Portland Metropolitan Area | |
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 Clockwise: Portland waterfront, thePortland Observatory onMunjoy Hill, the corner of Middle and Exchange Street in theOld Port, Congress Street, the Civil War Memorial in Monument Square, and winter light sculptures in Congress Square Plaza | |
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| Country |  United States |
| States |  Maine |
| Principal cities | Portland Lewiston South Portland Auburn |
| Other cities | Biddeford Brunswick Sanford Scarborough |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,500 sq mi (6,600 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 551,740 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $43.764 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
The city ofPortland, Maine, is the hub city of ametropolitan area in southernMaine. The region is commonly known asGreater Portland or thePortland metropolitan area. For statistical purposes, the U.S. federal government defines three different representations of the Portland metropolitan area. ThePortland–South Portland, Maine, metropolitan statistical area is a region consisting of three counties inMaine, anchored by the city ofPortland and the smaller city ofSouth Portland. As of the2020 census, the MSA had a population of 551,740.[2] A largercombined statistical area (CSA), thePortland–Lewiston–South Portland combined statistical area, is defined as the combination of thismetropolitan statistical area (MSA) with the adjacent Lewiston–Auburn MSA. The CSA comprises four counties in southern Maine. ThePortland–South Portland metropolitan New England city and town area is defined on the basis of cities andtowns rather than entire counties. It consists of most of Cumberland and York counties plus the town of Durham in Androscoggin County. The Greater Portland area has emerged as an important center for thecreative economy,[3] which is also bringinggentrification.[4]
The Portland–South Portland Metropolitan Statistical AreaMSA is defined as consisting ofCumberland,Sagadahoc, andYork counties.[5] Portland and South Portland are the largest cities in this area and are defined as principal cities of the MSA. Other cities in the MSA are:
Towns in the three-county MSA are:
Census-designated places in the MSA are:
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The MSA includes oneunorganized territory, the township ofPerkins.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 100,689 | — | |
| 1910 | 112,014 | 11.2% | |
| 1920 | 124,376 | 11.0% | |
| 1930 | 134,645 | 8.3% | |
| 1940 | 146,000 | 8.4% | |
| 1950 | 169,201 | 15.9% | |
| 1960 | 304,946 | 80.2% | |
| 1970 | 327,556 | 7.4% | |
| 1980 | 384,250 | 17.3% | |
| 1990 | 441,257 | 14.8% | |
| 2000 | 487,568 | 10.5% | |
| 2010 | 514,098 | 5.4% | |
| 2020 | 551,740 | 7.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Ten years earlier, as of thecensus[7] of 2000, there were 487,568 people, 196,669 households, and 128,201 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 96.49%White, 0.80%African American, 0.27%Native American, 1.09%Asian, 0.04%Pacific Islander, 0.28% fromother races, and 1.03% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the MSA was $43,195, and the median income for a family was $51,873. Males had a median income of $35,402 versus $26,213 for females. Theper capita income for the MSA was $21,851.
ThePortland–Lewiston–South Portland Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in Maine. The statistical area includes twometropolitan statistical areas.[5] As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 591,361 (a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 623,365).[8]
Metropolitan statistical areas:
An alternative federal government delineation of Portland's metropolitan area is thePortland–South Portland, ME Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. ANew England City and Town Area (NECTA) is typically a finer-grained definition of a metropolitan area because it is based on cities andtowns rather than entire counties. The Portland–South Portland NECTA consists of 24 cities and towns in Cumberland County, 14 cities and towns in York County, and the town ofDurham in Androscoggin County.[5]
Other parts of the Southern Maine region are identified as components of other NECTAs. The towns of Sanford and Shapleigh in York County form the Sanford, Maine, Micropolitan NECTA. The Brunswick, Maine, Micropolitan NECTA consists of two towns in Cumberland County, one city and eight towns in Sagadahoc County, and three towns inLincoln County. Two metropolitan NECTAs centered in New Hampshire, the Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA (anchored by the principal cities ofDover andDurham, New Hampshire) and the Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA (anchored byPortsmouth, New Hampshire) each include three York County towns. The Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan NECTA is defined as including 11 Androscoggin County cities and towns, as well as four towns inOxford County and one inKennebec County.[5]
Similar to a CSA, thePortland–Lewiston–South Portland Combined NECTA is defined to consist of the Portland–South Portland and Lewiston–Auburn Metropolitan NECTAs and the Brunswick and Sanford Micropolitan NECTAs. The three York County towns that are included in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Metropolitan NECTA are, however, considered to be part of the Boston–Worcester–Providence, MA–RI–NH–CT–ME Combined NECTA.[5]
The state of Maine uses NECTAs as one basis for defininglabor market areas for purposes of compiling and reporting statistics on employment andunemployment. Labor market area definitions used for the Portland area include the Portland–South Portland Metropolitan Area, the Sanford Micropolitan Area, and the combination of these two areas, known as Portland–South Portland–Sanford combined statistical area.[9]
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