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Welcome to Somerset County ...

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

The community of Skowhegan is the Seat for Somerset County.

Somerset County was founded in 1809.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Somerset had a population of 50,484 people. This is a decrease of 3.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,216 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset represented 3.93% of the total population of Maine.

Below are some of the communities located in Somerset County:

  • Anson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
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  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Bingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bingham is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
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  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Cambridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Canaan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canaan is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
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  • Caratunk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Somerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Somerset is located in Somerset County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
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    • Cornville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornville is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Dennistown Plantation
      (45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Detroit
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
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    • Embden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Embden is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Fairfield
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
    • Harmony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
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    • Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
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    • Highland Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jackman
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackman is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
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    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
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    • Mercer
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
      • Mercer is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Moose River
      (41 miles [66 km] to the northwest)
      • Moose River is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Moscow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Moscow is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
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    • New Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norridgewock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Northeast Somerset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Northeast Somerset is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Northwest Somerset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Northwest Somerset is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Palmyra
      (31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmyra is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
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    • Pittsfield
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Saint Albans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seboomook Lake
      (67 miles [107.8 km] to the north)
      • Seboomook Lake is located in Somerset County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboomook Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Skowhegan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
    • Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Solon is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
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    • Starks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Starks is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • The Forks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Forks is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • The Forks has also been known as:
      • The Forks Plantation
      • Plantation of The Forks
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    • West Forks Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people

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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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