Somerset County, Maine
| Somerset County, Maine | |
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Somerset County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Maine |
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 Maine's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1809 |
| Named for | Somerset County, England |
| Seat | Skowhegan |
| Largest town | Skowhegan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,094 sq mi (10,603 km2) |
| • Land | 3,924 sq mi (10,163 km2) |
| • Water | 169 sq mi (438 km2), 4.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 52,228 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | somersetcounty-me |
Somerset County is a county located in the state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.
Somerset County was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of Kennebec County and was named after Somerset County in England.
Somerset County is part of Maine's 2nd congressional district.
In 1992 Somerset County was one of three counties in the state (the others being Knox and Piscataquis) where Ross Perot received over 38% of the vote and won. In 2008 Barack Obama received 51.9% of the vote.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,094 square miles (10,600 km2), of which 3,924 square miles (10,160 km2) is land and 169 square miles (440 km2) (4.1%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Maine by area.
Somerset County is one of few counties in the United States to border ten counties and county equivalents.
As of the census of 2000, there were 50,888 people, 20,496 households, and 14,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 28,222 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.00% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.9% were of English, 17.7% French, 15.1% United States or American, 11.5% Irish and 8.8% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.2% spoke English and 2.9% French as their first language.
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