Welcome to Waldo County ...
Time Zone: Waldo County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Belfast is the Seat for Waldo County.
Waldo County was founded in 1827. Waldo was created by taking area from Hancock, Kennebec and Lincoln Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Waldo had a population of 39,715 people. This is an increase of 2.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,818 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldo represented 2.92% of the total population of Maine.
Below are some of the communities located in Waldo County:
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Islesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
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- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knox is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Morrill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Searsmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Searsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockton Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Winterport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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. |