Statehood: March 15, 1820 Living in ME Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Maine has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 96,540 1800 151,719 1810 228,705 1820 298,335 1830 399,455 1840 501,798 1850 583,169 1860 628,279
1870 626,915 1880 648,936 1890 661,086 1900 694,466 1910 742,371 1920 768,014 1930 797,423 1940 847,226


Helpful Links
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LDS Searchable Database
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Today
If you still have family living in Maine today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Auburn, Bangor, Biddeford, Brunswick, Lewiston, Portland or South Portland. Chances are their ancestors came from England, Ireland, France or Germany. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Maine, like Aroostook Medical Center, Central Maine Power, Central Maine Medical Center, DeLorme or TD Bank. Some of them may enjoy eating a whoopee pie or lobster roll. They probably root for the Boston Red Sox or Celtics, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins or the Univ. of Maine Black Bears. You might find them snowmobiling or visiting Acadia National Park.

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