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Welcome to Lincoln County ...

Time Zone: Lincoln County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wiscasset is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded in 1760.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 34,634 people. This is an increase of 0.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,385 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 2.59% of the total population of Maine.

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Alna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alna is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
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  • Boothbay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
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  • Boothbay Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bremen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bremen is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
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  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
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  • Damariscotta
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dresden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dresden is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
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  • Edgecomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
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  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Monhegan Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monhegan Plantation is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Newcastle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nobleboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • South Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Southport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldoboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Former name for Westport:
      • Westport Island
    • Whitefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wiscasset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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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.
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