Recent News About Solon
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On Father's Day this year, shelf the tie and get your dad something he really needs at your Somerset County Ace Hardware!
Your participating Somerset County Ace has great gifts for dad this year.
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EDA awards $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Somerset County in 2021
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Somerset County, Maine.
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After Zuckerberg donations, Democrat support in Solon rises -1% in 2020 election
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 39% of the vote in Solon.
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Census Bureau: 1.9% of people in Somerset County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 50,520 citizens living in Somerset County in 2019, 98.1 percent said they were only one race, while 1.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 80.7 percent of people in Somerset County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 50,520 citizens living in Somerset County in 2019, 40,783 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Solon received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Solon to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: 2% of people in Somerset County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 50,573 citizens living in Somerset County in 2020, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 81 percent of people in Somerset County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 50,573 citizens living in Somerset County in 2020, 40,958 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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14 businesses in Somerset County had between 50 and 99 employees in 2019
There were 14 businesses in Somerset County with between 50 and 99 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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65 businesses in Somerset County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 65 businesses in Somerset County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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163 businesses in Somerset County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 163 businesses in Somerset County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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218 businesses in Somerset County had between five and nine employees in 2019
There were 218 businesses in Somerset County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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652 businesses in Somerset County had fewer than five employees in 2019
There were 652 businesses in Somerset County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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University of Maine at Farmington professor Barbara Sullivan donates $6,000 to Sara Gideon's campaign
Barbara Sullivan, a professor at University of Maine at Farmington, donated $6,000 to Democratic Party candidate Sara Gideon.
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Five construction businesses in ZIP code 04979 employ fewer than 5 people in 2017
There were five construction businesses in ZIP code 04979 that employed fewer than five people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Maine ZIP 04979 stay unchanged in 2019
There were 15 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Maine zip code 04979 in 2019, the same number as in 2018, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Six businesses in zip 04979 had between five and nine employees in 2017
There were six businesses in Maine zip code 04979 that had between five and nine employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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14 businesses in zip 04979 had fewer than five employees in 2017
There were 14 businesses in Maine zip code 04979 that had fewer than five employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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208 businesses in Somerset County had between five and nine employees in 2017
There were 208 businesses with addresses in Somerset County zip codes that had between five and nine employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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160 businesses in Somerset County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2017
There were 160 businesses with addresses in Somerset County zip codes that had between 10 and 19 employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.