Replying to @A.S. #greenscreen Looking at #Maine’s population map! Maine is the 9th least populous #state with 1,395,430 residents, and is the least densely populated state east of the #Mississippi #river. The #MaineWoods region is responsible for this extremely low density, but also the fact that much of Maine experiences very harsh, long winters, and that the state is the furthest #east in the country, bordering only one other state (#NewHampshire), but two #provinces in #Canada, #NewBrunswick and #Quebec. #Lubec is the easternmost place in the country, while #Eastport is the easternmost city. Maine’s largest #city is #Portland, with about 60,000 people in the city itself, and 550,000 in the #metro area, while #Lewiston is 2nd, and the Lewiston/#Auburn (or #LA) metro is second in the state with about 65,000 people. Next up is #Bangor, with around 30k, with the #UniversityofMaine located nearby in #Orono. #Augusta, Maine’s #capital, is the 3rd smallest #statecapital in the #US, with just 19,000 residents. Maine is famous for its #lobster production, catching 90% of the nation’s supply, as well as being 2nd in #maplesyrup production, while it is also the most forested state, most rural state, the state with the second-most #islands, and the state with the most #French speakers (as a % of total population) of any state, largely due to the #StJohnValley region in northern #AroostookCounty, which abuts the #Canadian border with New Brunswick. Aroostook, known as ‘#thecounty’ in Maine, also includes towns like #Caribou, #PresqueIsle, and #Houlton, and is larger than the state of #Connecticut, while neighboring #Piscataquis #county is the least populous in Maine with just 15,000 residents. Maine’s #UnorganizedTerritory, covering 1/2 of the states land area, is home to just 9,000 residents, or 0.6% of the state’s population. What state should I cover next? #newengland #states #population #populationmap #populationdensity #forest #ocean #atlantic #atlanticocean #massachusetts #counties #cities #map #maps #geography #geographyjoe #timber #blueberry #syrup #island #mississippiriver #nature #vacationland #pinetree #houlton #caribou #moose #moosehead #saco #biddefield #kittery #waterville #windsor #winthrop #barharbor #acadianationalpark #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #education