The site will be useful for students, teachers, public administrators and others who need information about Maine's population trends. Previously, such information was located in published documents that had to be searched separately. The database does not contain family information that might be useful for genealogy studies.
Users can search for information in the census database in a variety of ways.
The site also contains historical maps showing county jurisdictional boundaries. Information in the database can be used to reveal a detailed picture about Maine history. There were 150 jurisdictions in Maine in 1790 when the state was part of Massachusetts. The number reached its height in 1920 when there were 727. It has declined steadily since then.