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Popham Beach Facts

Area	2.4 mi²
Population	112
Male Population	60 (53.4%)
Female Population	52 (46.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+25.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.7%
Median Age	63 years (Male: 59.5, Female: 66.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$40,321 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	43.75203, -69.78449

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Popham Beach Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	89	90	96	95	112	115	117
Population Density	36.5 / mi²	36.9 / mi²	39.4 / mi²	39 / mi²	46 / mi²	47.2 / mi²	48 / mi²

* Projected

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

Popham Beach Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Popham Beach	+25.8%	+24.4%	+16.7%
Maine	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

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

Popham Beach Median Age

Median Age: 63 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Popham Beach	63 yrs	66.1 yrs	59.5 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)

Popham Beach Population Density

Population Density: 46 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Popham Beach	112	2.437 sq mi	46 / 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

Popham Beach Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Popham Beach Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$28,049	$26,054	$36,455	$30,131	$30,166	$35,939	$37,790	$40,321
Total GDP	$34.7M	$32.5M	$46.4M	$38.9M	$38.5M	$45.6M	$49M	$52.8M

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

Popham Beach CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Popham Beach	1,033 tn	9.23 tn	424 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

Popham Beach CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,033 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	424 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Cyclone	High (8)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/16/12	11:12 PM	4.67	72.4 km	16,090 m	Maine	usgs.gov
9/7/00	10:07 AM	3.2	74.4 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
1/3/00	9:05 PM	3.5	69.3 km	9,700 m	Maine	usgs.gov
2/26/99	3:38 AM	3.8	83.6 km	3,200 m	Maine	usgs.gov
11/20/94	7:33 PM	3	84.5 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
9/5/94	2:13 PM	3.1	46.1 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	88.9 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
5/29/83	5:45 AM	4.2	97.4 km	1,800 m	Maine	usgs.gov
7/28/79	11:29 PM	3.5	70.9 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Popham Beach

Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River. It is near the site of the short-lived Popham Colony, founded in 1607 and abandoned the following..

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