The Pine Tree State 22 cities 424 towns16 Counties 51 plantations 33,215 square miles6,000 Lakes and Ponds 3,478 miles of coastline 17 million acres of Forest 416 unorganized townships 32,000 miles of Rivers & Streams Winter temperatures averaging 20F Summer temperatures averaging 70F 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway 542,629 acres of state and national parks America's first chartered city : York-1641 Became the 23rd State on March 15, 1820Softshell Clam harvest approximately 7.1 million pounds Lobster - almost 120 million pounds harvested for 2018Forestry commercial and landowner harvest totals 322,239 acres320 miles long 210 miles wide Capital: Augusta (page updated 9/8/2022)