Formed February 20, 1799 (6th county)
Kennebec County (123,626), Augusta (18,896)
A basic gray brick Greek Revival facility serves Kennebec County with the 1830 building. It was remodeled in 1851 and in 1907. The facility is on State Street at Green Street. United States Highway 201 passes two blocks south of the courthouse. Robert C. Vose is the building architect. The courthouse was enlarged in 1851 and 1907. A Judicial Center with District Courthouse was added in 2015. The Maine state capitol is located in this county. Augusta has been the only county seat. Kennebec County was established on February 20, 1799 and named for the river. The county was formed from Lincoln County as the 6th county with Augusta as the only county seat. Augusta is named for the daughter of Revolutionary War General Henry Dearborn. Kennebec County was the birthplace of 8 Maine Governors, Richard H. Vose, John Hubbard, Anson P. Morrill, Joseph H. Williams, Lot M. Morrill, Samuel Cony, Horace A. Hildreth, and Burton M. Cross.
Kennebec Couty government consists of an administrator, a sheriff, a treasurer, and a coroner (executive). It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.) Seven District Court Judges, Two Superior Court Judges, One Probate Court Judge and a court clerk serve Kennebec County (judicial.) The county is in the southwest part of the state. Portland, Maine is southwest and Bangor, Maine is northeast of the county. The county center is 11.3 miles North-Northeast of Augusta nearer Sidney. The county is surrounded clockwise by Somerset, Waldo, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, and Franklin counties.
The area of the county is 951 square miles. It is 12 out of 16 in the state. It ranks 4 out of 16 in population in the state. It has a density of 130.0 persons per square mile making it 4 out of 16 in the state. Kennebec County has 35.0% of its population in its incorporated areas. Interstate Highway 95 goes northeast to southwest in the county from Somerset County to Androscoggin County. United States Highway 201 crosses north to south from Somerset County to Sagadahoc County. United States Highway 202 travels east to west from Waldo County to Androscoggin County. The county’s shape resembles a chair. Augusta is in the southern third of the county. Augusta is the county seat and the largest city. It is 15.3% of the county population. The county is pronounced KEN-UH-BEK. This county is in the Augusta-Waterville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Augusta
Gardiner
Hallowell
Waterville
