Kennebec County, Maine

Kennebec County
Kennebec County
County
	Kennebec County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Maine
	Maine's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°24′00″N 69°47′04″W / 44.39996°N 69.784554°W
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1799
Named for	Kennebec River
Seat	Augusta
Largest city	Augusta
Area
• Total	951 sq mi (2,460 km2)
• Land	868 sq mi (2,250 km2)
• Water	84 sq mi (220 km2) 8.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	123,642
• Density	130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd
Website	kennebec.gov

Kennebec County is a county located in the South-central portion of the U.S. state of Maine. At the 2020 census, the population was 123,642.^[1] Its county seat is Augusta,^[2] the state capital. The county was established on February 20, 1799, from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties. The name Kennebec comes from the Eastern Abenaki /kínipekʷ/, meaning "large body of still water, large bay."^[3]

Kennebec County comprises the Augusta–Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In 2010, the center of population of Maine was in Kennebec County, in the city of Augusta.^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kennebec County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.