------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland-South Portland, ME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: Portland, ME SMA 1959-1983: Portland, ME SMSA 1983-2003: Portland, ME MSA 2003-2006: Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metro Area in Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cumberland County, ME 169,201 182,751 192,528 215,789 243,135 265,612 274,194* Sagadahoc County, ME 20,911 22,793 23,452 28,795 33,535 35,214 36,734* York County, ME 93,541 99,402 111,576 139,666 164,587 186,742 202,064* Cape Elizabeth town, ME 3,816* 5,505* 7,873* 7,838* 8,854* 9,068* 8,922 Casco town, ME 881 947 1,256 2,243 3,018 3,469* 3,649 Cumberland town, ME 2,030 2,765 4,096* 5,284* 5,836* 7,159* 7,656 Falmouth town, ME 4,342* 5,976* 6,291* 6,853* 7,610* 10,310* 10,601 Freeport town, ME 3,280 4,055 4,781 5,863* 6,905* 7,800* 8,066 Gorham town, ME 4,742 5,767 7,839* 10,101* 11,856* 14,141* 15,300 Gray town, ME 1,631 2,184 2,939 4,344 5,904* 6,820* 7,376 Long Island town, ME 0 0 0 0 201* 202* 198 North Yarmouth town, ME 942 1,140 1,383 1,919 2,429* 3,210* 3,485 Portland city, ME 77,634* 72,566* 65,116* 61,572* 64,157* 64,249* 63,889 Raymond town, ME 620 732 1,328 2,251 3,311* 4,299* 4,578 Scarborough town, ME 4,600 6,418 7,845* 11,347* 12,518* 16,970* 18,897 South Portland city, ME 21,866* 22,788* 23,267* 22,712* 23,163* 23,324* 23,742 Standish town, ME 1,786 2,095 3,122 5,946 7,678* 9,285* 9,915 Westbrook city, ME 12,284* 13,820* 14,444* 14,976* 16,121* 16,142* 16,108 Windham town, ME 3,434 4,498 6,593 11,282* 13,020* 14,904* 16,371 Yarmouth town, ME 2,669 3,517 4,854* 6,585* 7,862* 8,360* 8,257 Buxton town, ME 2,009 2,339 3,135 5,775 6,494* 7,452* 8,163 Hollis town, ME 1,214 1,195 1,560 2,892 3,573* 4,114* 4,556 Limington town, ME 851 839 1,066 2,203 2,796 3,403* 3,678 Old Orchard Beach town, ME 4,707 4,580 5,404 6,291* 7,789* 8,856* 9,350 Saco city, ME 10,324 10,515 11,678 12,921* 15,181 16,822 18,230 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 119,942 120,655 141,625 183,625 215,281 243,537 512,992 Percent Change - 0.6% 17.4% 29.7% 17.2% 13.1% 110.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 283,653 304,946 327,556 384,250 441,257 487,568 512,992 Percent Change - 7.5% 7.4% 17.3% 14.8% 10.5% 5.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cumberland County, ME **** Sagadahoc County, ME **** York County, ME **** Cape Elizabeth town, ME ***************************************************** Casco town, ME *********** Cumberland town, ME **************************************** Falmouth town, ME ***************************************************** Freeport town, ME ****************************** Gorham town, ME **************************************** Gray town, ME ******************** Long Island town, ME ************* North Yarmouth town, ME ******************** Portland city, ME ***************************************************** Raymond town, ME ******************** Scarborough town, ME **************************************** South Portland city, ME ***************************************************** Standish town, ME ******************** Westbrook city, ME ***************************************************** Windham town, ME ****************************** Yarmouth town, ME **************************************** Buxton town, ME ******************** Hollis town, ME ******************** Limington town, ME *********** Old Orchard Beach town, ME ****************************** Saco city, ME ********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland, ME 77,634* 72,566* 65,116* 61,572* 64,358* 64,249* 63,889* South Portland, ME 21,866 22,788 23,267 22,712 23,163 23,324 23,742* Biddeford, ME 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,072* Total 77,634 72,566 65,116 61,572 64,358 64,249 109,703 Metro 119,942 120,655 141,625 183,625 215,281 243,537 512,992 Percent 64.7% 60.1% 46.0% 33.5% 29.9% 26.4% 21.4% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland, ME ********************************************************* South Portland, ME **** Biddeford, ME **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Portland, ME SMA Cape Elizabeth town (in Cumberland County, ME) included as original SMA component Falmouth town (in Cumberland County, ME) included as original SMA component Portland city (in Cumberland County, ME) included as original SMA component South Portland city (in Cumberland County, ME) included as original SMA component Westbrook city (in Cumberland County, ME) included as original SMA component Portland, ME designated as original central city of new SMA Oct 1963 Cumberland town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Gorham town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Scarborough town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Yarmouth town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Apr 1973 Freeport town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Windham town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Old Orchard Beach town (in York County, ME) added Saco city (in York County, ME) added Jun 1983 Gray town (in Cumberland County, ME) added North Yarmouth town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Raymond town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Standish town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Buxton town (in York County, ME) added Hollis town (in York County, ME) added Saco city (in York County, ME) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Jun 1990 Long Island town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Dec 1992 Casco town (in Cumberland County, ME) added Limington town (in York County, ME) added Jun 2003 Title of Portland, ME MSA changed to Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area in Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA Cumberland County, ME included as original county component of Metro Area Sagadahoc County, ME included as original county component of Metro Area York County, ME included as original county component of Metro Area South Portland, ME designated as principal city of Metro Area Dec 2003 Title of Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area in Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA changed to Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metro Area in Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA Biddeford, ME designated as principal city of Metro Area 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