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Lists of places in Maine may be found: List of municipalities in Maine – cities, towns, plantations; List of census-designated places in Maine; List of unorganized territories in Maine; List of counties in Maine; American Indian reservations: [1] Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians; Mi'kmaq Nation; Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation
The qualifications for this list of Maine lakes is that the lake is located partially or entirely in Maine, named, and has a surface area of more than 10 acres (40,000 m 2). This makes it legally a great pond unless it is dammed, smaller than 10 acres (40,000 m 2 ) prior to damming, smaller than 30 acres (120,000 m 2 ) afterwards, and entirely ...
The most populous counties tend to be located in the southeastern portion of the state, along the Atlantic seaboard. The largest counties in terms of land area are inland and further north. Maine's county names come from a mix of British, American, and Native American sources, reflecting Maine's pre-colonial, colonial, and national heritage.
The Western Lakes and Mountains region spans most of Maine's western border with New Hampshire. A small part of the scenic White Mountain National Forest is located in this area. The region consists of Oxford County , Androscoggin County , Franklin County , as well as northern York and interior Cumberland counties.
Its southern terminus is in Brunswick at US 1 and Maine State Route 24 Business. Its northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Jackman (a terminus it shares with Maine State Route 6), where it connects to Quebec Route 173. Between Solon and its northern terminus, US 201 is known as the Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway. [2]
Log jam at Ripogenus Gorge during 1870s log driving.. The North Maine Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine in the United States.The thinly populated region is overseen by a combination of private individual and private industrial owners and state government agencies, and is divided into 155 unincorporated townships within the NMW management area. [1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.15 square miles (129.89 km 2), of which 46.56 square miles (120.59 km 2) is land and 3.59 square miles (9.30 km 2) is water. [1] Located beside Sebago Lake, Windham is drained by the Pleasant River and the Presumpscot River.
Madawaska is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.The population was 3,867 at the 2020 census. [2] Madawaska is opposite Edmundston, Madawaska County in New Brunswick, Canada, to which it is connected by the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge over the Saint John River.