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The Northeast > Maine > Geography

MAINER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 86,156 [39th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 12.78 [14th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 91,646 [39th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 35,385 [39th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 11,715 [12th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,832
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,820
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 18,560 [48th of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
Augusta was officially capital from 1827, but the legislature did not sit there until 1832.
Geographic centers > Location
18 miles north of Dover-Foxcroft
Geographic regions
The Northeast
Land area 30,862 sq mi [39th of 56]
Land borders
New Hampshire; international borders: Canada
Largest cities (with populations) Portland - 64,249
Mean County Area 5,727.92 sq.km. [10th of 49]
Percentage of area water 12.78% [12th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Augusta - 18,560
Tornadoes > Fatalities 1 [39th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0.757 per 1 million people [36th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 18 [43rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 13.621 per 1 million people [41st of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $7,104,690.00 [41st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $1,641.60 per $10 million of GDP [39th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $537.62 per 100 people [42nd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 82 [39th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 6.205 per 100,000 people [29th of 55]
Total area 35,385 sq mi [39th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 41 [19th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 41 [19th of 51]
Water area 4,523 sq mi [12th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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