Census Data A False Spring in Maine’s Demographic Winter
Eleven years ago, Maine Policy Institute issued an ominous warning to the people of Maine: Demographic Winter is coming. In our report The Fiscal Costs of Maine’s Demographic Winter, we […]
Read More →“Demographic Winter” the Movie
As I pointed out in my last blog citing the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Maine’s net natural population increase (births minus deaths) was a mere 180 people. […]
Read More →Maine’s Population Grows by a Mere 809 People in 2011
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released their first post-census population estimates by state. The goods news is that Maine avoided a third consecutive years of population decline, but barely. The […]
Read More →The Arrival of Demographic Winter in Maine Gets Closer
Last week the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau released new age, sex and race data for July 1, 2009 by state. The data shows that the arrival of Demographic […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire VIII
Another issue that folks have been following is the population race between Maine and New Hampshire. Last year it appeared that New Hampshire’s population would exceed Maine’s sometime early in […]
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