Lincoln County, Maine
Lincoln County | |
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Lincoln County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Maine | |
Maine's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′49″N 69°32′31″W / 44.013474°N 69.541817°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Named after | Lincoln, England |
| Seat | Wiscasset |
| Largest town | Waldoboro |
| Area | |
• Total | 700 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Land | 456 sq mi (1,180 km2) |
| • Water | 244 sq mi (630 km2) 35% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,237 |
• Estimate (2023) | 36,507 |
| • Density | 50/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | lincolncountymaine |
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Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,237. Its seat is Wiscasset. The county was founded in 1760 by the Massachusetts General Court from a portion of York County, Massachusetts and named after the English city Lincoln, the birthplace of Massachusetts Bay Provincial Governor Thomas Pownall.
At its founding, Lincoln County accounted for three-fifths of the state's land, and stretched east to Nova Scotia. Thirteen counties were cut out of this land including Sagadahoc County to the west and a portion of Kennebec County to the north. The county flag is a traditional New England flag, adopted in 1977.