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Friday May 9, 2008
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New estimates show 16,726 Mainers overlooked
In the 2000 census, Indian tribes and Maine's largest cities were most likely to be undercounted.
(Published 12/07/02)
Harpswell tops list of rich-and-poor disparity
The income gap grew 27.4 percent in the 1990s as wealthy retirees moved to the coastal community.
(Published 09/04/02)
Outhouses: Nostalgia replaces privies
Maine was once flush with outhouses, but now less than 1 percent of year-round homes lack full plumbing.In a state once flush with privies, recalled for their rustic charm, the residential number slips to just 4,468.
(Published 07/14/02)
Same-sex couples drawn to Portland
A Census 2000 analysis finds the city ranks among the top 10 metropolitan areas for its percentage of gay and lesbian couples.
(Published 07/14/02)
Mainers overspent on housing in 1990s
Census data shows one in five Maine households spends more on home ownership than financial experts say they should.
(Published 06/16/02)
Census: Maine eighth in the U.S. in percentage of divorced residents
The number of split-up Mainers rises sharply in the 1990s, hitting 11.5 percent, and no one is sure why.
(Published 06/15/02)
High school diploma rate tops nation
Maine graduates the highest percentage of 18-to-24-year-olds, but doesn't do as well at the college level.
(Published 05/23/02)
Maine farm holds onto past amid change
Elwin and Jean Hansen grow their rutabagas and other vegetables and keep life simple in Falmouth, the state's richest town.
(Published 05/22/02)
Income gap grows between rich, poor
New figures also show that Mainers live farther from work, are better-educated and are more likely to be divorced than in 1990.
(Published 05/22/02)
The census shows Maine has become less French
The drop, from 27 percent to 23 percent in a decade, is attributed to stagnating growth in northern Maine, the move out of cities and less ethnic identification.
(Published 05/22/02)
Island towns undergo rebound in population
In 10 years, the number of year-round residents grew from 4,200 to 4,500.
(Published 04/16/02)
Mainers' pay, education lag U.S. average
One analyst points out that much of the state is relatively far removed from metropolitan areas.
(Published 08/07/01)
Young, smart ... and lured out of Maine
Jobs, education and livelier cultural scenes in metropolitan areas are attracting Mainers in their 20s — sometimes reluctantly, they say.
(Published 08/05/01)
Census Snapshot: Androscoggin County
For the first time in its history, Androscoggin County lost population between censuses.
(Published 07/23/01)
Same-sex couples, the 'invisible' Mainers, emerge in census
The state officially has 3,394 gay and lesbian partnerships, spread across all 16 counties.
(Published 07/18/01)
Census Snapshot: Maine Per-Capita Federal Spending
How much of the federal pie is on Maine's plate?
(Published 07/16/01)
Census Snapshot: Sagadahoc
A profile of Maine's smallest county
(Published 07/09/01)
Census Snapshot: North America
How does the U.S. compare to its North American neighbors?
(Published 07/02/01)
Lagging supply, affordability at heart of housing crunch
In southern Maine, the cyclical crisis was a decade in the making, and some say it could have been avoided.
(Published 07/01/01)
City's estimate of 1 percent vacancy rate greeted with skepticism
A 1 percent rate means only 177 apartments of 17,700 are empty.
(Published 07/01/01)
Census Snapshot: Young adult exodus
People in their 20s and early 30s appear to be leaving Maine in large numbers.
(Published 06/25/01)
Census Snapshot: Maine Families
Maine has the smallest family size in the nation, and one of the highest median ages.
(Published 06/17/01)
The pleasures and pressures of Vacationland
The ebb and flow of seasonal residents brings special pressures to towns.
(Published 06/17/01)
Census Snapshot: Where are the renters?
Maine has more owners than renters by a long shot. Towns with high percentages of renters are, as one might expect, college towns.
(Published 06/11/01)
Graying of Ogunquit shapes character of services, policing
The town with Maine's oldest population receives enrichment.
(Published 06/11/01)
Census Snapshot: Two hundred years ago
In 1790, Maine's five counties gave the state a new look.
(Published 06/04/01)
Housing crunch grips southern Maine
As vacancy rates drop to 4 percent and less, homes sell at a torrid pace and apartment rents soar.
(Published 05/27/01)
More Mainers are going it alone
An aging population and changing lifestyles fuel the shift toward single-occupant homes. Only online: Special report examines the census information and how it affects Maine's cities and towns.
(Published 05/23/01)
Census Snapshot: Maine and Idaho
Is it just potatoes?
(Published 05/21/01)
Census Snapshot: The Suburbanization of Northern New England
Northern New England's largest cities reflect a growing trend towards suburbanization as people move from larger urban areas to the outlying towns.
(Published 05/14/01)
Census Snapshot: Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in Maine was the fastest-growing. Now, however, Hispanics and Asians each comprise 0.7 percent of Maine's population.
(Published 05/07/01)
Families find subdivisions offer best kid-friendly neighborhoods
While it appears that many families don't want to live in cities, many don't want to live on remote rural roads, either. They want neighborhoods.
(Published 05/06/01)
The family factor
The past decade's dramatic shifts in child populations – from cities and rural counties to rapidly growing suburbs – will have wide-ranging effects across the entire state.
(Published 05/06/01)
Census finds state's demographic center in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers who settled on Augusta for the state capital in 1827 because of its central location might have had it right. It turns out that the state's population center is in Augusta, just three miles from the State House, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
(Published 04/30/01)
Census Snapshot: Population Density
Maine is one of New England's least densely populated states, and though Cumberland County may seem crowded, people per square mile drops to four up in Piscataquis County.
(Published 04/30/01)
Census Snapshot: Percentage of Whites
Maine now has a greater proportion of white people than any other state in the nation.
(Published 04/16/01)
Maine's birthrate lowest in nation
The latest figures, for 1998, do little to stop a long downward trend expected to shrink school rolls and the work force.
(Published 04/16/01)
Maine has nation's highest percentage of white residents
The tri-state region that includes Vermont and New Hampshire has white populations of at least 96 percent.
(Published 04/10/01)
Cumberland County coastal suburbs see most growth in '90s
Figures reveal a shift away from inland towns whose populations surged in the previous decade.
(Published 04/09/01)
Fastest-growing town losing essential flavor
Dayton grew 50 percent in the '90s. Now it's more bedroom suburb than farm community.
(Published 04/08/01)
Maine's youth population drops by 8,000
But the census in Cumberland and York counties shows increases in the number of residents 18 or younger.
(Published 04/03/01)
Hispanics undercounted, group says
Maine's Latino leaders say the Census Bureau used a flawed system in its effort to count the minority.
(Published 04/03/01)
Neighborhood is Maine's most diverse
Census Tract 5 in Portland is rich with foods, languages and cultures.
(Published 04/03/01)
Census figures paint picture of Maine's past
Census statistics may seem dry, but they tell the story of Maine and its people.
(Published 04/01/01)
Town typifies march toward suburbs
West Bath has grown by 5 percent in the past decade, thanks to land, low taxes and its location.
(Published 04/01/01)
Big changes reshaping small-town Maine
The census finds that five southern and coastal counties are the state's population hot spots.
(Published 03/31/01)
New census figures signal a period of political upheaval
Population shifts threaten incumbents, encourage challengers and redefine the parties' power bases.
(Published 03/30/01)
Many races, one self-identity
With more census choices, mixed-heritage Mainers define their race for the record.
(Published 03/30/01)
Census shows state in flux
The just-released government numbers portray Mainers as more suburban, older and more ethnically diverse.
(Published 03/30/01)
Southern counties show biggest gains in census data
The census figures for Maine released Thursday seem to underscore the disparities between what some observers call the "two Maines."
(Published 03/29/01)
Early census data show many Mainers uncounted
AUGUSTA — Preliminary census data shows thousands of Mainers may not have been counted in last year's study.
(Published 03/01/01)
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MAPS and CHARTS
 Chart: Population for all Maine cities and towns
Chart: Population for all Maine counties
Map: Population by county
Map: Population change by county
Map: Diversity index
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