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Maine's Counties
 
Population taken from the 1990 census
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Cumberland
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Piscataquis
Sagadahoc
Somerset
Waldo
Washington
York
 
 

 
    Androscoggin
     
    SIZE:  459 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1854  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Auburn  
    POPULATION:  105, 259  

    CITIES:  Auburn, and Lewiston.  
    TOWNS:  Durham, Greene, Leeds, Lisbon, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland, Sabattus, Turner and Wales.  
     



    Aroostook
     
    SIZE:  6,453 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1839  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Houlton  
    POPULATION:  86,936  

    CITIES:  Caribou, Presque Isle  
    TOWNS:  Allagash, Amity, Ashland, Bancroft, Blaine, Bridgewater, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Eagle Lake, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Limestone, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill, Monticello, New Canada, New Limerick, New Sweden, Oakfield, Orient, Perham, Portage Lake, Saint Agatha, Saint Francis, Sherman, Smyrna, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Washburn, Westfield, Westmanland, Weston, and Woodland.


Cumberland
    SIZE:  853 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1760  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Portland  
    POPULATION:  243,135
    CITIES:  Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook  
    TOWNS:  Baldwin, Bridgton, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Casco, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Gorham, Gray, Harpswell, Harrison, Naples, New Gloucester, North Yarmouth, Pownal, Raymond, Scarborough, Sebago, Standish, Windham, and Yarmouth. 

Franklin
    SIZE:  1,789 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1838  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Farmington  
    POPULATION:  29,008  

    TOWNS:  Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage, Chesterville, Eustis, Farmington, Industry, Jay, Kingfield, Madrid, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Phillips, Rangeley, Strong, Temple, Weld and Wilton.    
    PLANTATIONS:  Coplin, Fallas, Rangeley and Sandy River. 


Hancock
    SIZE:  1,522 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1789  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Ellsworth  
    POPULATION:  46,948  

    CITY:  Ellsworth  
    TOWNS:  Amherst, Aurora, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksvile, Bucksport, Castine, Cranberry Isles, Dedham, Deer Isle, Eastbrook, Franklin, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Great Pond, Hancock, Lamoine, Mariaville, Mount Desert, Orland, Osborn, Otis, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Sorrento, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Sullivan, Surry, Swans Island, Tremont, Trenton, Verona, Waltham and Winter Harbor.


Kennebec
    SIZE:  879 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1799  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Augusta  
    POPULATION:  115,904  

    CITIES:  Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Waterville.  
    TOWNS:  Albion, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea, China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro, Vienna, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow and Winthrop.


Knox
    SIZE:  374 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1860  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Rockland  
    POPULATION:  36,310  

    CITY:  Rockland  
    TOWNS:  Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockport, Saint Geroge, South Thomaston, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, Warren and Washington.  
    PLANTATION:  Matinicus Island


Lincoln
    SIZE:  457 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1760  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Wiscassett  
    POPULATION:  30,357  

    TOWNS:  Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Dresden, Edgecomb, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, Southport, Waldoboro, Westport, Whitefield and Wiscassett.   
    PLANTATION:  Monhegan.


Oxford
    SIZE:  2,023 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1805  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Paris  
    POPULATION:  52,602  

    TOWNS:  Andover, Bethel, Brownfield, Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Denmark, Dixfield, Fryeburg, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Hartford, Hebron, Hiram, Lovell, Mexico, Newry, Norway, Otisfield, Osford, Paris, Peru, Porter, Roxbury, Rumford, Stoneham, Stowe, Sumner, Sweden, Upton, Waterford, West Paris and Woodstock.  
    PLANTATIONS:  Lincoln and Magalloway.


Penobscot
    SIZE:  3,258 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1816  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Bangor  
    POPULATION:  146,601  

    CITIES:  Bangor, Brewer and Old Town.  
    TOWNS:  Alton, Bradford, Bradley, Burlington, Carmel, Charleston, Chester, Clifton, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, East Millinocket, Eddington, Edinburg, Enfield, Etna, Exeter, Garland, Glenburn, Greenbush, Greenfield, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Howland, Hudson, Indian Island, Kenduskeag, Lagrange, Lakeville, Lee, Levant, Lincoln, Lowell, Mattawamkeag, Maxfield, Medway, Milford, Millinocket, Mount Chase, Newburgh, Newport, Orono, Orrington, Passadumkeag, Patten, Plymouth, Springfield, Stacyville, Stetson, Veazie, Winn and Woodville. 
    PLANTATIONS:  Carroll, Drew, Prentiss, Sebois and Webster.  
     


Piscataquis
    SIZE:  3,770 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1838  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Dover-Foxcroft  
    POPULATION:  18,653  

    TOWNS:  Abbott, Atkinson, Beaver Cove, Bowerbank, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Guilford, Medford, Milo, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville, Sebec, Shirley, Wellington and Willimantic.  
    PLANTATIONS:  Kingsbury and Lake View.


Sagadahoc
    SIZE:  250 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1854  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Bath  
    POPULATION:  33,535  

    CITY:  Bath  
    TOWNS:  Arrowsic, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath and Woolwich.


Somerset
    SIZE:  3,633 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1809  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Skowhegan  
    POPULATION:  49,767  

    TOWNS:  Anson, Athens, Bingham, Cambridge, Canaan, Cornville, Detroit, Embden, Fairfield, Harmony, Hartland, Jackman, Madison, Mercer, Moose River, Moscow, New Portland, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Ripley, Saint Albans, Skowhegan, Smithfield, Solon and Starks.  
    PLANTATIONS:  Brighton, Caratunk, Dennsitown, Highland, Pleasant Ridge, The Forks and West Forks.


Waldo
    SIZE:  724 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1827  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Belfast  
    POPULATION:  33,018  

    CITY:  Belfast  
    TOWNS:  Belmont, Brooks, Burnham, Frankfort, Freedom, Islesboro, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Lincolnville, Monroe, Montville, Morrill, Northport, Palermo, Prospect, Searsmont, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Swanville, Thorndike, Troy, Unity, Waldo and   
    Winterport. 


Washington
    SIZE:  2,528 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1789  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Machias  
    POPULATION:  35,308  

    CITIES:  Calais and Eastport.    
    TOWNS:  Addison, Alexander, Baileyville, Beals, Beddington, Centerville, Charlotte, Cherryfield, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Cooper, Crawford, Cutler, Danforth, Deblois, Dennysville, East Machias, Harrington, Indian Township, Jonesboro, Jonesport, Lubec, Machais, Machiasport, Marshfield, Meddybemps, Milbridge, Northfield, Pembroke, Perry, Princeton, Robbinston, Roque Bluffs, Steuben, Talmadge, Topsfield, Vanceboro, Waite, Wesley, Whiting and Whitneyville.  
    PLANTATIONS:  Baring, Codyville and Grand Lake Stream.


York
    SIZE:  989 square miles  
    INCORPORATED:  1636  
    COUNTY SEAT:  Alfred  
    POPULATION:  164,587  

    CITIES:  Biddeford and Saco.  
    TOWNS:  Acton, Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Buxton, Cornish, Dayton, Eliot, Hollis, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Lebanon, Limerick, Limington, Lyman, Newfield, North Berwick, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Parsonsfield, Sanford, Shapleigh, South Berwick, Waterboro, Wells and York.

 
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