Ancestry in Gorham, Maine (Unincorporated Place)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Maine and Gorham
Gorham
Maine
0%5%10%15%20%CountEnglishIrishUnclassified1FrenchOther2AmericanItalianFrench CanadianGermanEuropeanScottishPolishSwedishBritishWest IndianHaitianScotch-IrishLithuanianPortugueseWelsh21.813300%20.682476%21.813300%21.8%1,38119.870479%17.286114%19.870479%19.9%1,25815.147686%15.676998%15.147686%15.1%95911.167272%15.692111%11.167272%11.2%70710.677618%12.862925%10.677618%10.7%6768.719002%7.752103%8.719002%8.7%5528.371505%5.726046%8.371505%8.4%5306.713000%7.651721%6.713000%6.7%4256.018007%8.061670%6.018007%6.0%3813.806666%1.070212%3.806666%3.8%2413.364397%5.111649%3.364397%3.4%2133.111673%2.277049%3.111673%3.1%1972.290317%1.807774%2.290317%2.3%1452.211341%0.631465%2.211341%2.2%1401.279419%0.158656%1.279419%1.3%811.279419%0.042709%1.279419%1.3%811.263623%1.591145%1.263623%1.3%801.042489%0.390474%1.042489%1.0%661.042489%0.709891%1.042489%1.0%660.916127%0.783278%0.916127%0.9%58

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Maine and Gorham
Gorham
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%MexicanSouth AmericanArgentineanOther HispanicSpaniardCentral AmericanHonduranChileanColombianPuerto Rican46.428571%28.722436%46.428571%46.4%390.616%0.62%28.571429%10.858790%28.571429%28.6%240.379%0.38%16.666667%1.289703%16.666667%16.7%140.221%0.22%14.285714%11.824803%14.285714%14.3%120.190%0.19%14.285714%4.754198%14.285714%14.3%120.190%0.19%7.142857%9.988873%7.142857%7.1%60.095%0.09%7.142857%0.955897%7.142857%7.1%60.095%0.09%7.142857%0.783937%7.142857%7.1%60.095%0.09%4.761905%4.304066%4.761905%4.8%40.063%0.06%3.571429%27.963787%3.571429%3.6%30.047%0.05%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Maine and Gorham
Gorham
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%IndianChineseJapanese47.058824%11.568668%47.058824%47.1%160.253%0.25%38.235294%24.810490%38.235294%38.2%130.205%0.21%14.705882%3.899474%14.705882%14.7%50.079%0.08%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Gorham

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
15.3%16.2%17.1%17.9%18.8%19.6%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
19.5%20.9%22.2%23.5%24.8%26.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
11.1%12.4%13.8%15.1%16.4%17.8%

American Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4.2%5.1%6.0%6.9%7.7%8.7%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
7.53%7.65%7.76%7.87%7.99%8.10%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
4.8%6.0%7.1%8.2%9.4%10.6%

German Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
5.347%5.356%5.365%5.373%5.382%5.391%

European Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
1.84%1.98%2.11%2.24%2.37%2.51%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.50%2.59%2.67%2.75%2.83%2.91%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.28%1.53%1.77%2.02%2.26%2.51%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.93%2.02%2.10%2.18%2.26%2.35%

British Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.43%0.72%1.00%1.28%1.56%1.85%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.724%0.743%0.760%0.778%0.795%0.814%

Haitian Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting ' Haitian' ancestry (%):
0.724%0.743%0.760%0.778%0.795%0.814%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.81%0.92%1.03%1.13%1.24%1.35%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.21%0.31%0.41%0.52%

South American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.13%0.19%0.25%0.32%

Argentinean Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Argentinean' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.037%0.074%0.111%0.148%0.185%

Spaniard Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.15%0.23%0.30%0.38%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.016%0.032%0.047%0.063%0.080%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.042%0.084%0.127%0.169%0.211%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.034%0.069%0.103%0.137%0.172%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.013%0.026%0.040%0.053%0.066%
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Ancestry by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares Gorham to all of the places in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gorham.

English Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gorham, selected other places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Gorham
0%20%40%60%Count#Littlejohn IslandLittlejohn IsStandishKittery PointWest KennebunkW KennebunkAlfredNaplesKennebunkportBridgtonFreeportSouth EliotLake ArrowheadLk ArrowheadYarmouthCousins IslandCousins IsRichmondSouth PortlandS PortlandBrunswickGorhamCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBerwickNorth WindhamMaineFalmouth ForesideKennebunkSteep FallsWestbrookFalmouthYork HarborNorth BerwickSanfordSouth WindhamBathTown of GorhamGorhamZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamScarboroughPortlandCumberland CenterCumberland CtrSacoCape NeddickOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchGrayBowdoinhamKitteryCascoBiddefordNew EnglandBrunswick StationUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastLittle Falls72.631579%72.631579%72.6%69146.608315%46.608315%46.6%213239.610390%39.610390%39.6%427338.773492%38.773492%38.8%392437.086093%37.086093%37.1%280534.962406%34.962406%35.0%186633.241506%33.241506%33.2%362732.017167%32.017167%32.0%746828.683694%28.683694%28.7%438927.709528%27.709528%27.7%1,0151026.712329%26.712329%26.7%6631126.134174%26.134174%26.1%1,4921225.644917%25.644917%25.6%1691323.593466%23.593466%23.6%3901423.168091%23.168091%23.2%5,8841522.134413%22.134413%22.1%3,4451621.813300%21.813300%21.8%1,3811721.537869%21.537869%21.5%62,07362.1k21.410814%21.410814%21.4%1,3781821.196127%21.196127%21.2%111,041111k21.167883%21.167883%21.2%4931920.857252%20.857252%20.9%1,0902020.682476%20.682476%20.7%275,061275k19.975565%19.975565%20.0%3272119.913963%19.913963%19.9%1,1112219.879970%19.879970%19.9%2652319.489120%19.489120%19.5%3,5022419.474727%19.474727%19.5%3932519.376083%19.376083%19.4%5592619.104308%19.104308%19.1%3372719.064490%19.064490%19.1%3,9822818.889884%18.889884%18.9%2112918.718503%18.718503%18.7%1,5603018.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.033409%18.033409%18.0%9503117.385107%17.385107%17.4%11,58711.6k3217.171717%17.171717%17.2%4253317.134891%17.134891%17.1%3,2573416.957703%16.957703%17.0%4373516.741148%16.741148%16.7%1,4613615.869400%15.869400%15.9%2093715.562914%15.562914%15.6%943813.095238%13.095238%13.1%6163912.266667%12.266667%12.3%924011.948831%11.948831%11.9%2,5504111.426790%11.426790%11.4%1,676,1821.68M10.036496%10.036496%10.0%55427.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.156099%7.156099%7.2%4,012,1224.01M0.157480%0.157480%0.2%143

Ancestry by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Gorham to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gorham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

English Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gorham, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Gorham
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CamdenSouth EliotEllsworthYarmouthNorwayPresque IsleSkowheganSouth PortlandS PortlandBelfastHampdenBrunswickGorhamCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaFairfieldAugustaNorth WindhamMaineCalaisBucksportLisbon FallsGardinerKennebunkWinthropWestbrookYork HarborRocklandSanfordBathRumfordTown of GorhamGorhamZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamScarboroughAuburnPortlandSacoBrewerCape NeddickWatervilleOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchPittsfieldWinslowCaribouBangorHoultonFarmingtonLincolnMillinocketLewistonKitteryOld TownOronoBiddefordNew EnglandMadawaskaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast27.890953%27.890953%27.9%931127.709528%27.709528%27.7%1,015227.325803%27.325803%27.3%2,153326.134174%26.134174%26.1%1,492425.009800%25.009800%25.0%638524.521402%24.521402%24.5%2,280623.701591%23.701591%23.7%1,579723.168091%23.168091%23.2%5,884823.068815%23.068815%23.1%1,532922.269922%22.269922%22.3%8301022.134413%22.134413%22.1%3,4451121.813300%21.813300%21.8%1,3811221.537869%21.537869%21.5%62,07362.1k21.410814%21.410814%21.4%1,3781321.196127%21.196127%21.2%111,041111k21.131137%21.131137%21.1%6801420.908459%20.908459%20.9%3,9081520.857252%20.857252%20.9%1,0901620.682476%20.682476%20.7%275,061275k20.410868%20.410868%20.4%6161720.319813%20.319813%20.3%5211820.121951%20.121951%20.1%8251920.000000%20.000000%20.0%1,1342019.913963%19.913963%19.9%1,1112119.630746%19.630746%19.6%5212219.489120%19.489120%19.5%3,5022319.376083%19.376083%19.4%5592419.279778%19.279778%19.3%1,3922519.064490%19.064490%19.1%3,9822618.718503%18.718503%18.7%1,5602718.657261%18.657261%18.7%7672818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.033409%18.033409%18.0%9502917.879092%17.879092%17.9%4,1023017.385107%17.385107%17.4%11,58711.6k3117.134891%17.134891%17.1%3,2573217.007755%17.007755%17.0%1,5793316.957703%16.957703%17.0%4373416.778232%16.778232%16.8%2,7073516.741148%16.741148%16.7%1,4613616.644474%16.644474%16.6%5003716.409115%16.409115%16.4%1,2533816.236396%16.236396%16.2%1,2833914.708689%14.708689%14.7%4,7794014.264550%14.264550%14.3%6744114.141171%14.141171%14.1%5874213.940922%13.940922%13.9%3874313.806481%13.806481%13.8%6054413.201202%13.201202%13.2%4,7894513.095238%13.095238%13.1%6164613.089484%13.089484%13.1%1,0024712.009166%12.009166%12.0%1,1534811.948831%11.948831%11.9%2,5504911.426790%11.426790%11.4%1,676,1821.68M10.058708%10.058708%10.1%257507.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.156099%7.156099%7.2%4,012,1224.01M

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Gorham to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gorham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

English Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gorham, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Gorham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GorhamCumberland CountyCumberlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaMaineTown of GorhamGorhamZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamWarwickNew EnglandNashuaManchesterCambridgeCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNewtonSomervilleNortheastNew BedfordToms RiverFall RiverNorwalkQuincyErieDanburyPawtucketBethlehemPittsburghAlbanySyracuseRochesterBrocktonCheektowagaScrantonWorcesterStamfordLynnBostonLowellBuffaloProvidenceSpringfieldNew HavenNew BritainPhiladelphiaWaterburyAllentownNew RochelleLawrenceCliftonNew YorkHartfordBridgeportJersey CityReadingTrentonYonkersElizabethCamdenPatersonNewark21.813300%21.813300%21.8%1,38121.537869%21.537869%21.5%62,07362.1k21.196127%21.196127%21.2%111,041111k20.682476%20.682476%20.7%275,061275k18.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12814.390396%14.390396%14.4%11,78311.8k111.426790%11.426790%11.4%1,676,1821.68M9.687325%9.687325%9.7%8,45528.541154%8.541154%8.5%9,41538.181542%8.181542%8.2%8,89848.062362%8.062362%8.1%6,52157.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.363248%7.363248%7.4%6,50367.211944%7.211944%7.2%5,73477.156099%7.156099%7.2%4,012,1224.01M7.140902%7.140902%7.1%6,78386.483165%6.483165%6.5%5,74096.092101%6.092101%6.1%5,416105.909246%5.909246%5.9%5,196115.754748%5.754748%5.8%5,372125.708038%5.708038%5.7%5,717135.691978%5.691978%5.7%4,775145.597501%5.597501%5.6%3,996155.581148%5.581148%5.6%4,192165.195460%5.195460%5.2%15,86215.9k175.139954%5.139954%5.1%5,059185.135435%5.135435%5.1%7,413195.127181%5.127181%5.1%10,78210.8k205.060487%5.060487%5.1%4,798214.932171%4.932171%4.9%3,683224.866457%4.866457%4.9%3,717234.773053%4.773053%4.8%8,767244.642493%4.642493%4.6%5,915254.602819%4.602819%4.6%4,238264.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k274.437022%4.437022%4.4%4,875283.761164%3.761164%3.8%9,741293.739985%3.739985%3.7%6,689303.470982%3.470982%3.5%5,345313.347264%3.347264%3.3%4,365322.651079%2.651079%2.7%1,932332.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k342.323026%2.323026%2.3%2,537352.073163%2.073163%2.1%2,480361.960933%1.960933%2.0%1,555371.838991%1.838991%1.8%1,459381.789011%1.789011%1.8%1,531391.659745%1.659745%1.7%140,447140k401.659427%1.659427%1.7%2,063411.365102%1.365102%1.4%2,007421.357074%1.357074%1.4%3,551431.356102%1.356102%1.4%1,192441.170780%1.170780%1.2%990451.030918%1.030918%1.0%2,059460.443604%0.443604%0.4%568470.385501%0.385501%0.4%293480.216483%0.216483%0.2%318490.194903%0.194903%0.2%54650

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Gorham to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gorham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

English Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gorham, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gorham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GorhamCumberland CountyCumberlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaMaineTown of GorhamGorhamZIP Code 04038ZIP 04038GorhamNew EnglandPortlandSeattleMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighLouisvilleTulsaDenverNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas CityWichitaJacksonvilleNortheastAtlantaCharlotteOklahoma CityOmahaTucsonColumbusIndianapolisAlbuquerqueFort WorthSan DiegoArlingtonPhoenixMinneapolisLas VegasSan FranciscoWashingtonSacramentoDallasBostonLong BeachMemphisOaklandFresnoSan JoseHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreLos AngelesClevelandPhiladelphiaChicagoMilwaukeeNew YorkEl PasoMiamiDetroit21.813300%21.813300%21.8%1,38121.537869%21.537869%21.5%62,07362.1k21.196127%21.196127%21.2%111,041111k20.682476%20.682476%20.7%275,061275k18.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12818.383779%18.383779%18.4%3,12811.426790%11.426790%11.4%1,676,1821.68M10.908669%10.908669%10.9%67,69867.7k110.662347%10.662347%10.7%71,31571.3k210.176084%10.176084%10.2%47,87447.9k310.112778%10.112778%10.1%45,38245.4k49.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k59.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k68.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k77.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k87.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k97.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k107.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k117.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.530412%7.530412%7.5%35,52635.5k127.482353%7.482353%7.5%29,03429.0k137.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k147.156099%7.156099%7.2%4,012,1224.01M7.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k157.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k166.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k176.701168%6.701168%6.7%29,69129.7k186.488989%6.488989%6.5%34,23534.2k196.472824%6.472824%6.5%54,18054.2k206.289197%6.289197%6.3%53,24953.2k216.224915%6.224915%6.2%34,66434.7k225.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k235.888514%5.888514%5.9%80,95681.0k245.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k255.691483%5.691483%5.7%88,52188.5k265.674747%5.674747%5.7%22,96423.0k275.560456%5.560456%5.6%34,10234.1k285.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k295.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k304.997833%4.997833%5.0%24,21624.2k314.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k324.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k334.329354%4.329354%4.3%20,33920.3k344.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k354.083099%4.083099%4.1%16,82416.8k364.030502%4.030502%4.0%20,70920.7k373.911279%3.911279%3.9%39,47939.5k383.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k393.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k403.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k413.022630%3.022630%3.0%118,453118k423.018771%3.018771%3.0%11,74811.7k432.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k442.297185%2.297185%2.3%62,34662.3k452.174981%2.174981%2.2%13,02113.0k461.659745%1.659745%1.7%140,447140k471.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k480.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307490.695742%0.695742%0.7%4,75550

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Gorham. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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