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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Census Bureau again delays release of most detailed data from 2020 census
The delays complicate planning for government budget-makers, city planners, and researchers.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
U.S. aged quickly in last decade as baby boomers lived longer, births dropped
Maine was the oldest state in the U.S., with a median age of 45.1, as more baby boomers aged out of the workforce.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Waterville seeks to redraw ward lines to even out population representation
The City Council voted last week to approve a plan to redraw the lines in four city wards, and councilors are scheduled to take a second, final vote next week.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
Augusta’s Ward 3 to cross Kennebec River, take part of Ward 4 in redistricting plan
The city must redrawn the boundaries between voting wards because it is out of compliance — by nine people — with state requirements.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances
Officials say they overcounted the Asian population by 2.6% in the 2020 U.S. census.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
Most Maine counties have grown thanks to in-migration
New census figures for April 2020 to July 2021 show growth in 14 of 16 counties, driven by in-migration that was strong enough to offset a natural decrease in population.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Maine population grows from in-migration during pandemic
But Census Bureau officials warned against reading too much into the numbers because of changes in the way the population increase was derived.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
First person of color confirmed as Census Bureau director
The Senate on Thursday approved Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American statistician from Texas, to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Census analysis finds undercount but not as bad as predicted
The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Proposals would shift Augusta, and maybe Waterville, to 2nd Congressional District
Maps showing how Republicans and Democrats want to change Maine's two U.S. Congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts were released late Thursday for voters to contemplate.
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