Editing Maine
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'''Maine''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-Maine-pronunciation.ogg|m|eɪ|n}} {{respell|MAYN}})<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Maine|accessdate=2024-03-08}}</ref> is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[New England]] region of the [[United States]], and the northeasternmost state in the [[Lower 48]]. It borders [[New Hampshire]] to the west, the [[Gulf of Maine]] to the southeast, and the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian provinces]] of [[New Brunswick]] and [[Quebec]] to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the largest [[U.S. state|state]] in New England by total area, nearly larger than the combined area of the remaining |
'''Maine''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-Maine-pronunciation.ogg|m|eɪ|n}} {{respell|MAYN}})<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Maine|accessdate=2024-03-08}}</ref> is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[New England]] region of the [[United States]], and the northeasternmost state in the [[Lower 48]]. It borders [[New Hampshire]] to the west, the [[Gulf of Maine]] to the southeast, and the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian provinces]] of [[New Brunswick]] and [[Quebec]] to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the largest [[U.S. state|state]] in New England by total area, nearly larger than the combined area of the remaining 5 states. Of the [[List of states and territories of the United States|50 U.S. states]], it is the [[List of U.S. states and territories by area|12th-smallest by area]], the [[List of U.S. states and territories by population|9th-least populous]], the [[List of U.S. states by population density|13th-least densely populated]], and the most rural.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wickenheiser |first=Matt |date=2012-03-26 |title=Census: Maine most rural state in 2010 as urban centers grow nationwide |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/26/news/census-maine-most-rural-state-in-2010-as-urban-centers-grow-nationwide/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423053340/https://www.bangordailynews.com/2012/03/26/news/census-maine-most-rural-state-in-2010-as-urban-centers-grow-nationwide/ |archive-date=Apr 23, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> Maine's [[List of capitals in the United States|capital]] is [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], and its [[List of municipalities in Maine|most populous city]] is [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], with a total population of 68,408, as of the 2020 census. |
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The territory of Maine has been inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Indigenous populations]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indigenous Peoples of North America|url=https://www.gale.com/c/indigenous-peoples-north-america-part-i|access-date=2023-12-17|website=www.gale.com|language=en}}</ref> for about 12,000 years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Wabanaki Nations |url=https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/historyculture/wabanaki.htm |website=National Park Service |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref> after the glaciers retreated during the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]]. At the time of European arrival, several [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking nations governed the area and these nations are now known as the [[Wabanaki Confederacy]]. The first European settlement in the area was by the French in 1604 on [[Saint Croix Island, Maine|Saint Croix Island]], founded by [[Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons]]. The first English settlement was the short-lived [[Popham Colony]], established by the [[Plymouth Company]] in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate and conflict with the local [[Indigenous people]] caused many to fail. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen European settlements had survived. [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] and [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces contended for Maine's territory during the [[American Revolution]]. During the [[War of 1812]], the largely undefended eastern region of Maine was occupied by British forces with the goal of annexing it to [[British North America|Canada]] via the [[New Ireland (Maine)|Colony of New Ireland]], but returned to the United States following failed British offensives on the northern border, mid-Atlantic and south which produced a [[Treaty of Ghent|peace treaty]] that restored the pre-war boundaries. Maine was part of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] until 1820 when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. On March 15, 1820, under the [[Missouri Compromise]], Maine was [[Admission to the Union|admitted to the Union]] as the 23rd state. |
The territory of Maine has been inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Indigenous populations]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indigenous Peoples of North America|url=https://www.gale.com/c/indigenous-peoples-north-america-part-i|access-date=2023-12-17|website=www.gale.com|language=en}}</ref> for about 12,000 years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Wabanaki Nations |url=https://www.nps.gov/acad/learn/historyculture/wabanaki.htm |website=National Park Service |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref> after the glaciers retreated during the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]]. At the time of European arrival, several [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking nations governed the area and these nations are now known as the [[Wabanaki Confederacy]]. The first European settlement in the area was by the French in 1604 on [[Saint Croix Island, Maine|Saint Croix Island]], founded by [[Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons]]. The first English settlement was the short-lived [[Popham Colony]], established by the [[Plymouth Company]] in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate and conflict with the local [[Indigenous people]] caused many to fail. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen European settlements had survived. [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] and [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] forces contended for Maine's territory during the [[American Revolution]]. During the [[War of 1812]], the largely undefended eastern region of Maine was occupied by British forces with the goal of annexing it to [[British North America|Canada]] via the [[New Ireland (Maine)|Colony of New Ireland]], but returned to the United States following failed British offensives on the northern border, mid-Atlantic and south which produced a [[Treaty of Ghent|peace treaty]] that restored the pre-war boundaries. Maine was part of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] until 1820 when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. On March 15, 1820, under the [[Missouri Compromise]], Maine was [[Admission to the Union|admitted to the Union]] as the 23rd state. |
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