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Counties of Maine. This is a list of the 16 counties in the U.S. state of Maine. Before statehood, Maine was officially part of the state of Massachusetts and was called the District of Maine. Maine was granted statehood on March 15, 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise. Nine of the 16 counties had their borders defined while Maine was ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,828 square miles (17,680 km 2), of which 6,671 square miles (17,280 km 2) is land and 156 square miles (400 km 2) (2.3%) is water. [19] Aroostook County is Maine's largest county by area, about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. The county high point is Peaked ...
Kennebec County is a county located in the South-central portion of the U.S. state of Maine. At the 2020 census, the population was 123,642. [1] Its county seat is Augusta, [2] the state capital. The county was established on February 20, 1799, from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties.
This category has the following 29 subcategories, out of 29 total. County officials in Maine (3 C, 8 P) Buildings and structures in Maine by county (25 C) Companies based in Maine by county (12 C) Economy of Maine by county (9 C) Education in Maine by county (20 C) Geography of Maine by county (20 C) County government in ...
Website. penobscot-county.net. Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot people in Wabanakik. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199, [2] making it the third-most-populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Bangor. [3] The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part of Hancock ...
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. somersetcounty-me.org. Somerset County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,477. [1] Its county seat is Skowhegan. [2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 497 square miles (1,290 km 2), of which 468 square miles (1,210 km 2) is land and 29 square miles (75 km 2) (5.9%) is water. [5] It is the second-smallest county in Maine by total area, after neighboring Sagadahoc County.
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine.As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,237. [1] Its seat is Wiscasset. [2] The county was founded in 1760 by the Massachusetts General Court from a portion of York County, Massachusetts and named after the English city Lincoln, [3] the birthplace of Massachusetts Bay Provincial Governor Thomas Pownall.