List of cities in Maine

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]

Map of the United States with Maine highlighted

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
 †  County seat
 ††  State capital and county seat
2019 Rank City 2019 Estimate 2010 Census Change County Incorporation (town) Incorporation (city)
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
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=portland
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