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

The community of Machias is the Seat for Washington County.

Washington County was founded in 1790.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Washington had a population of 31,379 people. This is a decrease of 4.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,827 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington represented 2.47% of the total population of Maine.

Below are some of the communities located in Washington County:

  • Addison
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison is located in Washington County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
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  • Alexander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Baileyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Baring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baring is located in Washington County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Baring has also been known as:
    • Baring Plantation
  • Beals
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Beals is located in Washington County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
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  • Beddington
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Calais
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Calais is located in Washington County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
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  • Charlotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
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    • Cherryfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Codyville
      (36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
      • Codyville is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Codyville has also been known as:
      • Codyville Plantation
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbia is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Columbia Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Crawford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Cutler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cutler is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
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    • Danforth
      (52 miles [83.7 km] to the north)
      • Danforth is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
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    • Deblois
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Dennysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • East Central Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Central Washington is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • East Machias
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Eastport is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
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    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Harrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jonesport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jonesport is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
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    • Lubec
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lubec is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
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    • Machias
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Machias is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
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    • Machiasport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Marshfield is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Meddybemps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milbridge
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Milbridge is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
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    • North Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Washington is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Northfield is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Pembroke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pembroke is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
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    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Perry is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Robbinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Roque Bluffs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Steuben
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Steuben is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
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    • Talmadge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Talmadge is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Topsfield
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
      • Topsfield is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Vanceboro
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
      • Vanceboro is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Waite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Waite is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Wesley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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    • Whiting
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiting is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
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    • Whitneyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitneyville is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Washington County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 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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