Lewiston.info

New Resource for Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston, Maine is a growing town with a population in 2004 of over 35,000, placing it among the top five largest cities in Maine. Maine, known as the "Pine Tree State" based on the State's rich forests and whose motto is "It Must Be Maine," has an overall population of over 1,300,000. Regional resources include Portland that is not too far away from Lewiston. According to the US Census, Lewiston has an educated population with over 70% having graduated from high school and over 10% having obtained college degrees. People living in Lewiston have access to several good schools and colleges in the area. High schools include the Lewiston High School and Saint Dominic Regional High School. The Bates College, Plymouth State College, Saint Josephs College, University of Maine at Farmington, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, University of New England - University Campus, and University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are among the local and nearby colleges. The Sun-Journal, News Lewiston, South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry, The Business Journal, Cumberland County News, News Maine, News Portland, Portland Press Herald & Maine Sunday Telegram and Portland Observer will provide you with information on news and events concerning Lewiston, such as Lewiston Restaurants and Lewiston Auto. For sports enthusiasts, Lewiston also offers the chance to track the games of the Bates College Bobcats, Cascade College Thunderbirds, Concordia University Cavaliers, Lewis & Clark College Pioneers, Multnomah Bible College Ambassadors, Portland State University Vikings, Reed College Griffins, University of Portland Pilots and Warner Pacific College Knights. The population of Lewiston, of relatively average age, receives health care at area hospitals including Central Maine Medical Center, Mid Coast Hospital, Parkview Memorial Hospital, Stephens Memorial Hospital, and St. Marys Regional Medical Center. Lewiston residents and visitors alike find many commercial and recreational activities and resources of interest in the Lewiston area among Florists in Lewiston Idaho and Lewiston Accommodation. According to the US economic census, the 2000 median household income in Lewiston was over $29,000. This is relatively low compared to the national average income, but Lewiston year 2000 housing costs were lower than average as well, with the median house value in 2000 in Lewiston being under $87,000. The top sectors for employment in Lewiston, Maine are Educational, health and social services, Manufacturing, Retail trade. Lewiston.info is a development-stage website concerning Lewiston, Maine that will be grown to include more information and links, including Virtual Home Tours and Lewiston Hotels.