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| Name | Kennebec |
| Alt names | Kennebec | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 44.467°N 69.767°W |
| Located in | Maine, United States (1799 - ) |
| See also | Androscoggin, Maine, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Maine, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hancock, Maine, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Maine, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Somerset, Maine, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Waldo, Maine, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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. Its county seat is Augusta, 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."
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.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 24,571
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| 1810 | 32,564
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| 1820 | 42,623
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| 1830 | 52,485
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| 1840 | 55,823
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| 1850 | 62,521
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| 1860 | 55,655
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| 1870 | 53,203
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| 1880 | 53,058
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| 1890 | 57,012
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| 1900 | 59,117
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| 1910 | 62,863
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| 1920 | 63,844
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| 1930 | 70,691
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| 1940 | 77,231
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| 1950 | 83,881
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| 1960 | 89,150
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| 1970 | 95,247
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| 1980 | 109,889
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| 1990 | 115,904
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External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mekenneb/
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