| Population Density | |
| People per square mile, 1990: | 39.8 |
| People per square mile, 2000: | 41.3 |
Historic & Projected Population Growth
1790 to 2030
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population | ||
| 1790 | 96,540 | 1880 | 648,936 | 1970 | 993,722 | ||
| 1800 | 151,719 | 1890 | 661,086 | 1980 | 1,125,043 | ||
| 1810 | 228,705 | 1900 | 694,466 | 1990 | 1,227,928 | ||
| 1820 | 298,335 | 1910 | 742,371 | 2000 | 1,274,923 | ||
| 1830 | 399,455 | 1920 | 768,014 | 2010 | 1,357,134 | ||
| 1840 | 501,793 | 1930 | 797,423 | 2020 | 1,408,665 | ||
| 1850 | 583,169 | 1940 | 847,226 | 2030 | 1,411,097 | ||
| 1860 | 628,279 | 1950 | 913,774 | ||||
| 1870 | 626,915 | 1960 | 969,265 |
Population By County
| Census 2000 Population |
Change From 1990 |
Percent Change |
|
| MAINE | 1,274,923 | 46,995 | 3.8 |
| Androscoggin County | 103,793 | -1,466 | -1.4 |
| Aroostook County | 73,938 | -12,998 | -15.0 |
| Cumberland County | 265,612 | 22,477 | 9.2 |
| Franklin County | 29,467 | 459 | 1.6 |
| Hancock County | 51,791 | 4,843 | 10.3 |
| Kennebec County | 117,114 | 1,210 | 1.0 |
| Knox County | 39,618 | 3,308 | 9.1 |
| Lincoln County | 33,616 | 3,259 | 10.7 |
| Oxford County | 54,755 | 2,153 | 4.1 |
| Penobscot County | 144,919 | -1,682 | -1.1 |
| Piscataquis County | 17,235 | -1,418 | -7.6 |
| Sagadahoc County | 35,214 | 1,679 | 5.0 |
| Somerset County | 50,888 | 1,121 | 2.3 |
| Waldo County | 36,280 | 3,262 | 9.9 |
| Washington County | 33,941 | -1,367 | -3.9 |
| York County | 186,742 | 22,155 | 13.5 |
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau
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