Maine Trivia:


Capital : Augusta
State Tree : Eastern White Pine
State Flower : Eastern White Pine Tassel And
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : Chickadee

Maine People:


Maine has a total population of 1,321,574 (2006 est) and ranks 40th in population of U.S. states. By age, 280,994 (21.3%) Mainers are under 18 years of age, 847,941 (64.1%) are age 19 to 64, and 192,639 (14.6%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 51.1%, and males 48.9% of the total population.


Maine Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under21.3  
65 and older14.6  
19 to 6464.1  
Female51.1  
Male48.9  

7,582 (0.6%) Mainers are American Indian or Alaska Native, 11,490 (0.9%) are Asian, 10,918 (0.8%) are Black, 433 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1,278,398 (96.7%) are White, 12,753 (1.0%) are of mixed race.
 

Maine Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteMaine White population 1,278,3981,278,398  
MixedMaine Mixed population 12,75312,753
AsianMaine Asian population 11,49011,490
BlackMaine Black population 10,91810,918
American IndianMaine American Indian population 7,5827,582
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderMaine Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 433433

13,529 (1.0%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

2.9% of Mainers were born in a foreign country.

7.8% of Mainers over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

85.4% of Mainers over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 22.9% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Maine had 13,944 births and 12,443 deaths in 2004.

Maine Land:


Maine has a land area of 30,862 square miles and is ranked 39th amoung U.S. states in total area. Maine has a population density of 41 people per square mile. Maine had 1,369,768 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.07% of the total area.