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Fairmont, WV vs Lewiston, ME

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- Lewiston is 0% more densely populated than Fairmont.
- People are 4.7% more likely to be married in Lewiston.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years older in Lewiston.
 Fairmont, WVLewiston, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,615329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201018,725  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,690285,036,114
 Population - 199020,210  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,072.393.4
 Land Area8.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairmont, WVLewiston, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairmont, WVLewiston, MEUnited States
 White86.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.0%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairmont, WVLewiston, MEUnited States
 Married Population41.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married40.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.202.60
 Households7,903  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,25480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,630  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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