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Admission to Statehood:
March 15, 1820 (23rd State)
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Area:
- Area: 35,387 sq.mi (91,652 sq.km.), 39th
- Land: 30,865 sq.mi. (79,940 sq.km.), 39th
- Water: 4,523 sq.mi. (11,715 sq.km.), 12th
- Coastline: 228 mi. (367 km.), 9th
- Shoreline: 3,478 mi. (5,597 km.), 4th
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Constitution:
Maine's Constitution , 23rd State
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Population (2013):
1,328,302; Rank: 41 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird:
Chickadee | List of State Birds
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Constitution:
Maine's Constitution , 23rd State
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Flag:
The state coat of arms is placed on a blue field. In the center of the shield a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman represents the work that people did in early times. The North Star represents the state motto:
"Dirigo" ("I Direct"). Flag adopted 1909. Get this Flag
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Flower:
White Pine cone and tassel (Pinus strobus 'Linnaeus') | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities:
Portland | Lewiston | Bangor | South Portland | Auburn |Biddeford | Augusta | Saco | Westbrook | Scarborough
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Origin of State Name:
Assumed to be a reference to the state region being a mainland, different from its many surrounding islands
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Population (2013):
1,328,302; Rank: 41 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil:
Chesuncook
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Song:
- "State Song of Maine" | Words by: Roger V. Snow | Music by: Roger V. Snow
- Other State Songs | Sheet Music
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Tree:
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) | Other State Trees
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County Profile:
Maine County Map Maine County Map , 16 Counties
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Representatives:
- US House: 113th Congress
- US Senate: 113th Congress
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Area:
- Area: 35,387 sq.mi (91,652 sq.km.), 39th
- Land: 30,865 sq.mi. (79,940 sq.km.), 39th
- Water: 4,523 sq.mi. (11,715 sq.km.), 12th
- Coastline: 228 mi. (367 km.), 9th
- Shoreline: 3,478 mi. (5,597 km.), 4th
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County Profile:
Maine County Map , 16 Counties
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Geographic Center:
Piscataquis, north of Dover
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Highest Point:
Katahdin Mountain ; 5,268 feet, ( 1,606 m), 22nd tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 45°15.2'N / 69°14'W
- Relative Center: Piscataquis, north of Dover
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Lowest Point:
Maine; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Topography:
Image | | Appalaachian Mountains extend through state; western borders have rugged terrain, long sand beaches on southern coast; northern coast mainly rocky promontories, peninsulas, fjords.
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- Agriculture: Seafood, poultry and eggs, potatoes, dairy products, cattle, blueberries, apples.
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