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Most sparsely populated, Maine cities · 2020

Maine cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 34 cities in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Caribou, MEME7,32193−11%

02Ellsworth, MEME8,862106+30%

03Presque Isle, MEME8,694116−8%

04Old, MEME7,589191−9%

05Belfast, MEME6,988204+9%

06Augusta, MEME19,155343+2%

07Gardiner, MEME6,206380−4%

08Auburn, MEME25,441405+4%

09Hampden, MEME5,161412+9%

10Sanford, MEME22,663460+117%

11Skowhegan, MEME6,662479−4%

12Saco, MEME21,159528+21%

13Rockland, MEME7,142540−9%

14Topsham, MEME7,271601+6%

15Brewer, MEME9,636635+8%

16Biddeford, MEME22,399750+8%

17North Windham, MEME5,417784+15%

18Kennebunk, MEME6,221856+20%

19Brunswick, MEME17,652876+15%

20Winslow, MEME5,873887−31%

21Houlton, MEME5,082902−10%

22Bangor, MEME32,518927+1%

23Bath, MEME8,835961−5%

24Gorham, MEME7,593975+79%

25Oak Hill, MEME5,6311,042–

26Lewiston, MEME38,8661,087+4%

27Yarmouth, MEME6,2891,168+72%

28Waterville, MEME17,5791,170+1%

29Westbrook, MEME21,5651,187+26%

30Old Orchard Beach, MEME9,2441,205+1%

31Orono, MEME11,1511,444+23%

32Kittery, MEME5,1101,777+2%

33South Portland, MEME27,0072,200+14%

34Portland, MEME69,9113,176+6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES