Portland metropolitan area, Maine

(Redirected from Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area) Metropolitan area in United States of America

Metropolitan Statistical Area in Maine, United States

Portland Metropolitan Area

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Clockwise: Portland waterfront, the Portland Observatory on Munjoy Hill, the corner of Middle and Exchange Street in the Old Port, Congress Street, the Civil War Memorial in Monument Square, and winter light sculptures in Congress Square Plaza

Map of Portland–Lewiston–South Portland, ME CSA

City of Portland Portland–South Portland, ME MSA Lewiston–Auburn, ME MSA

Principal cities

Portland
Lewiston
South Portland
Auburn

Other cities

Biddeford
Brunswick
Sanford
Scarborough

Area

• Total

6,600 km (2,500 sq mi)

Population

• Total

551,740

GDP

• Total

$43.764 billion (2022)

Time zone

UTC−5 (EST)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−4 (EDT)

The city of Portland, Maine, is the hub city of a metropolitan area in southern Maine. The region is commonly known as Greater Portland or the Portland metropolitan area. For statistical purposes, the U.S. federal government defines three different representations of the Portland metropolitan area. The Portland–South Portland, Maine, metropolitan statistical area is a region consisting of three counties in Maine, anchored by the city of Portland and the smaller city of South Portland. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 551,740. A larger combined statistical area (CSA), the Portland–Lewiston–South Portland combined statistical area, is defined as the combination of this metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with the adjacent Lewiston–Auburn MSA. The CSA comprises four counties in southern Maine. The Portland–South Portland metropolitan New England city and town area is defined on the basis of cities and towns 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 the creative economy, which is also bringing gentrification.

Metropolitan statistical area

Components

The Portland–South Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA is defined as consisting of Cumberland, Sagadahoc, and York counties. 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:

The MSA includes one unorganized territory, the township of Perkins.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

Ten years earlier, as of the census 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% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,851.

Combined statistical area

The Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in Maine. The statistical area includes two metropolitan statistical areas. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 591,361 (a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 623,365).

Components

Metropolitan statistical areas:

Portland-South Portland (Cumberland, Sagadahoc, and York counties)
Lewiston-Auburn (Androscoggin County)

New England city and town areas

An alternative federal government delineation of Portland's metropolitan area is the Portland–South Portland, ME Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. A New England City and Town Area (NECTA) is typically a finer-grained definition of a metropolitan area because it is based on cities and towns 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 of Durham in Androscoggin County.

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 in Lincoln County. Two metropolitan NECTAs centered in New Hampshire, the Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA (anchored by the principal cities of Dover and Durham, New Hampshire) and the Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA (anchored by Portsmouth, 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 in Oxford County and one in Kennebec County.

Similar to a CSA, the Portland–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.

The state of Maine uses NECTAs as one basis for defining labor market areas for purposes of compiling and reporting statistics on employment and unemployment. 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.

References

"Total Gross Domestic Product for Portland-South Portland, ME (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
"Total Population". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
"Maine's Creative Economy". mainearts.maine.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
"Welcome to Portlyn". downeast.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
"U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on April 20, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
"Labor Market Area Definitions". State of Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

v t e Greater Portland, Maine
Counties	Androscoggin Cumberland Sagadahoc York
Cities and towns 25k-99k	Lewiston Portland
Cities and towns 10k-25k	Auburn Biddeford Brunswick Falmouth Gorham Kennebunk Saco Sanford Scarborough South Portland Westbrook Windham York

v t e The City of Portland, Maine
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Geography	Bramhall Hill Cliff Island Cow Island Cushing Island Fore River Fore River Sanctuary Great Diamond Island Jewell Island Little Diamond Island Mackworth Island Munjoy Hill Peaks Island
Neighborhoods	Historic Deering Current Arts District Back Cove Deering Center East Bayside (includes Kennedy Park) Libbytown Morrills Corner Munjoy Hill Old Port West End Woodfords Corner
Bridges, streets and squares	Andrews Square Baxter Boulevard Boothby Square Casco Bay Bridge Commercial Street Congress Square Congress Street Cumberland Avenue Eastern Promenade Exchange Street Federal Street Fore Street Forest Avenue Franklin Street High Street India Street Longfellow Square Martin's Point Bridge Middle Street Monument Square Moulton Street St. John Street State Street Stevens Avenue Tukey's Bridge Veterans Memorial Bridge Washington Avenue Western Promenade
Sports teams	Current Maine Mariners (ECHL) Maine Celtics Portland Hearts of Pine Portland Sea Dogs Maine Roller Derby Former Portland Phoenix Maine Mammoths Maine Mariners (AHL) Portland Blue Sox Portland Pilots Portland Pirates
Metropolitan area	Greater Portland
Education	Maine College of Art & Design University of New England University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine schools Casco Bay Cheverus Deering Portland Arts and Technology Portland Waynflete
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