Historical United States Census totals for York County, Maine

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

Like most areas of New England, York County 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 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

• 1915 – New town of North Kennebunk formed from Kennebunkport

• 1929 – Old Orchard changed its name to Old Orchard Beach

• 1957 – North Kennebunk changed its name to Arundel

• 1980 – New town of Ogunquit formed from Wells

1900

County Total: 64,885

• Biddeford (city) 16,145
• Saco (city) 6,122
• Sanford 6,078
• Kennebunk 3,228
• South Berwick 3,188
• Kittery 2,872
• York 2,668
• Berwick 2,280
• Kennebunkport 2,123
• Wells 2,007
• Buxton 1,838
• North Berwick 1,748
• Eliot 1,458
• Lebanon 1,335
• Hollis 1,274
• Waterboro 1,169
• Parsonsfield 1,131
• Limington 1,001
• Cornish 984
• Old Orchard 964
• Alfred 937
• Limerick 874
• Shapleigh 847
• Acton 778
• Lyman 687
• Newfield 676
• Dayton 473

1910

County Total: 68,526

• Biddeford (city) 17,079
• Sanford 9,049
• Saco (city) 6,583
• Kittery 3,533
• Kennebunk 3,099
• South Berwick 2,935
• York 2,802
• Kennebunkport 2,130
• Berwick 2,098
• Wells 1,908
• North Berwick 1,777
• Buxton 1,675
• Eliot 1,530
• Lebanon 1,316
• Hollis 1,284
• Parsonsfield 1,057
• Waterboro 997
• Limington 980
• Limerick 965
• Old Orchard 961
• Cornish 954
• Alfred 890
• Shapleigh 691
• Newfield 620
• Lyman 615
• Acton 603
• Dayton 395

1920

County Total: 70,696

• Biddeford (city) 18,008
• Sanford 10,691
• Saco (city) 6,817
• Kittery 4,763
• Kennebunk 3,138
• South Berwick 2,955
• York 2,727
• Berwick 2,057
• Wells 1,943
• North Berwick 1,652
• Buxton 1,560
• Eliot 1,530
• Kennebunkport 1,431
• Lebanon 1,192
• Old Orchard 1,164
• Hollis 1,092
• Parsonsfield 1,062
• Waterboro 942
• Cornish 813
• Limington 803
• Limerick 761
• Alfred 738
• North Kennebunkport 564
• Newfield 531
• Acton 499
• Shapleigh 457
• Lyman 415
• Dayton 391

1930

County Total: 72,934

• Biddeford (city) 17,633
• Sanford 13,392
• Saco (city) 7,233
• Kittery 4,400
• Kennebunk 3,302
• South Berwick 2,650
• York 2,532
• Wells 2,047
• Berwick 1,961
• Old Orchard Beach 1,620
• Buxton 1,574
• North Berwick 1,540
• Eliot 1,462
• Kennebunkport 1,284
• Limerick 1,199
• Lebanon 1,148
• Hollis 1,034
• Waterboro 914
• Parsonsfield 897
• Alfred 883
• Cornish 753
• Limington 747
• North Kennebunk 545
• Shapleigh 530
• Newfield 456
• Acton 449
• Dayton 379
• Lyman 370

1940

County Total: 82,550

• Biddeford (city) 19,790
• Sanford 14,886
• Saco (city) 8,631
• Kittery 5,374
• Kennebunk 3,698
• York 3,283
• Old Orchard Beach 2,557
• South Berwick 2,546
• Wells 2,144
• Berwick 1,971
• Eliot 1,932
• Buxton 1,708
• North Berwick 1,455
• Lebanon 1,452
• Kennebunkport 1,448
• Hollis 1,111
• Limerick 1,080
• Alfred 1,039
• Waterboro 947
• Parsonsfield 946
• North Kennebunk 866
• Limington 864
• Cornish 826
• Newfield 475
• Dayton 454
• Acton 392
• Lyman 385
• Shapleigh 290

1950

County Total: 93,541

• Biddeford (city) 20,836
• Sanford 15,177
• Saco (city) 10,324
• Kittery 8,380
• Old Orchard Beach 4,707
• Kennebunk 4,273
• York 3,256
• South Berwick 2,646
• Eliot 2,509
• Wells 2,321
• Berwick 2,166
• Buxton 2,009
• North Berwick 1,655
• Kennebunkport 1,522
• Lebanon 1,499
• Hollis 1,214
• Alfred 1,112
• Waterboro 1,071
• Limerick 961
• Parsonsfield 958
• North Kennebunk 939
• Limington 851
• Cornish 795
• Shapleigh 531
• Dayton 502
• Lyman 499
• Acton 473
• Newfield 355

1960

County Total: 99,402

• Biddeford (city) 19,255
• Sanford 14,962
• Kittery 10,689
• Saco (city) 10,515
• York 4,663
• Old Orchard Beach 4,580
• Kennebunk 4,551
• Wells 3,528
• Eliot 3,133
• South Berwick 3,112
• Berwick 2,738
• Buxton 2,339
• Kennebunkport 1,851
• North Berwick 1,844
• Lebanon 1,534
• Alfred 1,201
• Hollis 1,195
• Waterboro 1,059
• Arundel 907
• Limerick 907
• Parsonsfield 869
• Limington 839
• Cornish 816
• Lyman 529
• Shapleigh 515
• Acton 501
• Dayton 451
• Newfield 319

1970

County Total: 111,576

• Biddeford (city) 19,983
• Sanford 15,812
• Saco (city) 11,678
• Kittery 11,028
• York 5,690
• Kennebunk 5,646
• Old Orchard Beach 5,404
• Wells 4,448
• Eliot 3,497
• South Berwick 3,488
• Berwick 3,136
• Buxton 3,135
• North Berwick 2,224
• Kennebunkport 2,160
• Lebanon 1,983
• Hollis 1,560
• Arundel 1,322
• Alfred 1,211
• Waterboro 1,208
• Limington 1,066
• Parsonsfield 971
• Limerick 963
• Lyman 864
• Cornish 839
• Acton 697
• Shapleigh 559
• Dayton 546
• Newfield 458

1980

County Total: 139,739

• Biddeford (city) 19,638
• Sanford 18,020
• Saco (city) 12,921
• Kittery 9,314
• York 8,465
• Wells 8,211
• Kennebunk 6,621
• Old Orchard Beach 6,291
• Buxton 5,775
• Eliot 4,948
• Berwick 4,149
• South Berwick 4,046
• Lebanon 3,234
• Kennebunkport 2,952
• Waterboro 2,943
• Hollis 2,892
• North Berwick 2,878
• Lyman 2,509
• Limington 2,203
• Arundel 2,150
• Alfred 1,890
• Shapleigh 1,370
• Limerick 1,356
• Acton 1,228
• Parsonsfield 1,162
• Cornish 1,047
• Dayton 882
• Newfield 644

1990

County Total: 164,587

• Biddeford (city) 20,710
• Sanford 20,463
• Saco (city) 15,181
• York 9,818
• Kittery 9,372
• Kennebunk 8,004
• Old Orchard Beach 7,789
• Wells 7,778
• Buxton 6,494
• Berwick 5,995
• South Berwick 5,877
• Eliot 5,329
• Waterboro 4,510
• Lebanon 4,263
• North Berwick 3,793
• Hollis 3,573
• Lyman 3,390
• Kennebunkport 3,356
• Limington 2,796
• Arundel 2,669
• Alfred 2,238
• Shapleigh 1,911
• Limerick 1,688
• Acton 1,727
• Parsonsfield 1,472
• Dayton 1,197
• Cornish 1,178
• Newfield 1,042
• Ogunquit 974

2000

County Total: 186,742

• Biddeford (city) 20,942
• Sanford 20,806
• Saco (city) 16,822
• York 12,854
• Kennebunk 10,476
• Kittery 9,543
• Wells 9,400
• Old Orchard Beach 8,856
• Buxton 7,452
• South Berwick 6,671
• Berwick 6,353
• Waterboro 6,214
• Eliot 5,954
• Lebanon 5,083
• North Berwick 4,293
• Hollis 4,114
• Lyman 3,795
• Kennebunkport 3,720
• Arundel 3,571
• Limington 3,403
• Alfred 2,497
• Shapleigh 2,326
• Limerick 2,240
• Acton 2,145
• Dayton 1,805
• Parsonsfield 1,584
• Newfield 1,328
• Cornish 1,269
• Ogunquit 1,226

Notes

1980 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 1980 census totals subsequent to their initial release. The 1980 total for York County was originally reported as 139,666; and for the town of Parsonsfield, 1,089. The totals were later revised to those shown in the list above.

See also

• United States Census