Kennebec County
Also known as Kennebec County, Maine, Kennebec County, ME
county in Maine, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maine
- Named after
- Kennebec River
- Seat
- Augusta
- Largest city
- Augusta
- Total
- 951 sq mi (2,460 km )
- Land
- 868 sq mi (2,250 km )
- Water
- 84 sq mi (220 km ) 8.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 129,067
- Density
- 142/sq mi (55.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 2nd
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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. Its county seat is Augusta, the state's capital. The county was established on February 20, 1799, from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties. The name "Kennebec" comes from the Eastern Abenaki /kínipekʷ/, meaning "large body of still water, large bay".
Kennebec County comprises the Augusta–Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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