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Largest French Canadian population, Maine cities · 2020

Maine cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 592.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lewiston, MEME38,8668,432−2%

02Auburn, MEME25,4414,715+8%

03Biddeford, MEME22,3994,682+16%

04Portland, MEME69,9113,547+22%

05Saco, MEME21,1592,545+8%

06Sanford, MEME22,6632,296+73%

07Old Orchard Beach, MEME9,2441,950+117%

08Bangor, MEME32,5181,826−10%

09Waterville, MEME17,5791,736+45%

10South Portland, MEME27,0071,500+2%

11Westbrook, MEME21,5651,271−4%

12Augusta, MEME19,1551,175−41%

13Brunswick, MEME17,6521,091−3%

14Caribou, MEME7,321885+39%

15Winslow, MEME5,873784−28%

16Presque Isle, MEME8,694669+10%

17Topsham, MEME7,271592−18%

18North Windham, MEME5,417566+99%

19Gorham, MEME7,593527+3%

20Old, MEME7,589517−27%

21Skowhegan, MEME6,662505+14%

22Brewer, MEME9,636459−27%

23Bath, MEME8,835453+3%

24Orono, MEME11,151389−39%

25Gardiner, MEME6,206377+11%

26Rockland, MEME7,142341+204%

27Kennebunk, MEME6,221310−39%

28Oak Hill, MEME5,631309–

29Kittery, MEME5,110292+53%

30Yarmouth, MEME6,289282+40%

31Ellsworth, MEME8,862273+19%

32Hampden, MEME5,161268+23%

33Belfast, MEME6,988151−36%

34Houlton, MEME5,08281−34%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS