This article shows U.S. Census totals for Cumberland County, Maine, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

, Cumberland County

Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...

 is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine, towns

New England town

The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...

 and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

• 1978 – Otisfield left Cumberland County and switched to Oxford County

• 1992 – New town of Long Island formed from Portland

• 1998 – New town of Frye Island formed from Standish

• 2007 – New town of Chebeague Island formed from Cumberland (effective July 1)

1900

County Total: 100,689

• Portland (city) 50,145
• Westbrook (city) 7,283
• Brunswick 6,806
• South Portland (city) 6,287
• Bridgton 2,868
• Gorham 2,540
• Freeport 2,339
• Yarmouth 2,274
• Windham 1,929
• Scarborough 1,865
• Harpswell 1,750
• Falmouth 1,511
• Standish 1,504
• Cumberland 1,404
• Gray 1,388
• New Gloucester 1,162
• Harrison 969
• Cape Elizabeth 887
• Raymond 823
• Baldwin 821
• Naples 813
• Casco 783
• Otisfield 728
• North Yarmouth 642
• Pownal 592
• Sebago 576

1910

County Total: 112,014

• Portland (city) 58,571
• Westbrook (city) 8,281
• South Portland (city) 7,471
• Brunswick 6,621
• Gorham 2,822
• Bridgton 2,660
• Freeport 2,460
• Yarmouth 2,358
• Windham 1,954
• Scarborough 1,945
• Cape Elizabeth 1,857
• Harpswell 1,650
• Standish 1,637
• Falmouth 1,488
• Cumberland 1,403
• Gray 1,270
• New Gloucester 1,228
• Harrison 967
• Baldwin 791
• Naples 736
• Casco 688
• North Yarmouth 686
• Raymond 677
• Otisfield 632
• Pownal 625
• Sebago 536

1920

County Total: 124,376

• Portland (city) 69,272
• Westbrook (city) 9,453
• South Portland (city) 9,254
• Brunswick 7,261
• Gorham 2,870
• Bridgton 2,546
• Freeport 2,488
• Yarmouth 2,216
• Windham 1,932
• Scarborough 1,832
• Standish 1,735
• Falmouth 1,542
• Cape Elizabeth 1,534
• New Gloucester 1,384
• Harpswell 1,242
• Cumberland 1,150
• Gray 1,139
• Harrison 901
• Baldwin 700
• Casco 685
• North Yarmouth 590
• Otisfield 581
• Sebago 541
• Naples 514
• Pownal 514
• Raymond 500

1930

County Total: 134,645

• Portland (city) 70,810
• South Portland (city) 13,840
• Westbrook (city) 10,807
• Brunswick 7,604
• Gorham 3,035
• Bridgton 2,659
• Scarborough 2,445
• Cape Elizabeth 2,376
• Freeport 2,184
• Yarmouth 2,125
• Windham 2,076
• Falmouth 2,041
• New Gloucester 1,866
• Cumberland 1,378
• Harpswell 1,364
• Standish 1,317
• Gray 1,189
• Harrison 966
• Casco 713
• Baldwin 694
• Naples 641
• North Yarmouth 569
• Otisfield 568
• Sebago 470
• Pownal 462
• Raymond 446

1940

County Total: 146,000

• Portland (city) 73,643
• South Portland (city) 15,781
• Westbrook (city) 11,087
• Brunswick 8,658
• Gorham 3,494
• Bridgton 3,035
• Cape Elizabeth 3,172
• Falmouth 2,883
• Scarborough 2,842
• Freeport 2,764
• Windham 2,381
• New Gloucester 2,334
• Yarmouth 2,214
• Cumberland 1,491
• Standish 1,472
• Gray 1,378
• Harpswell 1,305
• Harrison 1,026
• Casco 890
• Baldwin 721
• Naples 676
• North Yarmouth 666
• Pownal 575
• Sebago 518
• Raymond 506
• Otisfield 488

1950

County Total: 169,201

• Portland (city) 77,634
• South Portland (city) 21,866
• Westbrook (city) 12,284
• Brunswick 10,996
• Gorham 4,742
• Scarborough 4,600
• Falmouth 4,342
• Cape Elizabeth 3,816
• Windham 3,434
• Freeport 3,280
• Bridgton 2,950
• Yarmouth 2,669
• New Gloucester 2,628
• Cumberland 2,030
• Standish 1,786
• Harpswell 1,644
• Gray 1,631
• Harrison 1,026
• North Yarmouth 942
• Casco 881
• Pownal 752
• Naples 747
• Baldwin 725
• Raymond 620
• Otisfield 599
• Sebago 577

1960

County Total: 182,751

• Portland (city) 72,566
• South Portland (city) 22,788
• Brunswick 15,797
• Westbrook (city) 13,820
• Scarborough 6,418
• Falmouth 5,976
• Gorham 5,767
• Cape Elizabeth 5,505
• Windham 4,498
• Freeport 4,055
• Yarmouth 3,517
• New Gloucester 3,047
• Cumberland 2,765
• Bridgton 2,707
• Gray 2,184
• Standish 2,095
• Harpswell 2,032
• North Yarmouth 1,140
• Harrison 1,014
• Casco 947
• Pownal 778
• Baldwin 773
• Naples 735
• Raymond 732
• Otisfield 549
• Sebago 546

1970

County Total: 192,528

• Portland (city) 65,116
• South Portland (city) 23,267
• Brunswick 16,195
• Westbrook (city) 14,444
• Cape Elizabeth 7,873
• Scarborough 7,845
• Gorham 7,839
• Windham 6,593
• Falmouth 6,291
• Yarmouth 4,854
• Freeport 4,781
• Cumberland 4,096
• Standish 3,122
• Bridgton 2,967
• Gray 2,939
• New Gloucester 2,811
• Harpswell 2,552
• North Yarmouth 1,383
• Raymond 1,328
• Casco 1,256
• Harrison 1,045
• Naples 956
• Baldwin 878
• Pownal 800
• Sebago 708
• Otisfield 589

1980

County Total: 215,789

• Portland (city) 61,572
• South Portland (city) 22,712
• Brunswick 17,366
• Westbrook (city) 14,976
• Scarborough 11,347
• Windham 11,282
• Gorham 10,101
• Cape Elizabeth 7,838
• Falmouth 6,853
• Yarmouth 6,585
• Standish 5,946
• Freeport 5,863
• Cumberland 5,284
• Gray 4,344
• Harpswell 3,796
• Bridgton 3,528
• New Gloucester 3,180
• Raymond 2,251
• Casco 2,243
• North Yarmouth 1,919
• Naples 1,833
• Harrison 1,667
• Pownal 1,189
• Baldwin 1,140
• Sebago 974

1990

County Total: 243,135

• Portland (city) 64,358
• South Portland (city) 23,163
• Brunswick 20,906
• Westbrook (city) 16,121
• Windham 13,020
• Scarborough 12,518
• Gorham 11,856
• Cape Elizabeth 8,854
• Yarmouth 7,862
• Standish 7,678
• Falmouth 7,610
• Freeport 6,905
• Gray 5,904
• Cumberland 5,836
• Harpswell 5,012
• Bridgton 4,307
• New Gloucester 3,916
• Raymond 3,311
• Casco 3,018
• Naples 2,860
• North Yarmouth 2,429
• Harrison 1,951
• Pownal 1,262
• Sebago 1,259
• Baldwin 1,219

2000

County Total: 265,612

• Portland (city) 64,249
• South Portland (city) 23,324
• Brunswick 21,172
• Scarborough 16,970
• Westbrook (city) 16,142
• Windham 14,904
• Gorham 14,141
• Falmouth 10,310
• Standish 9,285
• Cape Elizabeth 9,068
• Yarmouth 8,360
• Freeport 7,800
• Cumberland 7,159
• Gray 6,820
• Harpswell 5,239
• Bridgton 4,883
• New Gloucester 4,803
• Raymond 4,299
• Casco 3,469
• Naples 3,274
• North Yarmouth 3,210
• Harrison 2,315
• Pownal 1,491
• Sebago 1,433
• Baldwin 1,290
• Long Island 202
• Frye Island 0

See also

• United States Census
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