Profile for Lewiston, Maine, ME

Lewiston is on the Androscoggin River.

Former textiles center. The mills closed as manufacturing moved south and abroad.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 79. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 2.2 per 1,000 people.

Lewiston received national attention for the mayor's public plea in 2002 to stop the influx of Somali immigrants. The mayor said he was concerned that social services would be strained to the breaking point. More than 1,000 Somali refugees had moved to the city in the previous two years.

Local festivals include:

• Great Falls Balloon Festival - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Greek Festival - Sept. 6-8, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Bates College Museum of Art, Museum L-A

Colleges and universities: Bates College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 88

Listed places near Lewiston

Cemeteries (53)

Colleges (2)

Communities (5)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (5)

Museums (2)

Ski areas (1)

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• Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce

4% of Lewiston residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lewiston ancestry & family history guide.

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• Androscoggin County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - ME data
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lewiston was $17,905, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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13% of Lewiston residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Lewiston festival dates:

• Great Falls Balloon Festival - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Greek Festival - Sept. 6-8, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Lewiston festival web sites:

• Great Falls Balloon Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Maine county fairs
• Maine festivals (Maine tourism department)
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Median rent in Lewiston, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $381.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $938.

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Libraries in Lewiston include Lewiston Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Lewiston include Sun Journal

TV stations in Lewiston include WPME.

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The average commute time for Lewiston workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Lewiston between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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