Bangor, ME

Bangor, ME

1981‑1983:		Bangor, ME SMSA
1983‑2003:		Bangor, ME MSA
2003‑2006:		Bangor, ME Metro Area

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Penobscot County, ME		108,198		126,346		125,393		137,015		146,601		144,919		146,817

Bangor city, ME		31,558		38,912		33,168		31,643		33,181		31,473		31,074

Brewer city, ME		6,862		9,009		9,300		9,017		9,021		8,987		9,138

Eddington town, ME		664		958		1,358		1,769		1,947		2,052		2,166

Glenburn town, ME		694		965		1,196		2,319		3,198		3,964		4,380

Hampden town, ME		3,608		4,583		4,693		5,250		5,974		6,327		6,773

Hermon town, ME		1,728		2,087		2,376		3,170		3,755		4,437		4,921

Holden town, ME		754		1,375		1,841		2,554		2,952		2,827		2,940

Kenduskeag town, ME		387		584		733		1,210		1,234		1,171		1,196

Milford town, ME		1,435		1,572		1,828		2,160		2,884		2,950		3,013

Old Town city, ME		8,261		8,626		9,057		8,422		8,317		8,130		7,792

Orono town, ME		7,504		8,341		9,989		10,578		10,573		9,112		9,463

Orrington town, ME		1,895		2,539		2,702		3,244		3,309		3,526		3,627

Penobscot Ind. Res., ME		323		383		1		458		476		562		549

Veazie town, ME		776		1,354		1,556		1,610		1,633		1,744		1,865

Winterport town, ME		1,694		2,088		1,963		2,675		3,175		3,602		3,655



Total		-		-		-		83,919		88,745		90,864		146,817
Percent Change		-		-		-		-		5.8%		2.4%		61.6%



Total (as currently defined)		108,198		126,346		125,393		137,015		146,601		144,919		146,817
Percent Change		-		16.8%		-0.8%		9.3%		7.0%		-1.1%		1.3%

Timeline

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Component

Penobscot County, ME

Bangor city, ME

Brewer city, ME

Eddington town, ME

Glenburn town, ME

Hampden town, ME

Hermon town, ME

Holden town, ME

Kenduskeag town, ME

Milford town, ME

Old Town city, ME

Orono town, ME

Orrington town, ME

Penobscot Ind. Res., ME

Veazie town, ME

Winterport town, ME

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


Bangor, ME		31,558			38,912			33,168			31,643	*		33,181	*		31,473	*		31,074	*



Total		0			0			0			31,643			33,181			31,473			31,074
Metro		0			0			0			83,919			88,745			90,864			146,817
Percent											37.7%			37.4%			34.6%			21.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Bangor, ME

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


2000							Population in Metro Area		Percent of Total Metro Area Population

		Urban Population					63,784		44.0%
			UA Population				58,983		40.7%
		Rural Population					81,135		56.0%

		Inside Principal Cities					31,473		21.7%
		Outside Principal Cities					113,446		78.3%

		Total Metro Area Population					144,919		100.0%


		Urbanized Area			Total UA Population		UA Population in Metro Area		Percent of UA in Metro Area

		Bangor, ME			58,983		58,983		100.0%

		Total					58,983


		population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Jun 1981



-		New SMSA: Bangor, ME SMSA
-		Bangor city (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Brewer city (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Eddington town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Glenburn town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Hampden town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Hermon town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Holden town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Kenduskeag town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Old Town city (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Orono town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Orrington town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Penobscot Ind. Res. (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Veazie town (in Penobscot County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Winterport town (in Waldo County, ME) included as original SMSA component
-		Bangor, ME designated as original central city of new SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Milford town (in Penobscot County, ME) added


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Penobscot County, ME included as original county component of Metro Area