Maine
Counties

Maine

Section Title: Counties
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County name	County seat	Year founded	Population 2010 Census	Population 2017 Estimate	Percent of total	Area (sq. mi.)	Percent of total

Androscoggin	Auburn	1854	107,702	107,651	8.11%	497	1.44%

Aroostook	Houlton	1839	71,870	67,653	5.41%	6,829	19.76%

Cumberland	Portland	1760	281,674	292,500	21.20%	1,217	3.52%

Franklin	Farmington	1838	30,768	29,988	2.32%	1,744	5.05%

Hancock	Ellsworth	1789	54,418	54,497	4.10%	1,522	4.40%

Kennebec	Augusta	1799	122,151	121,821	9.20%	951	2.75%

Knox	Rockland	1860	39,736	39,790	2.99%	1,142	3.30%

Lincoln	Wiscasset	1760	34,457	34,204	2.59%	700	2.03%

Oxford	Paris	1805	57,833	57,439	4.35%	2,175	6.29%

Penobscot	Bangor	1816	153,923	151,957	11.59%	3,556	10.29%

Piscataquis	Dover-Foxcroft	1838	17,535	16,773	1.32%	4,377	12.67%

Sagadahoc	Bath	1854	35,293	35,392	2.66%	370	1.07%

Somerset	Skowhegan	1809	52,228	50,626	3.93%	4,095	11.85%

Waldo	Belfast	1827	38,786	39,832	2.92%	853	2.47%

Washington	Machias	1790	32,856	31,593	2.47%	3,255	9.42%

York	Alfred	1636	197,131	204,191	14.84%	1,271	3.68%

Total counties: 16	Total 2010 population: 1,328,361	Total 2017 population: 1,335,907	Total state area: 34,554 square miles (89,494 km2)

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There 16 counties in Maine, ranging in size from 370 to 6,829 square miles.

final_sentence: There 16 counties in Maine, ranging in size from 370 to 6,829 square miles.