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Maine: 1,395,722 Portland: 69,104 Lewiston: ... Newport News: 183,118 Washington ... List of US cities by population; List of largest cities of U.S. states and ...
The mean population center of Maine is located in Kennebec County, just east of Augusta. [51] The Greater Portland metropolitan area is the most densely populated with nearly 40% of Maine's population. [52] This area spans three counties and includes many farms and wooded areas; the 2016 population of Portland proper was 66,937. [53]
The U.S. State of Maine currently has five statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated one combined statistical area, three metropolitan statistical areas, and one micropolitan statistical area in Maine. [1]
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
Aug. 12—Maine's meager population growth over the past decade was almost entirely driven by the southern part of the state, while much of northern and western Maine lost population, new data ...
The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than any of the 31 most populous U.S. cities. [needs update]
The Flag of Maine. Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
Portland has become Maine's economic capital because the city has Maine's largest port, largest population, and is close to Boston (105 miles to the southwest). Over the years, the local economy has shifted from fishing, manufacturing , and agriculture towards a more service-based economy .