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List of counties[edit]
County | FIPS code | County Seat | State | Year established | Origin | Etymology | Population (2020) | Land area | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Androscoggin County | 23001 | Auburn | Maine | 1854 | From parts of Cumberland County, Kennebec County, and Lincoln County | The Androscoggin Native American tribe. | 113,023 | 497 sq mi
(1,287 km2) |
|
Aroostook County | 23003 | Houlton | Maine | 1839 | From parts of Penobscot County, and Washington County | A Mi'kmaq word meaning beautiful river. | 67,255 | 6,829 sq mi
(17,687 km2) |
|
Cumberland County | 23005 | Portland | Maine | 1761 | As Cumberland County, Massachusetts, from part of York County | Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, son of George II of Great Britain. | 307,451 | 1,217 sq mi
(3,152 km2) |
|
Franklin County | 23007 | Farmington | Maine | 1838 | From parts of Kennebec County, Oxford County, and Somerset County | Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father, scientist, printer, and diplomat. | 30,474 | 1,744 sq mi
(4,517 km2) |
|
Hancock County | 23009 | Ellsworth | Maine | 1790 | As Hancock County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County | John Hancock(1737–1793), the Founding Father and president of the convention that produced the United States Declaration of Independence. | 56,701 | 2,351 sq mi
(6,089 km2) |
|
Kennebec County | 23011 | Augusta | Maine | 1799 | As Kennebec County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County | The Kennebec River in Maine. | 125,540 | 951 sq mi
(2,463 km2) |
|
Knox County | 23013 | Rockland | Maine | 1860 | From parts of Lincoln County and Waldo County | Henry Knox(1750–1806), the first United States Secretary of War (1789 - 1794), who lived in Thomaston, Maine. | 41,164 | 1,142 sq mi
(2,958 km2) |
|
Lincoln County | 23015 | Wiscasset | Maine | 1760 | As Lincoln County, Massachusetts, from part of York County | The city of Lincoln, England. | 36,215 | 700 sq mi
(1,813 km2) |
|
Oxford County | 23017 | Paris | Maine | 1805 | As Oxford County, Massachusetts, from parts of Cumberland County and York County | Probably named for Oxford, Massachusetts. | 59,495 | 2,175 sq mi
(5,633 km2) |
|
Penobscot County | 23019 | Bangor | Maine | 1816 | As Penobscot County, Massachusetts, from part of Hancock County | The PenobscotNative American tribe. | 153,704 | 3,556 sq mi
(9,210 km2) |
|
Piscataquis County | 23021 | Dover-Foxcroft | Maine | 1838 | From parts of Penobscot County and Somerset County | An Abenaki word meaning rapid waters. | 17,417 | 4,377 sq mi
(11,336 km2) |
|
Sagadahoc County | 23023 | Bath | Maine | 1854 | From part of Lincoln County | An Abenaki word meaning mouth of big river. | 37,393 | 370 sq mi
(958 km2) |
|
Somerset County | 23025 | Skowhegan | Maine | 1809 | As Somerset County, Massachusetts, from parts of Kennebec County | The county of Somerset in England. | 51,098 | 4,095 sq mi
(10,606 km2) |
|
Waldo County | 23027 | Belfast | Maine | 1827 | From parts of Hancock County, Kennebec County and Lincoln County | Samuel Waldo, Maine landowner and a colonial soldier in the 1745 siege of Louisbourg. | 40,241 | 853 sq mi
(2,209 km2) |
|
Washington County | 23029 | Machias | Maine | 1790 | As Washington County, Massachusetts, from part of Lincoln County | George Washington, the first President of the United States. | 31,437 | 3,255 sq mi
(8,430 km2) |
|
York County | 23031 | Alfred | Maine | 1652 | As Yorkshire County, Massachusetts, from the southern part of the District of Maine. Renamed York County by Massachusetts in 1668 | York, England, the birthplace of Christopher Levett who first attempted to settle the area. | 216,732 | 1,271 sq mi
(3,292 km2) |
|
Barnstable County | 25001 | Barnstable | Massachusetts | 1685 | One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony | After its county seat of Barnstable, which is named after the English town of Barnstaple | 342,000 | 396 sq mi
(1,026 km2) |
|
Berkshire County | 25003 | Pittsfield | Massachusetts | 1761 | From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 2000. | For the Englishcounty of Berkshire | 178,000 | 931 sq mi
(2,411 km2) |
|
Bristol County | 25005 | Taunton | Massachusetts | 1685 | One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony | For its original county seat of Bristol, Massachusetts, which is named for the Englishport city of Bristol – when the Town of Bristol joined Rhode Island, the name of the county was kept | 710,000 | 556 sq mi
(1,440 km2) |
|
Dukes County | 25007 | Edgartown | Massachusetts | 1695 | From Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691 | Formerly a part of Dukes County, New York until 1691, the land at one time was the possession of the Duke of York | 36,000 | 104 sq mi
(269 km2) |
|
Essex County | 25009 | Salem, | Massachusetts | 1643 | One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1999. | For the Englishcounty of Essex | 806,765 | 498 sq mi
(1,290 km2) |
|
Franklin County | 25011 | Greenfield | Massachusetts | 1811 | From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 1997. | For Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), early American scientist, diplomat, and politician | 70,894 | 702 sq mi
(1,818 km2) |
|
Hampden County | 25013 | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1812 | From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 1998. | John Hampden(1595—1643), the famous 17th century English parliamentarian | 461,041 | 618 sq mi
(1,601 km2) |
|
Hampshire County | 25015 | Northampton | Massachusetts | 1662 | From unorganized territory in the western part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished 1999. | For the Englishcounty of Hampshire | 162,588 | 529 sq mi
(1,370 km2) |
|
Middlesex County | 25017 | Lowell, | Massachusetts | 1643 | One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1997. | For the Englishcounty of Middlesex | 1,617,105 | 824 sq mi
(2,134 km2) |
|
Nantucket County | 25019 | Nantucket | Massachusetts | 1695 | From Nantucket Island which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691. | The Town of Nantucket, itself derived from a Wampanoagword meaning "place of peace" | 14,421 | 48 sq mi
(124 km2) |
|
Norfolk County | 25021 | Dedham | Massachusetts | 1793 | From part of Suffolk County. | For the Englishcounty of Norfolk | 725,531 | 400 sq mi
(1,036 km2) |
|
Plymouth County | 25023 | Brockton, | Massachusetts | 1685 | One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony. | For its seat of Plymouth, which is named for the Englishport city of Plymouth | 533,069 | 661 sq mi
(1,712 km2) |
|
Suffolk County | 25025 | Boston | Massachusetts | 1643 | One of four original counties created in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Government abolished in 1999. | For the Englishcounty of Suffolk | 766,381 | 58 sq mi
(150 km2) |
|
Worcester County | 25027 | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1731 | From parts of Hampshire County, Middlesex County and Suffolk County. Government abolished in 1998. | For its county seat of Worcester, which is named in honor of the English city of Worcester and the English Civil War Battle of Worcester in 1651, a Parliamentarianvictory | 862,927 | 1,513 sq mi
(3,919 km2) |
|
Bristol County | 44001 | Bristol | Rhode Island | 1747 | Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts, after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. | City of Bristol, England | 50,360 | 24 sq mi
(62 km2) |
|
Kent County | 44003 | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | 1750 | Created from part of Providence County. | County of Kent, England | 171,275 | 168 sq mi
(435 km2) |
|
Newport County | 44005 | Newport | Rhode Island | 1703 | Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729 | Town of Newport, Essex, England | 84,481 | 102 sq mi
(264 km2) |
|
Providence County | 44007 | Providence | Rhode Island | 1703 | Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729 | Divine Providence, a concept reflecting the religious nature of colonial founder Roger Williams | 657,288 | 409 sq mi
(1,059 km2) |
|
Washington County | 44009 | South Kingstown* | Rhode Island | 1729 | Formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. | George Washington, American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States | 130,330 | 329 sq mi
(852 km2) |
|
Addison County | 50001 | Middlebury | Vermont | 1785 | Part of Rutland County. | Joseph Addison (1672–1719), an English politician and writer. | 37,578 | 770 sq mi
(1,994 km2) |
|
Bennington County | 50003 | Bennington, | Vermont | 1779 | One of the original two counties. | Benning Wentworth(1696–1770), the colonial governor of New Hampshire(1741–1766). | 37,392 | 676 sq mi
(1,751 km2) |
|
Caledonia County | 50005 | St. Johnsbury | Vermont | 1792 | Part of Orange County. | Latin name for Scotland. | 30,579 | 651 sq mi
(1,686 km2) |
|
Chittenden County | 50007 | Burlington | Vermont | 1787 | Part of Addison County. | Thomas Chittenden(1730–1797), first governor of Vermont (1791–1797). | 169,301 | 539 sq mi
(1,396 km2) |
|
Essex County | 50009 | Guildhall | Vermont | 1792 | Part of Orange County. | Essex, a county in England. | 5,994 | 665 sq mi
(1,722 km2) |
|
Franklin County | 50011 | St. Albans (city) | Vermont | 1792 | Part of Chittenden County. | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the most revered Founding Fathers of the United States. | 50,731 | 637 sq mi
(1,650 km2) |
|
Grand Isle County | 50013 | North Hero | Vermont | 1802 | Part of Chittenden County and Franklin County. | Largest island in Lake Champlain. | 7,489 | 83 sq mi
(215 km2) |
|
Lamoille County | 50015 | Hyde Park (town) | Vermont | 1835 | Parts of Chittenden County, Franklin County, Orleans County and Washington County. | La Mouette(meaning the seagull), named by French explorer Samuel de Champlain(~1570–1635)but mistranscibed as La Mouelle and eventually corrupted to current spelling. | 26,090 | 461 sq mi
(1,194 km2) |
|
Orange County | 50017 | Chelsea | Vermont | 1781 | Part of Cumberland County. | Prince William(1650–1702) of Orange. | 29,846 | 689 sq mi
(1,785 km2) |
|
Orleans County | 50019 | Newport (city) | Vermont | 1792 | Part of Chittenden County and Orange County. | City of Orléans, France. | 27,666 | 697 sq mi
(1,805 km2) |
|
Rutland County | 50021 | Rutland (city) | Vermont | 1781 | Part of Bennington County. | Town of Rutland, Massachusetts. | 60,366 | 932 sq mi
(2,414 km2) |
|
Washington County | 50023 | Montpelier | Vermont | 1810 | Parts of Orange County, Caledonia County, and Chittenden County. Renamed from Jefferson County to Washington County on November 8, 1814 | George Washington(1732–1799), first President of the United States (1789–1797). | 60,048 | 690 sq mi
(1,787 km2) |
|
Windham County | 50025 | Newfane | Vermont | 1779 | One of the original two counties. | Town of Windham, Connecticut. | 45,842 | 789 sq mi
(2,044 km2) |
|
Windsor County | 50027 | Woodstock | Vermont | 1781 | Part of Cumberland County. | Town of Windsor, Connecticut. | 58,142 | 971 sq mi
(2,515 km2) |
|
Fairfield County | 09001 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 1666 | original county | From the hundreds of acres of salt marsh that bordered the coast. | 959,768 | 626 sq mi
(1,621 km2) |
|
Hartford County | 09003 | Hartford | Connecticut | 1666 | original county | After Hertford, England (still said Hartford) | 896,854 | 736 sq mi
(1,906 km2) |
|
Litchfield County | 09005 | Litchfield | Connecticut | 1751 | From parts of Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven Counties | City of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | 185,000 | 920 sq mi
(2,383 km2) |
|
Middlesex County | 09007 | Middletown | Connecticut | 1785 | From parts of Hartford and New London Counties | Former county of Middlesex, England | 164,759 | 369 sq mi
(956 km2) |
|
New Haven County | 09009 | New Haven | Connecticut | 1666 | original county | After New Haven Colony, founded as a haven in which Puritans could be free from persecution. | 863,700 | 606 sq mi
(1,570 km2) |
|
New London County | 09011 | New London | Connecticut | 1666 | original county | After London, England | 268,805 | 666 sq mi
(1,725 km2) |
|
Tolland County | 09013 | Rockville | Connecticut | 1785 | From parts of Hartford and Windham Counties | Hamlet of Tolland, Somerset, England | 150,293 | 410 sq mi
(1,062 km2) |
|
Windham County | 09015 | Willimantic | Connecticut | 1726 | From parts of Hartford and New London Counties | Either after Windham (now Wineham) in Sussex or Windham (now Wymondham, still said Windham) in Norfolk, England | 116,418 | 513 sq mi
(1,329 km2) |
|
Belknap County | 33001 | Laconia | New Hampshire | 1840 | Parts of Merrimack County and Strafford County. | Jeremy Belknap(1744–1798), early New Hampshire historian. | 64,781 | 401 sq mi
(1,039 km2) |
|
Carroll County | 33003 | Ossipee | New Hampshire | 1840 | Part of Strafford County. | Charles Carroll of Carrollton(1737–1832), the last surviving signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. | 52,199 | 934 sq mi
(2,419 km2) |
|
Cheshire County | 33005 | Keene | New Hampshire | 1769 | One of five original counties. | English county of Cheshire. | 77,350 | 708 sq mi
(1,834 km2) |
|
Coös County | 33007 | Lancaster | New Hampshire | 1803 | Part of Grafton County. | An Algonquianword meaning "small pines". | 31,504 | 1,801 sq mi
(4,665 km2) |
|
Grafton County | 33009 | Haverhill | New Hampshire | 1769 | One of five original counties. | Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton(1735–1811), a Prime Minister of Great Britain(1768–1770). | 91,126 | 1,714 sq mi
(4,439 km2) |
|
Hillsborough County | 33011 | Manchester
and Nashua |
New Hampshire | 1769 | One of five original counties. | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire(1718–1793), known in America as the Earl of Hillsborough, who served as the first Secretary of State for the Colonies. | 426,594 | 876 sq mi
(2,269 km2) |
|
Merrimack County | 33013 | Concord | New Hampshire | 1823 | Parts of Hillsborough County and Rockingham County. | The Merrimack River. | 156,020 | 934 sq mi
(2,419 km2) |
|
Rockingham County | 33015 | Brentwood | New Hampshire | 1769 | One of five original counties. | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham(1730–1782), a two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766, 1782). | 319,424 | 695 sq mi
(1,800 km2) |
|
Strafford County | 33017 | Dover | New Hampshire | 1769 | One of five original counties. | William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford(1626–1695), an English noble who owned colonial lands. | 132,275 | 369 sq mi
(956 km2) |
|
Sullivan County | 33019 | Newport | New Hampshire | 1827 | Part of Cheshire County. | John Sullivan(1740–1795), the third and fifth governor of New Hampshire(1786–1788, 1789–1790). | 43,958 | 537 sq mi
(1,391 km2) |