List of Counties in Maine - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 Seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Androscoggin County 001 Auburn 1854 From parts of Cumberland County, Kennebec County, and Lincoln County The Androscoggin Native American tribe. 7005107702000000000107,702 7002497000000000000497 mi²
(1,287 km²)
Aroostook County 003 Houlton 1839 From parts of Penobscot County, and Washington County A Native American word meaning beautiful river. 700471870000000000071,870 70036829000000000006,829 sq mi
(700417687000000000017,687 km2)
Cumberland County 005 Portland 1761 As Cumberland County, Massachusetts from part of York County Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II of Great Britain. 7005281674000000000281,674 70031217000000000001,217 sq mi
(70033152000000000003,152 km2)
Franklin County 007 Farmington 1838 From parts of Kennebec County, Oxford County, and Somerset County Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father, scientist, printer, and diplomat. 700430768000000000030,768 70031744000000000001,744 sq mi
(70034517000000000004,517 km2)
Hancock County 009 Ellsworth 1790 As Hancock County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County John Hancock (1737–1793), the Founding Father and president of the convention that produced the United States Declaration of Independence. 700454418000000000054,418 70032351000000000002,351 sq mi
(70036089000000000006,089 km2)
Kennebec County 011 Augusta 1799 As Kennebec County, Massachusetts from part of Lincoln County The Kennebec River in Maine. 7005122151000000000122,151 7002951000000000000951 sq mi
(70032463000000000002,463 km2)
Knox County 013 Rockland 1860 From parts of Lincoln County and Waldo County Henry Knox (1750–1806), the first United States Secretary of War (1789 - 1794), who lived in Thomaston, Maine. 700439736000000000039,736 70031142000000000001,142 sq mi
(70032958000000000002,958 km2)
Lincoln County 015 Wiscasset 1760 As Lincoln County, Massachusetts from part of York County The city of Lincoln, England. 700434457000000000034,457 7002700000000000000700 sq mi
(70031813000000000001,813 km2)
Oxford County 017 Paris 1805 As Oxford County, Massachusetts from parts of Cumberland County and York County Probably named for Oxford, Massachusetts. 700457833000000000057,833 70032175000000000002,175 sq mi
(70035633000000000005,633 km2)
Penobscot County 019 Bangor 1816 As Penobscot County, Massachusetts from part of Hancock County The Penobscot Native American tribe. 7005153923000000000153,923 70033556000000000003,556 sq mi
(70039210000000000009,210 km2)
Piscataquis County 021 Dover-Foxcroft 1838 From parts of Penobscot County and Somerset County An Abenaki word meaning rapid waters. 700417535000000000017,535 70034377000000000004,377 sq mi
(700411336000000000011,336 km2)
Sagadahoc County 023 Bath 1854 From part of Lincoln County A Native American word meaning mouth of big river. 700435293000000000035,293 7002370000000000000370 sq mi
(7002958000000000000958 km2)
Somerset County 025 Skowhegan 1809 As Somerset County, Massachusetts from parts of Kennebec County The county of Somerset in England. 700452228000000000052,228 70034095000000000004,095 sq mi
(700410606000000000010,606 km2)
Waldo County 027 Belfast 1827 From parts of Hancock County, Kennebec County and Lincoln County Samuel Waldo, Maine landowner and a colonial soldier in the 1745 siege of Louisbourg. 700438786000000000038,786 7002853000000000000853 sq mi
(70032209000000000002,209 km2)
Washington County 029 Machias 1790 As Washington County, Massachusetts from part of Lincoln County George Washington, the first President of the United States. 700432856000000000032,856 70033255000000000003,255 sq mi
(70038430000000000008,430 km2)
York County 031 Alfred 1652 As Yorkshire County, Massachusetts from the southern part of the District of Maine. Renamed York County by Massachusetts in 1668 James, Duke of York, later King James II of England. 7005197131000000000197,131 70031271000000000001,271 sq mi
(70033292000000000003,292 km2)

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