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Perham, Maine Facts

Area	3.3 mi²
Population	2,831
Male Population	1,301 (46.0%)
Female Population	1,530 (54.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+35.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-4.3%
Median Age	43.5 years (Male: 38.5, Female: 47)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$35,119 (2022)
Area Codes	207
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	46.84421, -68.19726

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Perham, Maine Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,087	2,659	2,959	2,945	2,831	3,029	3,233
Population Density	626.7 / mi²	798.5 / mi²	888.6 / mi²	884.3 / mi²	850.1 / mi²	909.6 / mi²	970.8 / mi²

* Projected

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

Perham, Maine Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 4.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Perham, Maine	+35.6%	+6.5%	-4.3%
Maine	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

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

Perham, Maine Median Age

Median Age: 43.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Perham, Maine	43.5 yrs	47 yrs	38.5 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)

Perham, Maine Population Density

Population Density: 850 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Perham, Maine	2,831	3.33 sq mi	850 / 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

Perham, Maine Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 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.

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

Perham, Maine Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$24,905	$28,503	$32,885	$36,413	$38,261	$38,942	$37,930	$35,119
Total GDP	$10.3M	$12.6M	$15.4M	$17.2M	$18M	$18.6M	$19M	$18.1M

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

Perham, Maine CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Perham, Maine	62,740 tn	22.16 tn	18,840 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

Perham, Maine CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	62,740 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	22.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	18,840 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (4)

* 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, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/2/14	1:58 AM	3.2	89.4 km	5,000 m	New Brunswick, Canada	usgs.gov
7/14/06	9:34 AM	3.86	37.4 km	13,810 m	Maine	usgs.gov
6/1/06	9:34 AM	3.6	64 km	5,000 m	New Brunswick, Canada	usgs.gov
10/18/03	4:25 PM	3.5	77.5 km	18,000 m	New Brunswick, Canada	usgs.gov
3/30/90	1:54 AM	3.5	48.5 km	18,000 m	Quebec-New Brunswick border region, Canada	usgs.gov
6/16/82	11:43 AM	4.7	93 km	5,000 m	New Brunswick, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Perham, Maine

Perham is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 386 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Maine's 33rd governor, Sidney Perham.

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