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Welcome to Kennebec County ...
Time Zone: Kennebec County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Augusta is the Seat for Kennebec County. Augusta is also the capital of Maine.
Kennebec County was founded in 1799.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kennebec had a population of 122,302 people. This is an increase of 0.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 122,076 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kennebec represented 9.19% of the total population of Maine.
Below are some of the communities located in Kennebec County:
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belgrade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- China
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- China is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
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- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hallowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Readfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Kennebec County (ME)
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- Estimated population in 2019: 42 people
- Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
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- West Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Maine
- Websites specific to Kennebec County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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