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Lewiston, ME vs Chatham, IL

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- Chatham is 0% more densely populated than Lewiston.
- People are 31.0% more likely to be married in Chatham.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Chatham.
 Lewiston, MEChatham, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,245329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
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 Population - 201036,583  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,583285,036,114
 Population - 199039,757  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock53.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,045.593.4
 Land Area34.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lewiston, MEChatham, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lewiston, MEChatham, ILUnited States
 White82.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lewiston, MEChatham, ILUnited States
 Married Population43.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.7%50.2%
 Never Married34.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households15,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,60580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,334  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 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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Reviews for Chatham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Over all very good. Usually just a few severe storms and two or three heavy snow falls (8in). Seldomly snows be for Christmas. Most of the severe weather happens just  More

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