Businesses in North Harpswell

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in North Harpswell

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Restaurants	29	28 years
Construction of buildings	23	28 years
Boats	14	24 years
Real estate	13	30 years
Other accommodation	10	—
Religion	10	68 years
Health and medical	9	—
Zoos and aquariums	9	—
Public parks	8	—
Car repair	8	34 years
Corporate management	8	—
General contractors	7	27 years
Education	6	36 years
Shopping	6	24 years
Museums	6	—
All food and beverage	5	—
Pet grooming and boarding	5	—
Seafood stores	5	—

North Harpswell Facts

Area	4.4 mi²
Population	436
Male Population	209 (47.9%)
Female Population	227 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-15.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-25.7%
Median Age	52 years (Male: 51.6, Female: 52.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$74,149 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Harpswell, Orr's Island, Libbytown, Bailey Island
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	43.82092, -69.96644

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North Harpswell Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	513	571	587	631	436	447	460
Population Density	115.5 / mi²	128.6 / mi²	132.2 / mi²	142.1 / mi²	98.2 / mi²	100.7 / mi²	103.6 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Harpswell Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 25.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
North Harpswell	-15%	-23.6%	-25.7%
Maine	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Harpswell Median Age

Median Age: 52 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
North Harpswell	52 yrs	52.4 yrs	51.6 yrs
Maine	43.4 yrs	44.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

North Harpswell Population Density

Population Density: 98.2 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
North Harpswell	436	4.44 sq mi	98.2 / mi²
Maine	1.3 million	35,380.1 sq mi	38 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Harpswell Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1760 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for North Harpswell

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

North Harpswell Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$44,925	$46,453	$55,419	$58,189	$60,092	$63,209	$68,893	$74,149
Total GDP	$706.9M	$741.5M	$912.8M	$994.8M	$1B	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.3B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

North Harpswell CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
North Harpswell	10,521 tn	24.13 tn	2,369.4 tons/mi²
Maine	26,320,852 tn	19.59 tn	743.9 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

North Harpswell CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,521 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	24.13 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	2,369.4 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Cyclone	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/16/12	11:12 PM	4.67	60.9 km	16,090 m	Maine	usgs.gov
9/7/00	10:07 AM	3.2	75.6 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
1/17/00	8:16 AM	3.6	91.4 km	16,300 m	Maine	usgs.gov
1/3/00	9:05 PM	3.5	56.7 km	9,700 m	Maine	usgs.gov
2/26/99	3:38 AM	3.8	81.5 km	3,200 m	Maine	usgs.gov
11/20/94	7:33 PM	3	68.4 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
9/5/94	2:13 PM	3.1	59.2 km	5,000 m	Gulf of Maine	usgs.gov
12/28/88	6:28 AM	3.5	91.8 km	10,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
11/14/88	6:15 AM	3.8	75 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
5/29/83	5:45 AM	4.2	83.8 km	1,800 m	Maine	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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