Guide
Maine Town Populations: 1990 Census
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History
This historical table lists populations from the April 1, 1990 U.S. Census. It restores all 530 entries from an older Maine.com reference page, including cities, towns, plantations, and other local areas. These are 1990 figures, not current population estimates.
The original place labels are retained, including E PLANTATION. Entries are grouped by county and listed in their original rank order within each county. Some labels are abbreviated, and some places have since changed their name or government. Rank is the original page's statewide rank, not a newly calculated ranking. One population error has been corrected and is explained below.
For context, Maine's official 1990 population was 1,227,928. With the correction, the 530 entries below sum to that total, and their totals for each of Maine's 16 counties match the Census Bureau's published 1990 figures. This checks the table's overall coverage; it is not a claim that every historical label is an official Census geographic name.
1990 population table
Use your browser's Find command to locate a town or area. Read the Rangeley correction before using the original ranks for comparisons.
Historical 1990 Census populations, grouped by county. Rank means the original archived rank across Maine. Pop1990 means the population counted in 1990. The asterisk identifies the documented Rangeley plantation correction.
Androscoggin County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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2 LEWISTON 39,757
4 AUBURN 24,309
21 LISBON 9,457
69 POLAND 4,342
70 TURNER 4,315
83 SABATTUS 3,696
85 GREENE 3,661
87 LIVERMORE FALLS 3,455
107 MECHANIC FALLS 2,919
112 DURHAM 2,842
150 LIVERMORE 1,950
180 LEEDS 1,669
181 MINOT 1,664
221 WALES 1,223Aroostook County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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17 PRESQUE ISLE 10,550
18 LIMESTONE 9,922
22 CARIBOU 9,415
43 HOULTON 6,613
60 MADAWASKA 4,803
72 FORT KENT 4,268
76 FORT FAIRFIELD 3,998
102 VAN BUREN 3,045
161 WASHBURN 1,880
163 MAPLETON 1,853
172 MARS HILL 1,760
187 ASHLAND 1,542
197 WOODLAND 1,402
201 FRENCHVILLE 1,338
210 EASTON 1,291
214 HODGDON 1,257
259 SHERMAN 1,027
273 LITTLETON 956
276 EAGLE LAKE 942
280 ST. AGATHA 919
285 ISLAND FALLS 897
291 MONTICELLO 872
297 OAKFIELD 846
302 LINNEUS 810
309 BLAINE 784
319 NEW SWEDEN 715
324 ST. FRANCIS 683
334 BRIDGEWATER 647
344 WESTFIELD 589
346 WALLAGRASS 582
350 SQUARE LAKE 564
353 GRAND ISLE 558
358 NEW LIMERICK 524
369 CONNOR 468
375 CASTLE HILL 449
376 PORTAGE LAKE 445
381 LUDLOW 430
384 CHAPMAN 422
387 CASWELL 408
390 SOUTH AROOSTOOK 404
392 PERHAM 395
393 SMYRNA 378
396 ALLAGASH 359
404 MASARDIS 305
405 CRYSTAL 303
406 MERRILL 296
407 REED 296
411 STOCKHOLM 286
415 ST. JOHN 274
424 NEW CANADA 253
428 DYER BROOK 243
429 HAYNESVILLE 243
430 WADE 243
432 CARY 235
440 WINTERVILLE 217
442 WESTON 207
443 HAMLIN 204
449 AMITY 186
455 ORIENT 157
457 CYR 142
465 MACWAHOC 114
469 GARFIELD 102
474 HAMMOND 93
482 WESTMANLAND 72
486 HERSEY 69
487 OXBOW 69
489 BANCROFT 66
491 E PLANTATION 64
497 CENTRAL AROOSTOOK 53
499 NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK UNOR 45
503 NASHVILLE 43
508 MORO 38
522 GLENWOOD 8Cumberland County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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1 PORTLAND 64,358
5 SOUTH PORTLAND 23,163
7 BRUNSWICK 20,906
11 WESTBROOK 16,121
13 WINDHAM 13,020
14 SCARBOROUGH 12,518
15 GORHAM 11,856
25 CAPE ELIZABETH 8,854
32 YARMOUTH 7,862
35 STANDISH 7,678
36 FALMOUTH 7,610
40 FREEPORT 6,905
50 GRAY 5,904
52 CUMBERLAND 5,836
58 HARPSWELL 5,012
71 BRIDGTON 4,307
78 NEW GLOUCESTER 3,916
94 RAYMOND 3,311
104 CASCO 3,018
110 NAPLES 2,860
127 NORTH YARMOUTH 2,429
149 HARRISON 1,951
211 POWNAL 1,262
213 SEBAGO 1,259
222 BALDWIN 1,219Franklin County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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37 FARMINGTON 7,436
56 JAY 5,080
74 WILTON 4,242
224 STRONG 1,217
232 NEW SHARON 1,175
237 PHILLIPS 1,148
244 KINGFIELD 1,114
252 RANGELEY 1,063
253 RANGELEY TWP 103*
263 CHESTERVILLE 1,012
323 INDUSTRY 685
330 NEW VINEYARD 661
339 EUSTIS 616
351 TEMPLE 560
352 AVON 559
371 EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN 459
372 CARTHAGE 458
382 WELD 430
402 CARRABASSETT VALLEY 325
451 MADRID 178
454 DALLAS 161
463 COPLIN 120
490 WYMAN 65
492 SANDY RIVER 64
496 SOUTH FRANKLIN 56
517 NORTH FRANKLIN 21
526 WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN 0Hancock County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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47 ELLSWORTH 5,975
59 BUCKSPORT 4,825
67 BAR HARBOR 4,443
146 GOULDSBORO 1,986
148 SOUTHWEST HARBOR 1,952
153 BLUE HILL 1,941
158 MOUNT DESERT 1,899
165 DEER ISLE 1,829
171 ORLAND 1,805
173 HANCOCK 1,757
203 TREMONT 1,324
205 LAMOINE 1,311
216 STONINGTON 1,252
219 DEDHAM 1,229
234 CASTINE 1,161
235 WINTER HARBOR 1,157
238 FRANKLIN 1,141
241 PENOBSCOT 1,131
243 SULLIVAN 1,118
254 TRENTON 1,060
266 SURRY 1,004
283 SEDGWICK 905
308 BROOKLIN 785
313 BROOKSVILLE 760
359 VERONA 515
397 OTIS 355
399 SWANS ISLAND 348
408 SORRENTO 295
409 EASTBROOK 289
413 WALTHAM 276
419 MARIAVILLE 270
436 AMHERST 226
448 CRANBERRY ISLES 189
459 CENTRAL HANCOCK 138
479 AURORA 82
483 OSBORN 72
495 GREAT POND 59
502 FRENCHBORO 44
506 EAST HANCOCK 40
527 NORTHWEST HANCOCK 0Kennebec County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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6 AUGUSTA 21,325
10 WATERVILLE 17,173
30 WINSLOW 7,997
41 GARDINER 6,746
49 WINTHROP 5,968
53 OAKLAND 5,595
81 CHINA 3,713
84 VASSALBORO 3,679
90 MONMOUTH 3,353
93 CLINTON 3,332
108 FARMINGDALE 2,918
115 LITCHFIELD 2,650
119 SIDNEY 2,593
123 HALLOWELL 2,534
124 WEST GARDINER 2,531
125 CHELSEA 2,497
126 PITTSTON 2,444
129 BELGRADE 2,375
133 BENTON 2,312
142 MANCHESTER 2,099
143 READFIELD 2,033
151 RANDOLPH 1,949
159 WINDSOR 1,895
174 ALBION 1,736
200 MOUNT VERNON 1,362
258 WAYNE 1,029
293 FAYETTE 855
314 ROME 758
385 VIENNA 417
511 UNITY UNORG. 36Knox County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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31 ROCKLAND 7,972
57 CAMDEN 5,060
96 THOMASTON 3,306
98 WARREN 3,192
111 ROCKPORT 2,854
134 ST. GEORGE 2,261
145 UNION 1,989
185 OWLS HEAD 1,574
220 SOUTH THOMASTON 1,227
229 WASHINGTON 1,185
247 FRIENDSHIP 1,099
249 VINALHAVEN 1,072
250 APPLETON 1,069
262 HOPE 1,017
268 CUSHING 988
400 NORTH HAVEN 332
488 MATINICUS ISLE 67
498 ISLE AU HAUT 46
528 CRIEHAVEN 0Lincoln County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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64 WALDOBORO 4,601
92 WISCASSET 3,339
116 BOOTHBAY 2,648
130 BOOTHBAY HARBOR 2,347
132 BRISTOL 2,326
141 JEFFERSON 2,111
154 WHITEFIELD 1,931
168 DAMARISCOTTA 1,811
189 NEWCASTLE 1,538
195 NOBLEBORO 1,455
202 DRESDEN 1,332
267 EDGECOMB 993
301 SOUTH BRISTOL 825
327 BREMEN 674
329 WESTPORT 663
335 SOUTHPORT 645
349 ALNA 571
373 SOMERVILLE 458
477 MONHEGAN 88
525 HIBBERTS GORE 1Oxford County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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38 RUMFORD 7,078
61 NORWAY 4,754
66 PARIS 4,492
82 OXFORD 3,705
91 MEXICO 3,344
105 FRYEBURG 2,968
120 DIXFIELD 2,574
131 BETHEL 2,329
186 BUCKFIELD 1,566
188 PERU 1,541
191 WEST PARIS 1,514
208 PORTER 1,301
209 WATERFORD 1,299
212 HIRAM 1,260
227 WOODSTOCK 1,194
239 OTISFIELD 1,136
257 BROWNFIELD 1,034
274 ANDOVER 953
275 CANTON 951
288 LOVELL 888
289 HEBRON 878
294 DENMARK 855
312 SUMNER 761
318 HARTFORD 722
322 GREENWOOD 689
374 SOUTH OXFORD 455
379 ROXBURY 437
403 NEWRY 316
412 STOW 283
416 HANOVER 272
437 STONEHAM 224
438 SWEDEN 222
444 GILEAD 204
461 MILTON 128
466 BYRON 111
485 UPTON 70
500 MAGALLOWAY 45
509 LINCOLN PLANTATION 38
521 NORTH OXFORD 11Penobscot County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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3 BANGOR 33,181
16 ORONO 10,573
24 BREWER 9,021
28 OLD TOWN 8,317
39 MILLINOCKET 6,956
48 HAMPDEN 5,974
54 LINCOLN 5,587
68 DEXTER 4,419
80 HERMON 3,755
95 ORRINGTON 3,309
97 GLENBURN 3,198
103 NEWPORT 3,036
106 HOLDEN 2,952
109 MILFORD 2,884
137 CORINNA 2,196
139 CORINTH 2,177
140 EAST MILLINOCKET 2,166
152 EDDINGTON 1,947
155 MEDWAY 1,922
157 CARMEL 1,906
183 VEAZIE 1,633
184 LEVANT 1,627
193 ENFIELD 1,476
196 HOWLAND 1,435
204 NEWBURGH 1,317
206 GREENBUSH 1,309
215 PATTEN 1,256
217 KENDUSKEAG 1,234
228 CHARLESTON 1,187
236 PLYMOUTH 1,152
240 BRADLEY 1,136
246 BRADFORD 1,103
251 GARLAND 1,064
255 HUDSON 1,048
265 DIXMONT 1,007
269 ETNA 977
278 EXETER 937
296 STETSON 847
299 LEE 832
300 MATTAWAMKEAG 830
311 ALTON 771
341 CLIFTON 607
354 LAGRANGE 557
365 STACYVILLE 480
366 WINN 479
368 PENOBSCOT INDIAN ISLAND 476
378 CHESTER 442
383 PASSADUMKEAG 428
389 SPRINGFIELD 406
391 NORTH PENOBSCOT 403
395 BURLINGTON 360
421 GREENFIELD 267
422 LOWELL 267
423 MOUNT CHASE 254
426 KINGMAN 246
427 PRENTISS 245
441 WOODVILLE 215
445 ARGYLE 202
450 CARROLL 185
467 EDINBURG 107
472 WEBSTER 95
478 MAXFIELD 86
501 LAKEVILLE 45
504 DREW 43
507 SEBOEIS 40
520 EAST CENTRAL PENOBSCOT 12
529 TWOMBLY 0
530 WHITNEY 0Piscataquis County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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63 DOVER-FOXCROFT 4,657
118 MILO 2,600
160 GREENVILLE 1,884
178 GUILFORD 1,710
192 BROWNVILLE 1,506
198 SANGERVILLE 1,398
305 PARKMAN 790
317 MONSON 744
326 ABBOT 677
355 SEBEC 554
401 ATKINSON 332
417 SHIRLEY 271
420 WELLINGTON 270
425 SOUTHEAST PISCATAQUIS 247
439 NORTHEAST PISCATAQUIS 218
447 MEDFORD 194
453 WILLIMANTIC 170
458 NORTHWEST PISCATAQUIS UN 141
468 BEAVER COVE 104
480 BLANCHARD 78
484 BOWERBANK 72
516 LAKE VIEW 23
519 KINGSBURY 13Sagadahoc County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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20 BATH 9,799
26 TOPSHAM 8,746
101 RICHMOND 3,072
121 WOOLWICH 2,570
136 BOWDOIN 2,207
138 BOWDOINHAM 2,192
167 PHIPPSBURG 1,815
177 WEST BATH 1,716
282 GEORGETOWN 914
361 ARROWSIC 498
524 PERKINS 6Somerset County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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27 SKOWHEGAN 8,725
42 FAIRFIELD 6,718
62 MADISON 4,725
75 PITTSFIELD 4,190
100 NORRIDGEWOCK 3,105
128 ANSON 2,382
162 PALMYRA 1,867
170 HARTLAND 1,806
176 ST. ALBANS 1,724
182 CANAAN 1,636
218 BINGHAM 1,230
264 CORNVILLE 1,008
279 JACKMAN 920
281 SOLON 916
286 ATHENS 897
292 SMITHFIELD 865
298 HARMONY 838
307 NEW PORTLAND 789
316 DETROIT 751
332 EMBDEN 659
340 MOSCOW 608
342 MERCER 593
360 STARKS 508
364 CAMBRIDGE 490
377 RIPLEY 445
394 NORTHEAST SOMERSET 377
410 CENTRAL SOMERSET 289
435 MOOSE RIVER 233
471 CARATUNK 98
473 BRIGHTON 94
475 PLEASANT RIDGE 91
493 WEST FORKS 63
510 HIGHLAND 38
513 DENNISTOWN 32
514 THE FORKS 30
518 SEBOOMOOK LAKE 19
523 NORTHWEST SOMERSET 8Waldo County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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45 BELFAST 6,355
99 WINTERPORT 3,175
117 SEARSPORT 2,603
166 UNITY 1,817
169 LINCOLNVILLE 1,809
199 STOCKTON SPRINGS 1,383
225 NORTHPORT 1,201
242 SWANVILLE 1,130
260 PALERMO 1,021
261 FRANKFORT 1,020
272 BURNHAM 961
277 SEARSMONT 938
284 BROOKS 900
290 MONTVILLE 877
303 MONROE 802
304 TROY 802
306 LIBERTY 790
321 THORNDIKE 702
325 KNOX 681
333 BELMONT 652
336 MORRILL 644
337 WALDO 626
343 FREEDOM 593
347 ISLESBORO 579
357 PROSPECT 542
386 JACKSON 415Washington County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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77 CALAIS 3,963
122 MACHIAS 2,569
144 BAILEYVILLE 2,031
147 EASTPORT 1,965
164 LUBEC 1,853
190 JONESPORT 1,525
207 MILBRIDGE 1,305
223 EAST MACHIAS 1,218
230 CHERRYFIELD 1,183
233 MACHIASPORT 1,166
245 ADDISON 1,114
248 STEUBEN 1,084
271 PRINCETON 973
287 HARRINGTON 893
295 PEMBROKE 852
310 CUTLER 779
315 PERRY 758
320 DANFORTH 710
328 BEALS 667
331 EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON 661
338 PASSAMAQUODDY INDIAN TOW 617
345 JONESBORO 585
348 PASSAMAQUODDY PLEASANT P 572
356 COLUMBIA FALLS 552
362 NORTH WASHINGTON 496
363 ROBBINSTON 495
367 ALEXANDER 478
370 MARSHFIELD 461
380 COLUMBIA 437
388 WHITING 407
398 DENNYSVILLE 355
414 BARING 275
418 CHARLOTTE 271
431 WHITNEYVILLE 241
433 TOPSFIELD 235
434 ROQUE BLUFFS 234
446 VANCEBORO 201
452 GRAND LAKE STREAM 174
456 WESLEY 146
460 MEDDYBEMPS 133
462 COOPER 124
464 WAITE 119
470 NORTHFIELD 99
476 CRAWFORD 89
481 DEBLOIS 73
494 TALMADGE 62
505 BEDDINGTON 43
512 CODYVILLE 35
515 CENTERVILLE 30York County
Rank Town or area Pop1990
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8 BIDDEFORD 20,710
9 SANFORD 20,463
12 SACO 15,181
19 YORK 9,818
23 KITTERY 9,372
29 KENNEBUNK 8,004
33 OLD ORCHARD BEACH 7,789
34 WELLS 7,778
44 BUXTON 6,494
46 BERWICK 5,995
51 SOUTH BERWICK 5,877
55 ELIOT 5,329
65 WATERBORO 4,510
73 LEBANON 4,263
79 NORTH BERWICK 3,793
86 HOLLIS 3,573
88 LYMAN 3,390
89 KENNEBUNKPORT 3,356
113 LIMINGTON 2,796
114 ARUNDEL 2,669
135 ALFRED 2,238
156 SHAPLEIGH 1,911
175 ACTON 1,727
179 LIMERICK 1,688
194 PARSONSFIELD 1,472
226 DAYTON 1,197
231 CORNISH 1,178
256 NEWFIELD 1,042
270 OGUNQUIT 974Correction: Rangeley plantation
The archived page listed 1,063 for both RANGELEY and RANGELEY TWP. The official 1990 Census report gives 1,063 for Rangeley town and 103 for Rangeley plantation. The RANGELEY TWP entry above therefore shows 103. Its original rank of 253 is retained to keep the recovered page traceable, so the corrected table is not strictly in descending population order. The archived figures summed to 1,228,888; this correction removes the 960-person overstatement.
Sources and recovery note
The table was recovered from the March 20, 2006 archive of the original Maine.com population page, formerly at people.maine.com/craig/aboutme/tot_pop.htm. The original page identified its data source as the 1990 U.S. Census. The archive date is the date the page was captured, not the year these residents were counted.
The Rangeley correction is documented in the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Population and Housing Unit Counts, Maine, Table 8, printed page 10. County totals, the state total, and a sample of 15 city and town populations were checked against the Bureau's Table 6, Population for the Counties and 15 Largest Cities and Towns in Maine: 1990 and 2000, using only its 1990 column. Those counts are the figures originally published for 1990 and do not include later boundary or Count Question Resolution changes.
