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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 ...
The mean population center of Maine is located in Kennebec County, just east of Augusta. [51] The Greater Portland metropolitan area is the most densely populated with nearly 40% of Maine's population. [52] This area spans three counties and includes many farms and wooded areas; the 2016 population of Portland proper was 66,937. [53]
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 .
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 municipalities consisting of cities ...
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 ...
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. It borders the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
Waterville is in northern Kennebec County, in central Maine, at Its northern boundary is the Somerset County line. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 14.05 square miles (36.39 km 2 ), of which 13.58 square miles (35.17 km 2 ) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.22 km 2 ), or 3.36%, is water. [ 8 ]
The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest ancestry groups in Hancock County, Maine according to the 2000 census are: