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Counties in Maine that I have Visited

There are 16 counties in Maine
The Pine Tree State

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Maine County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 13 Counties = 81.3% of Counties in Maine

Maine Map

Quick facts about Maine

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 30,862 square miles. Maine is the 39th largest state. The next larger state is Indiana and the next smaller state is South Carolina.
  • Population(2): 1,321,505 people. Maine is the 40th most populous state. The next more populous state is Idaho and the next less populous state is New Hampshire.
  • Population Density: 42.82 people per square mile. Maine is the 38th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Colorado and the next less densely populated state is Oregon.
  • Bordering States: Maine shares a border with only 1 other state: New Hampshire.
  • Admission to the Union: March 15, 1820. Maine was the 23rd state admitted to the Union, after Alabama and before Missouri.
  • Capital: Augusta.
  • Highest Point: 5,267 feet at Mount Katahdin. See SummitPost's Katahdin page.
  • Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Government website: Maine.gov.
  • Official Tourism website: It Must be Maine.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Maine page.

Maine Lighthouse
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Rockland Breakwater Light

Counties in Maine

Below are the ## counties in Maine. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Androscoggin
  2. Aroostook: Largest county in Maine (6,672 square miles).
  3. Cumberland: Largest county population in Maine (265,612 people in 2000 Census).
  4. Franklin
  5. Hancock
  6. Kennebec
  7. Knox: Atlantic Puffin Colony; Franklin Island Light; Maine Lighthouse Museum; Marshall Point Lighthouse; Owls Head Light; Puffins, Seals and Lighthouses; Rockland Breakwater Light; Rockland-Vinalhaven Island Ferry
  8. Lincoln
  9. Oxford
  10. Penobscot
  11. Piscataquis: Smallest county population in Maine (17,235 people in 2000 Census).
  12. Sagadahoc: Smallest county in Maine (254 square miles).
  13. Somerset
  14. Waldo: Fort Knox State Historic Site; Fort Point Lighthouse; Fort Pownall; Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory
  15. Washington
  16. York: Isles of Shoals

Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.

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