rich
tradition of community involvement
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