Maine: State Flag, Bird and Facts
Maine's state bird is the chickadee, and its state flower is the white pine cone and tassel.
- Capital
- Augusta
- Nickname
- The Pine Tree State
- State bird
- Chickadee
- State flower
- White pine cone and tassel
- State tree
- Eastern white pine
- Admitted
- March 15, 1820
- Population
- 1,362,359 (2020 census)
- Motto
- Dirigo
- Region
- Northeast
- Area
- 91,646 km² (35,385 sq mi)
- Highest point
- Mount Katahdin (5,270 ft)
- Borders
- New Hampshire
About Maine
Maine is the northeasternmost of the contiguous states and the only state that borders just one other state, New Hampshire. Canada wraps around the rest, with Quebec and New Brunswick on land and Nova Scotia across the water. It is the largest New England state and the most rural state in the country. Augusta is the capital, and Portland is the biggest city.
Indigenous peoples have lived here for about 12,000 years, and the Wabanaki Confederacy governed the area when Europeans arrived. The French settled Saint Croix Island in 1604. The flag puts the state coat of arms on blue. A moose rests beneath a tall pine on the shield, a farmer and a seaman stand for farming and the sea, and the North Star points to the motto Dirigo, which means I lead.
Did you know?
- Mount Katahdin is the highest point in Maine at 5,270 feet.
- Maine license plates use the nickname Vacationland.
- The eastern white pine is Maine's official state tree.
Questions about Maine
What animal is on the Maine flag?
A moose resting under a tall pine tree is in the center of the shield.
When did Maine become a state?
Maine was admitted on March 15, 1820.
Sources
- Wikidata Q724, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Maine, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Flag of Maine, checked October 8, 2026
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