Maine is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,372,247 inhabitants, and the 12th smallest by land area, spanning . Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 482 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations. In Maine, a plantation is an organized form of municipal self-government similar to but with less power than a town or a city. One difference is that plantations cannot make local ordinances. Unlike towns or cities, with few exceptions, this type of municipality usually includes the word Plantation as part of its full name, which is also commonly used locally.
As of 2023, Maine has 23 cities, 430 towns, and 29 plantations:
List of municipalities Municipality Type County Population(2020) Land area Yearincorporatedsq mikm2Portland City Cumberland (seat)68,4081786Lewiston City Androscoggin37,1211795Bangor City Penobscot (seat)31,7531834South Portland City Cumberland26,4981895Auburn City Androscoggin (seat)24,0611842Biddeford City York22,5521653Scarborough Town Cumberland22,1351658Sanford City York21,9821768Brunswick Town Cumberland21,7561739Westbrook City Cumberland20,4001814Saco City York20,3811775Augusta City (capital) Kennebec (seat)18,8991797Windham Town Cumberland18,4341762Gorham Town Cumberland18,3361764Waterville City Kennebec15,8281802York Town York13,7231652Falmouth Town Cumberland12,4441718Kennebunk Town York11,5361820Wells Town York11,3141653Orono Town Penobscot11,1831806Standish Town Cumberland10,2441785Kittery Town York10,0701647Lisbon Town Androscoggin9,7111799Brewer City Penobscot9,6721812Topsham Town Sagadahoc9,5601764Cape Elizabeth Town Cumberland9,5351765Yarmouth Town Cumberland8,9901849Old Orchard Beach Town York8,9601883Presque Isle City Aroostook8,7971859Bath City Sagadahoc (seat)8,7661781Freeport Town Cumberland8,7371789Skowhegan Town Somerset (seat)8,6201823Cumberland Town Cumberland8,4731821Ellsworth City Hancock (seat)8,3991800Buxton Town York8,3761772Gray Town Cumberland8,2691788Berwick Town York7,9501713Winslow Town Kennebec7,9481771Waterboro Town York7,9361787Hampden Town Penobscot7,7091794Farmington Town Franklin (seat)7,5921794South Berwick Town York7,4671814Old Town City Penobscot7,4311840Caribou City Aroostook7,3961859Belfast City Waldo (seat)6,9381773Rockland City Knox (seat)6,9361848Eliot Town York6,7171810Fairfield Town Somerset6,4841788Lebanon Town York6,4691767Hermon Town Penobscot6,4611814Oakland Town Kennebec6,2301873Winthrop Town Kennebec6,1211771Houlton Town Aroostook (seat)6,0551831Gardiner City Kennebec5,9611803Poland Town Androscoggin5,9061795Rumford Town Oxford5,8581800Turner Town Androscoggin5,8171786New Gloucester Town Cumberland5,6761774Bridgton Town Cumberland5,4181794Camden Town Knox5,2321791Paris Town Oxford (seat)5,1791793Waldoboro Town Lincoln5,1541773Bar Harbor Town Hancock5,0981796Norway Town Oxford5,0771797Sabattus Town Androscoggin5,0441840Harpswell Town Cumberland5,0311775North Berwick Town York4,9781831Bucksport Town Hancock4,9441792Warren Town Knox4,8651776Lincoln Town Penobscot4,8531829Hollis Town York4,7451798Madison Town Somerset4,7261804Glenburn Town Penobscot4,6481822Sidney Town Kennebec4,6451792Jay Town Franklin4,6201795Raymond Town Cumberland4,5361803Lyman Town York4,5251778Vassalboro Town Kennebec4,5201771Dover-Foxcroft Town Piscataquis (seat)4,4221822China Town Kennebec4,4081818Greene Town Androscoggin4,3761788Arundel Town York4,2641915Oxford Town Oxford4,2291829Durham Town Androscoggin4,1731789Millinocket Town Penobscot4,1141901North Yarmouth Town Cumberland4,0721680Fort Kent Town Aroostook4,0671869Monmouth Town Kennebec4,0661792Naples Town Cumberland3,9251834Pittsfield Town Somerset3,9081819Limington Town York3,8921792Madawaska Town Aroostook3,8671831Wilton Town Franklin3,8351803Winterport Town Waldo3,8171860Orrington Town Penobscot3,8121788Dexter Town Penobscot3,8031816Wiscasset Town Lincoln (seat)3,7421760West Gardiner Town Kennebec3,6711850Casco Town Cumberland3,6461841Rockport Town Knox3,6441891Kennebunkport Town York3,6291653Litchfield Town Kennebec3,5861795Richmond Town Sagadahoc3,5221823Clinton Town Kennebec3,3701795Fryeburg Town Oxford3,3691777Fort Fairfield Town Aroostook3,3221858Norridgewock Town Somerset3,2781788Holden Town Penobscot3,2771852Belgrade Town Kennebec3,2501796Limerick Town York3,1881787Bowdoin Town Sagadahoc3,1361788Newport Town Penobscot3,1331814Mechanic Falls Town Androscoggin3,1071893Calais City Washington3,0791809Alfred Town York (seat)3,0731794Milford Town Penobscot3,0691833Woolwich Town Sagadahoc3,0681775Livermore Falls Town Androscoggin3,0601844Bowdoinham Town Sagadahoc3,0471762Boothbay Town Lincoln3,0031764Farmingdale Town Kennebec2,9951852Levant Town Penobscot2,9401813Shapleigh Town York2,9211785Corinth Town Penobscot2,9001811Pittston Town Kennebec2,8751779Carmel Town Penobscot2,8671811Bristol Town Lincoln2,8341765Blue Hill Town Hancock2,7921789Chelsea Town Kennebec2,7781851Mexico Town Oxford2,7561818Thomaston Town Knox2,7391777Benton Town Kennebec2,7151842Acton Town York2,6711830Searsport Town Waldo2,6491845Windsor Town Kennebec2,6321809Readfield Town Kennebec2,5971791St. George Town Knox2,5941803Hallowell City Kennebec2,5701771Jefferson Town Lincoln2,5511807Bethel Town Oxford2,5041796Hancock Town Hancock2,4661828Manchester Town Kennebec2,4561850Harrison Town Cumberland2,4471805Whitefield Town Lincoln2,4081809Union Town Knox2,3831786Lincolnville Town Waldo2,3121802Damariscotta Town Lincoln2,2971848Unity Town Waldo2,2921804Anson Town Somerset2,2911798Leeds Town Androscoggin2,2621801Dixfield Town Oxford2,2531803Minot Town Androscoggin2,2511802Milo Town Piscataquis2,2511823Orland Town Hancock2,2211800Corinna Town Penobscot2,2211816Eddington Town Penobscot2,1941811Deer Isle Town Hancock2,1941789Canaan Town Somerset2,1931788Phippsburg Town Sagadahoc2,1551814Mount Desert Town Hancock2,1461789Dayton Town York2,1291854Livermore Town Androscoggin2,1271795Machias Town Washington (seat)2,0601784St. Albans Town Somerset2,0451813Van Buren Town Aroostook2,0381881Boothbay Harbor Town Lincoln2,0271889Albion Town Kennebec2,0061804Buckfield Town Oxford1,9831793Palmyra Town Somerset1,9241807Sebago Town Cumberland1,9111826West Bath Town Sagadahoc1,9101844Mapleton Town Aroostook1,8861880Otisfield Town Oxford1,8531798Newcastle Town Lincoln1,8481775Veazie Town Penobscot1,8141853Parsonsfield Town York1,7911785Nobleboro Town Lincoln1,7911788West Paris Town Oxford1,7661957Southwest Harbor Town Hancock1,7561905Randolph Town Kennebec1,7431887Dresden Town Lincoln1,7251794Mount Vernon Town Kennebec1,7211792Lamoine Town Hancock1,7201870Hartland Town Somerset1,7051820Gouldsboro Town Hancock1,7031789Hope Town Knox1,6981804Newfield Town York1,6481794Dedham Town Hancock1,6481837Brownfield Town Oxford1,6311802Surry Town Hancock1,6231803Hiram Town Oxford1,6091814Wales Town Androscoggin1,6081816Porter Town Oxford1,6001807Newburgh Town Penobscot1,5951819Washington Town Knox1,5921811Trenton Town Hancock1,5841789Ogunquit Town York1,5771980East Millinocket Town Penobscot1,5721907Waterford Town Oxford1,5701797Palermo Town Waldo1,5701804Franklin Town Hancock1,5671825Pownal Town Cumberland1,5661808Charleston Town Penobscot1,5511811Northport Town Waldo1,5501796Tremont Town Hancock1,5441848Stockton Springs Town Waldo1,5331857Bradley Town Penobscot1,5321835Washburn Town Aroostook1,5271861Limestone Town Aroostook1,5261855Baldwin Town Cumberland1,5201802South Thomaston Town Knox1,5111848Cornish Town York1,5081794Owls Head Town Knox1,5041921Cushing Town Knox1,5021789Peru Town Oxford1,4881821New Sharon Town Franklin1,4581794Greenbush Town Penobscot1,4441834Greenville Town Piscataquis1,4371836Enfield Town Penobscot1,4351835Hudson Town Penobscot1,4161824Appleton Town Knox1,4111829Searsmont Town Waldo1,4001814Swanville Town Waldo1,3771818Milbridge Town Washington1,3751848Mars Hill Town Aroostook1,3601867Woodstock Town Oxford1,3521815Kenduskeag Town Penobscot1,3461852Chesterville Town Franklin1,3281802East Machias Town Washington1,3261826Plymouth Town Penobscot1,3251826Easton Town Aroostook1,3201865Castine Town Hancock1,3201796Baileyville Town Washington1,3181828Cornville Town Somerset1,3171798Sangerville Town Piscataquis1,3061814Hodgdon Town Aroostook1,2901821Eastport City