Census Snapshot:
Androscoggin County

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For the first time in its history, Androscoggin County lost population between censuses. Other counties that lost population are Washington, Piscataquis, Aroostook and Penobscot. The cities and towns in Androscoggin that lost the most population were Lewiston (10.2%), Livermore Falls (6.6%), Lisbon (4.0%) and Auburn (3.5%).

Androscoggin is the second most densely populated county in the state and has the second largest metropolitan area in the state, Lewiston-Auburn, with a population of 58,893. Androscoggin and Penobscot counties have the lowest median ages in the state.

Only three percent of Androscoggin County's housing units are for seasonal use. This gives it the lowest percentage of vacant housing units in the state (8.6%).

	Androscoggin	Maine
Area in sq.mi.	470	30,862
Population	103,793	1,274,923
% change in population 1990 - 2000	- 1.4%	3.8%
under 18 years	23.9%	23.6%
over 65 years	14.4%	14.4%
% of population White	97.0%	96.9%
% of population Black	0.7%	0.5%
% of population Indian	0.3%	0.6%
% of population Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Median age	37.2	38.6
Average family size	2.91	2.90

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