MAINE MAINE U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1820 ORDER OF ADMISSION 23RD DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1820 CAPITAL AUGUSTA POPULATION 1242000 1997 LAND AREA 30865 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 40.2 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME PINE TREE STATE MOTTO DIRIGO I DIRECT GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 35 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 151 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 2 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURE FISHING TRADE GOVERNMENT FINANCE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL GRANITE LIMESTONE COPPER ZINC