List of census-designated places in Maine

Last updated December 10, 2024

This article lists incorporated places and census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Maine . As of 2020, there were a total of 23 incorporated places in Maine, and 132 census-designated places.

Incorporated Places

No.	City^[1]	Population	County
1	Auburn	24,061	Androscoggin
2	Augusta	18,899	Kennebec
3	Bangor	31,753	Penobscot
4	Bath	8,766	Sagadahoc
5	Belfast	6,938	Waldo
6	Brewer	9,672	Penobscot
7	Biddeford	22,552	York
8	Calais	3,079	Washington
9	Caribou	7,396	Aroostook
10	Eastport	1,288	Washington
11	Ellsworth	8,399	Hancock
12	Gardiner	5,961	Kennebec
13	Hallowell	2,570	Kennebec
14	Lewiston	37,121	Androscoggin
15	Old Town	7,431	Penobscot
16	Portland	68,408	Cumberland
17	Presque Isle	8,797	Aroostook
18	Rockland	6,936	Knox
19	Saco	20,381	York
20	Sanford	21,982	York
21	South Portland	26,498	Cumberland
22	Waterville	15,828	Kennebec
23	Westbrook	20,400	Cumberland

Census-Designated Places

No.	CDP^[1]	Population	Town	Town Population	County
1	Alfred	874	Alfred	3,073	York
2	Anson	752	Anson	2,291	Somerset
3	North Anson		Anson	2,291	Somerset
4	Ashland	709	Ashland	1,202	Aroostook
5	Woodland	952	Baileyville	1,217	Washington
6	Bar Harbor	2,552	Bar Harbor	5,089	Hancock
7	Berwick	2,187	Berwick	7,950	York
8	Bethel	658	Bethel	2,504	Oxford
9	Bingham	758	Bingham	866	Somerset
10	Blaine	301	Blaine	667	Aroostook
11	Blue Hill	943	Blue Hill	2,792	Hancock
12	Boothbay Harbor	1,086	Boothbay Harbor	5,030^[a]	Lincoln
13	Bowdoinham	722	Bowdoinham	3,047	Sagadahoc
14	Bradley	765	Bradley	1,532	Penobscot
15	Bridgton	2,071	Bridgton	5,418	Cumberland
16	Brownville Junction	506	Brownville	1,139	Piscataquis
17	Brunswick	15,175	Brunswick	21,756	Cumberland
18	Bucksport	2,885	Bucksport	4,944	Hancock
19	Camden	3,570	Camden	5,232	Knox
20	Casco	587	Casco	3,646	Cumberland
21	Castine	1,029	Castine	1,320	Hancock
22	Clinton	1,419	Clinton	3,370	Kennebec
23	Corinna	729	Corinna	2,221	Penobscot
24	Cornish	764	Cornish	1,508	York
25	Cumberland Center	2,499	Cumberland	8,473	Cumberland
26	Damariscotta	1,142	Damariscotta	2,297	Lincoln
27	Danforth	331	Danforth	587	Washington
28	Dexter	2,158	Dexter	3,803	Penobscot
29	Dixfield	1,076	Dixfield	1,323	Oxford
30	Dover-Foxcroft	2,528	Dover-Foxcroft	4,422	Piscataquis
31	Eagle Lake	625	Eagle Lake	772	Aroostook
32	East Millinocket	1,567	East Millinocket	1,572	Penobscot
33	South Eliot	3,550	Eliot	6,717	York
34	Fairfield	2,638	Fairfield	6,484	Somerset
35	Falmouth	1,855	Falmouth	12,444	Cumberland
36	Falmouth Foreside	1,511	Falmouth	12,444	Cumberland
37	Farmingdale	1,970	Farmingdale	2,995	Kennebec
38	Farmington	4,288	Farmington	7,592	Franklin
39	Fort Fairfield	1,825	Fort Fairfield	3,332	Aroostook
40	Fort Kent	2,488	Fort Kent	4,067	Aroostook
41	Freeport	1,485	Freeport	8,737	Cumberland
42	Fryeburg	1,631	Fryeburg	3,369	Oxford
43	Gorham	6,882	Gorham	18,336	Cumberland
44	Little Falls	708	Gorham	18,336	Cumberland
45	Grand Isle	184	Grand Isle	366	Aroostook
46	Gray	884	Gray	8,269	Cumberland
47	Greene	750	Greene	4,376	Androscoggin
48	Greenville	1,257	Greenville	1,437	Piscataquis
49	Guilford	903	Guilford	1,267	Piscataquis
50	Hampden	4,343	Hampden	7,709	Penobscot
51	Hartland	813	Hartland	1,705	Somerset
52	Houlton	4,856	Houlton	6,055	Aroostook
53	Howland	1,096	Howland	1,094	Penobscot
54	Island Falls	309	Island Falls	758	Aroostook
55	Chisholm	1,380	Jay	4,620	Franklin
56	Jonesport	608	Jonesport	1,245	Washington
57	Kennebunk	5,214	Kennebunk	11,536	York
58	West Kennebunk	1,176	Kennebunk	11,536	York
59	Kennebunkport	1,238	Kennebunkport	3,629	York
60	Kingfield	640	Kingfield	960	Franklin
61	Kittery	4,562	Kittery	10,070	York
62	Kittery Point	1,012	Kittery	10,070	York
63	Lake Arrowhead	3,071	Waterboro	7,936	York
63	Lake Arrowhead	3,071	Limerick	3,188	York
64	Limestone	1,075	Limestone	1,526	Aroostook
65	Lincoln	2,884	Lincoln	4,853	Penobscot
66	Lisbon	3,217	Lisbon	9,711	Androscoggin
67	Lisbon Falls	4,100	Lisbon	9,711	Androscoggin
68	Livermore Falls	1,594	Livermore Falls	5,187^[b]	Androscoggin
69	Lubec	349	Lubec	1,237	Washington
70	Machias	1,274	Machias	2,060	Washington
71	Madawaska	2,967	Madawaska	3,867	Aroostook
72	Madison	2,630	Madison	4,726	Somerset
73	Mapleton	683	Mapleton	1,886	Aroostook
74	Mars Hill	980	Mars Hill	1,360	Aroostook
75	Mattawamkeag	422	Mattawamkeag	596	Penobscot
76	Mechanic Falls	2,237	Mechanic Falls	3,107	Androscoggin
77	Mexico	1,743	Mexico	2,756	Oxford
78	Milbridge	435	Milbridge	1,375	Washington
79	Milford	2,233	Milford	3,069	Penobscot
80	Millinocket	4,466	Millinocket	4,114	Penobscot
81	Milo	1,847	Milo	2,251	Piscataquis
82	Northeast Harbor		Mount Desert	2,146	Hancock
83	Naples	428	Naples	3,925	Cumberland
84	Newcastle	667	Newcastle	1,848	Lincoln
85	Newport	1,776	Newport	3,133	Penobscot
86	Norridgewock	1,438	Norridgewock	3,278	Somerset
87	North Berwick	1,615	North Berwick	4,978	York
88	North Windham	4,904	Windham	5,274	Cumberland
89	Norway	2,748	Norway	5,077	Oxford
90	Oakfield	378	Oakfield	661	Aroostook
91	Oakland	2,602	Oakland	6,230	Kennebec
92	Old Orchard Beach	8,624	Old Orchard Beach	8,960	York
93	Orono	9,474	Orono	11,183	Penobscot
94	Oxford	1,263	Oxford	4,229	Oxford
95	South Paris	2,267	Paris	6,945^[c]	Oxford
96	Patten	539	Patten	881	Aroostook
97	Pittsfield	3,150	Pittsfield	3,908	Somerset
98	Kezar Falls		Porter	1,600	Oxford
99	Randolph		Randolph	1,743	Kennebec
100	Rangeley	590	Rangeley	1,222	Franklin
101	Richmond	1,760	Richmond	3,522	Sagadahoc
102	Rumford	4,218	Rumford	5,858	Oxford
103	Sabattus	787	Sabattus	5,044	Androscoggin
104	Searsport	992	Searsport	2,663	Waldo
105	Skowhegan	6,297	Skowhegan	8,620	Somerset
106	South Berwick	3,825	South Berwick	7,467	York
107	Dunstan	2,083	Scarborough	22,135	Cumberland
108	Oak Hill	4,403	Scarborough	22,135	Cumberland
109	Southwest Harbor	720	Southwest Harbor	1,756	Hancock
110	Standish	469	Standish	10,244	Cumberland
111	Steep Falls	1,139	Standish	10,244	Cumberland
112	Thomaston	1,875	Thomaston	4,250^[d]	Knox
113	Topsham	5,931	Topsham	9,560	Sagadahoc
114	Turner	544	Turner	5,817	Androscoggin
115	Unity	469	Unity	2,292	Waldo
116	Van Buren	1,937	Van Buren	2,038	Aroostook
117	Vanceboro	94	Vanceboro	102	Washington
118	Veazie		Veazie	1,814	Penobscot
119	Waldoboro	1,233	Waldoboro	5,154	Lincoln
120	Washburn	997	Washburn	1,527	Aroostook
121	Wilton	2,198	Wilton	3,835	Franklin
122	South Windham	1,374	Windham	1,215	Cumberland
123	Winslow	7,794	Winslow	7,948	Kennebec
124	Winter Harbor	426	Winter Harbor	461	Hancock
125	Winterport	1,340	Winterport	3,817	Waldo
126	Winthrop	2,650	Winthrop	6,121	Kennebec
127	Wiscasset	1,097	Wiscasset	3,742	Lincoln
128	Cousins Island	490	Yarmouth	8,965	Cumberland
129	Littlejohn Island	118
130	Yarmouth	5,869
131	Cape Neddick	2,568	York	13,723	York
132	York Harbor	3,033	York	13,723	York

Notes

↑ Population includes Boothbay
↑ Population includes Livermore
↑ Population includes West Paris
↑ Population includes South Thomaston

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References

1 2 "Maine: 2010 - Census Bureau" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.

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