List of cities in Maine


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Maine is a state located in Northeastern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,328,361 inhabitants, but the 12th smallest by land area spanning of land. Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 488 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations.
The list, for each city, shows the population in 2013, the population estimate of 2014, the growth/shrinking percentage between the three, and the date of incorporation as a city. Maine has 23 incorporated cities, listed in the below table. Towns in Maine with significantly large populations include Scarborough and Brunswick with populations of 19,524 and 20,441, respectively, as of 2014.

List of cities

2014 RankCity2014 Estimate2013 EstimateChangeCountyIncorporation Incorporation
1Portland †Cumberland17861833--
2LewistonAndroscoggin17951862--
3Bangor †Penobscot17911834--
4South PortlandCumberland18951898--
5Auburn †Androscoggin18421868--
6BiddefordYork16531855--
7SanfordYork17682013--
8SacoYork17751867--
9Augusta ††Kennebec17971849--
10WestbrookCumberland18141891--
11WatervilleKennebec18021888--
12Presque IsleAroostook18591940--
13BrewerPenobscot18121889--
14Bath †Sagadahoc17811847--
15CaribouAroostook18591967--
16Ellsworth †Hancock18001869--
17Old TownPenobscot18401891--
18Rockland †Knox18481854--
19Belfast †Waldo17731850--
20GardinerKennebec18031849--
21CalaisWashington18091850--
22HallowellKennebec17711852--
23EastportWashington17981893--

The former City of Deering was set off from Westbrook and incorporated as a town in 1871, and was incorporated as a city in 1889. Deering was annexed in 1899 by the City of Portland.