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1144:2012-12-16
1098:2020-01-24
1020:2012-12-16
994:References
989:, arborist
905:As of the
845:As of the
290:feature ID
198:Population
133:Cumberland
80:70°10′44″W
77:43°54′45″N
1470:Brunswick
1387:Harpswell
1337:Brunswick
1297:Westbrook
421:Geography
410:Long Walk
390:factory.
384:gristmill
344:Biddeford
278:FIPS code
266:Area code
220:Time zone
190:Elevation
1577:villages
1565:Yarmouth
1555:Standish
1545:Oak Hill
1510:Freeport
1500:Falmouth
1465:Bridgton
1447:Yarmouth
1437:Standish
1392:Harrison
1367:Freeport
1362:Falmouth
1332:Bridgton
1287:Portland
1271:Portland
936:Hispanic
926:, 0.27%
922:, 0.13%
918:, 0.07%
914:, 0.47%
879:Hispanic
388:carriage
364:Freeport
346:, Maine
336:Portland
282:23-60685
254:ZIP code
149:Villages
1495:Dunstan
1442:Windham
1422:Raymond
1327:Baldwin
1119:June 4,
869:, 0.1%
865:, 0.4%
861:, 0.1%
857:, 0.1%
358:History
342:–
338:–
298:Website
293:0582684
106:Country
1535:Naples
1515:Gorham
1432:Sebago
1417:Pownal
1402:Naples
1377:Gorham
1280:Cities
940:Latino
907:census
883:Latino
847:census
694:−10.1%
679:−17.8%
649:−16.9%
634:−18.5%
619:−10.9%
574:−11.2%
514:−48.0%
499:−17.9%
454:Census
415:Durham
386:and a
316:Pownal
128:County
1575:Other
1480:Casco
1347:Casco
1319:Towns
924:Asian
912:White
867:Asian
855:White
824:1,566
814:−1.1%
809:1,474
799:18.1%
794:1,491
779:1,262
769:48.6%
764:1,189
724:30.8%
709:24.5%
604:−6.8%
589:−2.0%
584:1,053
569:1,074
559:−7.5%
554:1,210
544:23.6%
539:1,308
529:21.3%
524:1,058
494:1,678
479:2,043
324:Maine
259:04069
248:(EDT)
246:UTC-4
225:UTC-5
206:1,566
121:Maine
116:State
62:Maine
1520:Gray
1457:CDPs
1382:Gray
1121:2015
1046:2022
829:6.2%
820:2020
805:2010
790:2000
784:6.1%
775:1990
760:1980
754:2.8%
745:1970
739:3.5%
730:1960
715:1950
700:1940
685:1930
670:1920
664:5.6%
655:1910
640:1900
625:1890
610:1880
595:1870
580:1860
565:1850
550:1840
535:1830
520:1820
505:1810
490:1800
475:1790
463:Note
458:Pop.
307:.org
288:GNIS
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