Most Populous Portland (ME) Metro Area Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in the Portland, Maine metro area for every census since 1820.

City proper populations; towns are included!

The Portland, Maine metro area as defined on citypopulation.de consists of Cumberland, York, and Sagadahoc counties.

Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.

Sources: Wikipedia and citypopulation.de

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Population	1820
8,581	Portland
3,679	North Yarmouth
3,224	York
3,026	Bath
2,931	Brunswick
2,815	Shapleigh
2,795	Gorham
2,736	Berwick
2,660	Wells
2,590	Buxton

Population	1830
12,598	Portland
3,773	Bath
3,547	Brunswick
3,485	York
3,238	Westbrook
3,219	Saco
3,168	Berwick
2,988	Gorham
2,978	Wells
2,855	Buxton

Population	1840
15,218	Portland
5,141	Bath
4,408	Saco
4,259	Brunswick
4,116	Westbrook
3,111	York
3,001	Gorham
2,978	Wells
2,824	North Yarmouth
2,768	Kennebunkport

Population	1850
20,815	Portland
8,020	Bath
6,095	Biddeford
5,798	Saco
4,977	Brunswick
4,852	Westbrook
3,088	Gorham
2,995	Buxton
2,980	York
2,945	Wells

Population	1860
26,341	Portland
9,349	Biddeford
8,076	Bath
6,223	Saco
5,113	Westbrook
4,723	Brunswick
3,278	Cape Elizabeth
3,252	Gorham
2,974	Kittery
2,878	Wells

Population	1870
31,413	Portland
10,282	Biddeford
7,371	Bath
6,583	Westbrook
5,755	Saco
5,106	Cape Elizabeth
4,687	Brunswick
3,351	Gorham
3,333	Kittery
2,773	Wells

Population	1880
33,810	Portland
12,651	Biddeford
7,874	Bath
6,389	Saco
5,384	Brunswick
5,302	Cape Elizabeth
3,981	Westbrook
3,233	Gorham
3,230	Kittery
2,863	Bridgton

Population	1890
36,425	Portland
14,443	Biddeford
8,723	Bath
6,632	Westbrook
6,075	Saco
6,012	Brunswick
5,459	Cape Elizabeth
4,201	Sanford
3,434	South Berwick
3,172	Kennebunk

Population	1900
50,145	Portland
16,145	Biddeford
10,477	Bath
7,283	Westbrook
6,806	Brunswick
6,287	South Portland
6,122	Saco
6,078	Sanford
3,228	Kennebunk
3,188	South Berwick

Population	1910
58,571	Portland
17,079	Biddeford
9,396	Bath
9,049	Sanford
8,281	Westbrook
7,471	South Portland
6,621	Brunswick
6,583	Saco
3,533	Kittery
3,099	Kennebunk

Population	1920
69,272	Portland
18,008	Biddeford
14,731	Bath
10,691	Sanford
9,453	Westbrook
9,254	South Portland
7,261	Brunswick
6,817	Saco
4,763	Kittery
3,138	Kennebunk

Population	1930
70,810	Portland
17,633	Biddeford
13,840	South Portland
13,392	Sanford
10,807	Westbrook
9,110	Bath
7,604	Brunswick
7,233	Saco
4,400	Kittery
3,302	Kennebunk

Population	1940
73,643	Portland
19,790	Biddeford
15,781	South Portland
14,886	Sanford
11,087	Westbrook
10,235	Bath
8,658	Brunswick
8,631	Saco
5,374	Kittery
3,698	Kennebunk

Population	1950
77,634	Portland
21,866	South Portland
20,836	Biddeford
15,177	Sanford
12,284	Westbrook
10,996	Brunswick
10,644	Bath
10,324	Saco
8,380	Kittery
4,742	Gorham

Population	1960
72,566	Portland
22,788	South Portland
19,255	Biddeford
15,797	Brunswick
14,962	Sanford
13,820	Westbrook
10,717	Bath
10,689	Kittery
10,515	Saco
6,418	Scarborough

Population	1970
65,116	Portland
23,267	South Portland
19,983	Biddeford
16,195	Brunswick
15,812	Sanford
14,444	Westbrook
11,678	Saco
11,028	Kittery
9,679	Bath
7,873	Cape Elizabeth

Population	1980
61,572	Portland
22,712	South Portland
19,638	Biddeford
18,020	Sanford
17,366	Brunswick
14,976	Westbrook
12,921	Saco
11,347	Scarborough
11,282	Windham
10,246	Bath

Population	1990
63,125	Portland
24,070	South Portland
20,935	Brunswick
20,933	Biddeford
20,459	Sanford
16,209	Westbrook
15,273	Saco
13,145	Windham
12,486	Scarborough
11,740	Gorham

Population	2000
64,250	Portland
23,365	South Portland
21,206	Brunswick
21,000	Biddeford
20,806	Sanford
16,991	Scarborough
16,864	Saco
16,100	Westbrook
14,910	Windham
14,172	Gorham

Population	2010
66,190	Portland
25,021	South Portland
21,276	Biddeford
20,788	Sanford
20,281	Brunswick
18,913	Scarborough
16,864	Saco
16,100	Westbrook
14,910	Windham
14,172	Gorham

Population	2020
68,402	Portland
26,492	South Portland
22,515	Biddeford
22,128	Scarborough
21,976	Sanford
21,802	Brunswick
20,394	Westbrook
20,381	Saco
18,427	Windham
18,343	Gorham