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Maine is a state located in Northeastern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,328,361 inhabitants, but the 12th smallest by land area spanning 30,842.92 square miles (79,882.8 km2) of land.[1] Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 488 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations.[2]
The list, for each city, shows the population in 2010, the population estimate of 2019, the growth/shrinking percentage between the three, and the date of incorporation as a city. Maine has 23 incorporated cities, listed in the below table. Towns in Maine with significantly large populations include Brunswick and Scarborough with populations of 20,535 and 20,991, respectively, as of 2019.
List of cities
Skyline of Portland, largest city in Maine
Skyline of Lewiston, Maine's second largest city
Skyline of Bangor, third largest city in Maine
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| 2019 Rank | City | 2019 Estimate | 2010 Census | Change | County | Incorporation (town) | Incorporation (city) |
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| 1 | Portland † | 66,215 | 66,194 | +0.03% | Cumberland | 1786 | 1833 |
| 2 | Lewiston | 36,225 | 36,592 | −1.00% | Androscoggin | 1795 | 1862 |
| 3 | Bangor † | 32,262 | 33,039 | −2.35% | Penobscot | 1791 | 1834 |
| 4 | South Portland | 25,532 | 25,002 | +2.12% | Cumberland | 1895 | 1898 |
| 5 | Auburn † | 23,414 | 23,055 | +1.56% | Androscoggin | 1842 | 1868 |
| 6 | Biddeford | 21,504 | 21,277 | +1.07% | York | 1653 | 1855 |
| 7 | Sanford | 21,223 | 20,798 | +2.04% | York | 1768 | 2013 |
| 8 | Saco | 19,964 | 18,482 | +8.02% | York | 1775 | 1867 |
| 9 | Westbrook | 19,074 | 17,494 | +9.03% | Cumberland | 1814 | 1891 |
| 10 | Augusta †† | 18,697 | 19,136 | −2.29% | Kennebec | 1797 | 1849 |
| 11 | Waterville | 16,558 | 15,722 | +5.32% | Kennebec | 1802 | 1888 |
| 12 | Brewer | 9,035 | 9,482 | −4.71% | Penobscot | 1812 | 1889 |
| 13 | Presque Isle | 9,007 | 9,692 | −7.07% | Aroostook | 1859 | 1940 |
| 14 | Bath † | 8,338 | 8,514 | −2.07% | Sagadahoc | 1781 | 1847 |
| 15 | Ellsworth † | 8,180 | 7,741 | +5.67% | Hancock | 1800 | 1869 |
| 16 | Caribou | 7,593 | 8,189 | −7.28% | Aroostook | 1859 | 1967 |
| 17 | Old Town | 7,431 | 7,840 | −5.22% | Penobscot | 1840 | 1891 |
| 18 | Rockland † | 7,165 | 7,297 | −1.81% | Knox | 1848 | 1854 |
| 19 | Belfast † | 6,679 | 6,668 | +0.16% | Waldo | 1773 | 1850 |
| 20 | Gardiner | 5,653 | 5,800 | −2.53% | Kennebec | 1803 | 1849 |
| 21 | Calais | 3,005 | 3,123 | −3.78% | Washington | 1809 | 1850 |
| 22 | Hallowell | 2,381 | 2,381 | 0.00% | Kennebec | 1771 | 1852 |
| 23 | Eastport | 1,265 | 1,331 | −4.96% | Washington | 1798 | 1893 |
The former City of Deering was set off from Westbrook and incorporated as a town in 1871, and was incorporated as a city in 1889. Deering was annexed in 1899 by the City of Portland.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — P900lace and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ "Maine: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=portland