Cumberland County (Maine)

Cumberland County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Maine
Administrative headquarters :	Portland
Foundation :	1760
Demographics
Residents :	281,674  (2010)
Population density :	130.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3,152 km²
Water surface :	988 km²
map
Website : www.cumberlandcounty.org

Cumberland County is a county in the US state of Maine in the United States . This makes it the county with the highest population density in Maine. The county seat is in Portland .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of ​​3,152 square kilometers. 988 square kilometers (31.34 percent of the total area) are water surfaces. The county is bordered in a clockwise direction by the counties: Androscoggin County , Sagadahoc County , York County, and Oxford County .

history

Portland is home to the historic McLellan Sweat Mansion (also known as the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum or Sweat Mansion ). The mansion is located on 111 High Street. Erected in 1800, the building was listed on March 5, 1970 by the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 70000073. It was also inscribed on the National Historic Landmark . It is named after William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland a son of King George II.

In addition to the McLellan Sweat Mansion, eleven other sites in the county have the status of National Historic Landmarks due to their historical significance . A total of 230 buildings and sites in the Parish are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 10, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	26,105		-
1800	38.208		46.4%
1810	42,831		12.1%
1820	49,379		15.3%
1830	60.102		21.7%
1840	68,658		14.2%
1850	79,538		15.8%
1860	75,591		-5%
1870	82.021		8.5%
1880	86,359		5.3%
1890	90,949		5.3%
1900	100,689		10.7%
1910	112.014		11.2%
1920	124,376		11%
1930	134,645		8.3%
1940	146,000		8.4%
1950	169.201		15.9%
1960	182.751		8th %
1970	192,528		5.3%
1980	215,789		12.1%
1990	243.135		12.7%
2000	265,612		9.2%
2010	281,674		6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Cumberland County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Trickey Pond

CA Brown Cottage , listed on the NRHP with number 74000157

Spring Point Ledge Light Station , listed in the NRHP with the number 87002279

The county had 265,612 people as of the 2000 census . There were 107,989 households and 67,709 families. The population density was 123 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.74% White, 1.06% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 0.35% other races Groups; 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.95% of the population.

Of the 107,989 households, 30.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 50.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% were single mothers. 37.30% were not families. 28.40% were single households and 10.20% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.30% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,048 , and the median income for a family is $ 54,485. Males had a median income of $ 35,850 versus $ 27,935 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,949. 7.90% of the population and 5.20% of families are below the poverty line. 9.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.40% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

Cumberland County is divided into 28 administrative units: 3 cities and 25 towns . There is an uninhabited Unincorporated Area with a size of 65.9 km².

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Baldwin	Town	1,525	94.1	91.5	16.7	June 23, 1802
Bridgton	Town	5,210	166.4	147.1	35.4	February 7, 1794
Brunswick	Town	20,278	140.7	121.0	167.6	1628/1738
Cape Elizabeth	Town	9,068	151.3	38.2	237.4	1628/1765
Casco	Town	3,742	98.4	80.9	46.3	March 18, 1841
Chebeague Island	Town	341	61.0	9.2	37.1	July 1, 2007
Cumberland	Town	7.211	120.1	67.5	106.8	April 2, 1822
Falmouth	Town	4,751	94.1	76.1	147	November 12, 1718
Freeport	Town	7,879	120.4	89.9	87.6	February 14, 1789
Frye Island	Town	5	4.1	3.5	1.4	July 1, 1998
Gorham	Town	16,381	132.8	131.2	124.9	October 30, 1764
Gray	Town	7,761	119.1	112.1	69.2	June 19, 1778
Harpswell	Town	4,740	330.7	62.6	75.7	1758
Harrison	Town	2,730	95.3	86.0	31.7	March 8, 1805
long Island	Town	230	86.8	3.7	62.2	July 1, 1993
Naples	Town	3,872	96.5	82.4	47	March 4, 1834
New Gloucester	Town	5,542	123.8	122.0	45.4	March 8, 1794
North Yarmouth	Town	3,565	55.5	55.0	64.8	1680
Portland	City	66.194	136.2	54.9	1,205.7	1632	Shire Town of the County
Pownal	Town	613	59.2	59.2	24.9	March 3, 1808
Raymond	Town	4,436	115.9	85.9	51.6	June 21, 1803
Scarborough	Town	18,919	182.9	123.3	153.4	July 14, 1658
Sebago	Town	1,719	126.7	84.8	20.3	February 10, 1826
South Portland	City	25.002	37.0	31.1	803.9	March 15, 1895
Standish	Town	9,874	208.7	152.9	64.6	November 30, 1785
Westbrook	City	17,494	44.2	43.7	400.3	February 14, 1814
Windham	Town	17.001	130.2	120.9	140.6	June 12, 1762
Yarmouth	Town	8,349	59.4	34.6	241.3	August 8, 1848

For statistical purposes, 11 census-designated placees are set up, these are:

Bridgton (CDP) (2,359) Brunswick (CDP) (14,816) Brunswick Station (1,511)

Cumberland Center (2,596) Falmouth Foreside (1,964) Freeport (CDP) (1,813)

Gorham (CDP) (4,164) Little Falls-South Windham (1,792) North Windham (4,568)

Scarborough (CDP) (3,867) Yarmouth (CDP) (3,560)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 581288. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ NRIS
3. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (McLellan-Sweat Mansion) ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ The Maine Art Museum Trail - PMA ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maine . National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 10, 2017.
7. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
9. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
10. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
11. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
12. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
13. ^ Official website of the Maine administration

Web links

Commons : Cumberland County, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 49 ′  N , 70 ° 20 ′  W