Editing Maine (section)

===Most populous cities and towns===
{{Largest cities
| country = Maine
| stat_ref = 2020 U.S. Census populations<ref>{{cite web|title=QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/US|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref>
| list_by_pop =
| div_name =
| div_link = List of counties in Maine{{!}}County
| city_1 = Portland, Maine{{!}}Portland
| div_1 = Cumberland County, Maine{{!}}Cumberland
| pop_1 = 68,408
| img_1 = Portland Waterfront.jpeg
| city_2 = Lewiston, Maine{{!}}Lewiston
| div_2 = Androscoggin County, Maine{{!}}Androscoggin
| pop_2 = 37,121
| img_2 = Lew2maine.jpg
| city_3 = Bangor, Maine{{!}}Bangor
| div_3 = Penobscot County, Maine{{!}}Penobscot
| pop_3 = 31,753
| img_3 = BANGOR ME.jpg
| city_4 = South Portland, Maine{{!}}South Portland
| div_4 = Cumberland County, Maine{{!}}Cumberland
| pop_4 = 26,498
| img_4 = Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME - IMG 8172.JPG
| city_5 = Auburn, Maine{{!}}Auburn
| div_5 = Androscoggin County, Maine{{!}}Androscoggin
| pop_5 = 24,061
| city_6 = Biddeford, Maine{{!}}Biddeford
| div_6 = York County, Maine{{!}}York
| pop_6 = 22,552
| city_7 = Scarborough, Maine{{!}}Scarborough
| div_7 = Cumberland County, Maine{{!}}Cumberland
| pop_7 = 22,135
| city_8 = Sanford, Maine{{!}}Sanford
| div_8 = York County, Maine{{!}}York
| pop_8 = 21,982
| city_9 = Brunswick, Maine{{!}}Brunswick
| div_9 = Cumberland County, Maine{{!}}Cumberland
| pop_9 = 21,756
| city_10 = Westbrook, Maine{{!}}Westbrook
| div_10 = Cumberland County, Maine{{!}}Cumberland
| pop_10 = 20,400
}}

Throughout Maine, many municipalities, although each separate governmental entities, nevertheless form portions of a much larger population base. There are many such population clusters throughout Maine, but some examples from the municipalities appearing in the above listing are:
* Portland, South Portland, [[Cape Elizabeth, Maine|Cape Elizabeth]], Westbrook, Scarborough, and [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]]
* Lewiston and Auburn
* Bangor, [[Orono, Maine|Orono]], [[Brewer, Maine|Brewer]], [[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]], and [[Hampden, Maine|Hampden]]
* Biddeford, Saco and [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]]
* Brunswick and [[Topsham, Maine|Topsham]]
* [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]], [[Winslow, Maine|Winslow]], [[Fairfield, Maine|Fairfield]], and [[Oakland, Maine|Oakland]]
* [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]] and [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US2360545&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US23%7C16000US2360545&_street=&_county=portland&_cityTown=portland&_state=04000US23&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040|title=Fact Finder US Census Maine Portland|access-date=November 4, 2006|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212052528/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US2360545&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US23%7C16000US2360545&_street=&_county=portland&_cityTown=portland&_state=04000US23&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040|url-status=dead}}</ref>