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Lewiston, ME vs Belfast, ME

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- Belfast is 0% more densely populated than Lewiston.
- People are 26.0% more likely to be married in Belfast.
- The Median Age is 19.6 years older in Belfast.
People
 Lewiston, MEBelfast, MEUnited States
 Population36,6156,890329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%56.0%50.5%
 Male Population49.2%44.0%49.5%
 Median Age40.560.138.4
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 Population - 201036,5836,670309,327,143
 Population - 200035,6906,381285,036,114
 Population - 199039,7576,355251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now1.5%5.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.9%5.6%30.8%
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 Population Density1,072.3202.493.4
 Land Area34.134.03,531,905.4
 Water Area1.44.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lewiston, MEBelfast, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%3.4%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.7%3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%5.8%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.2%1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%2.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.9%3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%9.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4410.6%8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%8.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 598.8%3.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%14.7%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.1%24.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%8.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.6%2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lewiston, MEBelfast, MEUnited States
 White82.7%91.0%59.4%
 Black7.0%1.2%12.2%
 Asian2.0%0.4%5.6%
 Native American0.2%0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.0%2.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.9%3.6%3.2%
 Hispanic2.2%0.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lewiston, MEBelfast, MEUnited States
 Married Population43.0%54.1%49.8%
     Currently Married41.3%53.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%0.5%1.8%
 Single Population57.0%45.9%50.2%
 Never Married34.3%22.9%33.8%
 Divorced15.5%16.6%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%6.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.202.032.60
 Households15,5883,327124,010,992
 Family Households8,2542,07480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.8%13.7%30.5%
     Married couple, no children46.0%60.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,3341,25343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children17.9%18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%7.8%10.8%

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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04240
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