Maine Facts
State of Maine Facts & Information
Visit Maine – a New England state located in the northeastern portion of the United States. Maine is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is known for its scenery; jagged and mostly rocky coastlines, low and rolling mountains, heavily forested interior, and picturesque waterways. It is also well known for lobster and blueberries. To feature your Maine business, contact us.
Maine State Facts
State Capital
Augusta Maine
State Cat
Maine Coon Cat
State Nickname
The Pine Tree State
Salmon
State Fish
Landlocked Salmon
State Motto
Dirigo (“I lead”)
State Insect
Honeybee
State Bird
Chickadee
State Tree
White Pine
State Floral Emblem
White pine cone and tassel
Moose
State Animal
Moose
State Fossil
Pertica quadrifaria
State Gemstone
Tourmaline
Maine Weather Summary
- Maine is recognized as one of the most healthful states in the nation
- Summer temperatures average 70° F
- Winter temperatures average 20° F.
Coastal Information
Maine has 5,500 miles of coastline and about 2000 islands off the coast. Maine is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total area of 33,215 square miles
or about as big as all of the other five New England States combined.
Population
The State of Maine consists of 16 counties with 22 cities, 435 towns, 33 plantations, 424 unorganized townships, and 1.2 million residents. Maine is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi.
Nature
Maine has 542,629 acres of state and national parks, including the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Acadia National Park, and Baxter State Park
(location of Mt. Katahdin and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.) Mt. Katahdin is the highest peak in Maine (5,271 ft. above sea level)
Maine Agriculture
- Maine has the largest wild blueberry crop in the nation, raising 99 percent of all wild blueberries in the United States, and is the single largest producer of any blueberries (wild or cultivated) in the US.
- Maine ranks seventh in acreage and tenth in the production of potatoes nationally.
- Almost 90 percent of all American lobsters are trapped in Maine.
- Maine is the only state in the continental U.S. to be bordered
by only one other state – New Hampshire. - Aroostook County Maine is so big (6,453 square miles) that it actually covers
an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Maine Tourism
- Tourism is Maine’s Biggest Industry.
- Maine contains 32,000 miles of rivers and streams equal to more than the combined length of the Mississippi, Amazon, Yangtze and Nile rivers.
- York, Maine was chartered in 1641 – America’s first chartered city.
- Maine entered the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Thomas Jefferson wrote portions of Maine’s Constitution.
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