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Higgins Beach Facts

Area	5.4 mi²
Population	1,120
Male Population	541 (48.3%)
Female Population	579 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+28.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+12.2%
Median Age	50.8 years (Male: 49.1, Female: 52)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	43.56008, -70.27977

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Higgins Beach Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	871	971	998	1,074	1,120
Population Density	161.9 / mi²	180.4 / mi²	185.5 / mi²	199.6 / mi²	208.1 / mi²

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

Higgins Beach Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 7.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Higgins Beach	+23.3%	+10.6%	+7.6%
Maine	+24.9%	+12.7%	+4.8%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

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

Higgins Beach Median Age

Median Age: 50.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Higgins Beach	50.8 yrs	52 yrs	49.1 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)

Higgins Beach Population Density

Population Density: 208 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Higgins Beach	1,120	5.38 sq mi	208 / 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

Higgins Beach Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 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

Higgins Beach CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Higgins Beach	18,818 tn	16.8 tn	3,496.8 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

Higgins Beach CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	18,818 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.8 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	3,496.8 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2.2)
Cyclone	Medium (7)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/16/12	11:12 PM	4.67	30.7 km	16,090 m	Maine	usgs.gov
1/27/00	2:49 PM	3	96 km	1,400 m	New Hampshire	usgs.gov
1/3/00	9:05 PM	3.5	83.8 km	9,700 m	Maine	usgs.gov
1/10/99	3:20 PM	3	98.9 km	2,100 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
1/10/99	10:52 AM	3.1	98.2 km	2,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
11/20/94	7:33 PM	3	79.1 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
9/5/94	2:13 PM	3.1	90.8 km	5,000 m	Gulf of Maine	usgs.gov
11/14/88	6:15 AM	3.8	96.4 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
7/28/79	11:29 PM	3.5	33.7 km	5,000 m	Maine	usgs.gov
4/18/79	2:34 AM	3.8	60.7 km	0 m	Gulf of Maine	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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