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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 ...
List of municipalities in Maine. Maine is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,372,247 inhabitants, and the 12th smallest by land area, spanning 30,842.92 square miles (79,882.8 km 2). [1] Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 482 ...
The unorganized territory (UT) of Maine is the area of Maine that has no local, incorporated municipal government. The unorganized territory consists of 435 townships, primarily heavily forested areas of the state's north, east, and west, along with de-organized municipalities and islands. The UT land area is slightly over one half the area of ...
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.
Under the Local Government Act 2001, administrative counties and county boroughs were redesignated as counties and cities respectively. The lower tier consisted of boroughs and towns (including both former urban districts and towns administered by town commissioners). Under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, only Dublin, Cork and Galway ...
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. washingtoncountymaine.com. Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,095, [1] making it the third-least populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Machias. [2] The county was established on June 25, 1789.
Jordan Pond (July 4, 2014) Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,478. [1] Its county seat is Ellsworth. [2] The county was incorporated on June 25, 1789, and named for John Hancock, [3] the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Piscataquis County (/ pɪˈskætəkwɪs / pih-SKAT-ə-kwiss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,800, making it Maine's least-populous county. [1] Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft. [2] The county was incorporated on March 23, 1838, taken from the western part of Penobscot County and the ...