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This is a list of the 16 counties in the U.S. state of Maine. Before statehood, Maine was officially part of the state of Massachusetts and was called the District of Maine. Maine was granted statehood on March 15, 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise. Nine of the 16 counties had their borders defined while Maine was still part of ...
573692. Website. www.portlandmaine.gov. Portland (/ ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. [4] The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people.
Website. www.androscoggincountymaine.gov. Androscoggin County (French: Comté d'Androscoggin) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 111,139. [1] Its county seat is Auburn and its most populous city is Lewiston. [2]
23-27645. GNIS feature ID. 0582491. Website. www.glenburn.org. Glenburn is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,648 at the 2020 census. [2] When originally incorporated in 1822, it was called "Dutton" in honor of Bangor's Samuel Dutton, a judge and founder of the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Website. waldocountyme.gov. Waldo County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,607. [1] Its county seat is Belfast. [2] The county was founded on February 7, 1827, from a portion of Hancock County and named after Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo, proprietor of the Waldo Patent. [3][4]
Geography of Aroostook County, Maine (4 C, 7 P) C. Geography of Cumberland County, Maine (8 C, 4 P) F. Geography of Franklin County, Maine (3 C, 1 P) H.
History of Maine. The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine. Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [1]
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost 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.