Maine — Config Review
Profile config
Judicial Regions8
Athletic Sections4
Concepts (11)
Maine
Local NameMaine
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameLegislature
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesPortland, Lewiston, Bangor, South Portland
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of County Commissioners
SubdivisionsTowns
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
City
Local NameCity
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCity Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancecouncil-manager
SubdivisionsNo
Town
Local NameTown
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSelect Board
Governancetown-meeting
SubdivisionsNo
School Administrative Unit
Local NameSchool Administrative Unit
Local AbbrevSAU
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSchool Board
Class
Local NameClass
Parent Org NameMPA
Has Active GovernmentNo
House District
Local NameHouse District
Local AbbrevHD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Judicial Region
Local NameJudicial Region
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (2)
Council-Manager
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Town-Meeting
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Sources (4)
Counties
Statusno standalone polygon service found
Noteevery record in the municipalities source below carries COUNTY/ CNTYCODE fields, giving all 16 counties via a distinct-value query.
FallbackCensus TIGER national counties file, filtered STATEFP=23.
Municipalities
Urlhttps://services1.arcgis.com/RbMX0mRVOFNTdLzd/arcgis/rest/services/Maine_Town_and_Townships_Boundary_Polygons/FeatureServer/0
ProviderMaine Office of GIS
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer (a dissolved variant also exists at .../Maine_Town_and_Townships_Boundary_Polygons_Dissolved/FeatureServer/0)
Noteraw layer verified at 8,421 records (individually-mapped organized towns plus hundreds of separate Unorganized Territory townships/ islands); the dissolved variant verified at 924 (still well above the ~488 organized municipalities, for the same UT-subdivision reason) — filter by TYPE/TAG to isolate organized towns and cities.
Field mapping (4)
TOWNname
COUNTY / CNTYCODEparent county
GEOCODE / GEOCODENUMjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "me_geocode")
TYPE / TAGconcept_id — distinguishes organized towns from Unorganized Territory townships/islands
School Districts
Urlhttps://services1.arcgis.com/RbMX0mRVOFNTdLzd/arcgis/rest/services/School_Administrative_Units/FeatureServer/0
ProviderMaine DOE, same ArcGIS org as the municipalities source
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified live, 8,040 raw rows (one per member-town-per-SAU, not 8,040 districts). Confirms this file's own premise — SAUType has no separate "overlay" category — Maine's SAU IS the district, no BOCES-equivalent layer exists or is needed.
Field mapping (3)
SAUNamename
SAUTypeconcept_id (Municipal School Unit / Regional School Unit / Community School District / Maine School Administrative District / Maine Indian Education / Unorganized Territory)
TOWNmember town (one row per member town per SAU — group by SAUName for the true ~230 SAU/district count)
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population.