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Maine vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Maine and Montana have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 3.0 times (199%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 7,514 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Maine vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Maine's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Maine's population density is 5.8 times (485%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Billings' population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 69 years.
Maine vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Maine and Montana have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Montana have about the same average income.
Maine vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Montana's county count is 3.5 times (250%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Beaverhead County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Cumberland County's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 33.2 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Franklin County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Blaine County's.
Maine vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Maine's combined rate is 5.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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