Formed November 1, 1760 (3rd county)
Lincoln County (35,240), Wiscasset* (1,232), Waldoboro* (1,300)
A normal east coast red brick Georgian courthouse dates from 1824. Pownalborough had a courthouse in 1760. The facility is on Bath Street at Summer Street. United States Highway 1 is Bath Street. The courthouse was enlarged in 1950 and 1972. The architects are Ebenezer Clap, John Dole, and Isaac Reed. Lincoln County was created on November 1, 1760 and named for Lincoln, England. It was the 3rd county. Wiscasset is Native American for “hidden outlet.” Lincoln County was the birthplace of 2 Maine Governors, Edward Kavanagh and Hugh J. Anderson. The county was taken from York County as the 2nd county.
Lincoln Couty government consists of an administrator, a sheriff, a treasurer, and a coroner (executive). It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.) One District Court Judges, One Superior Court Judge, One Probate Court Judge and a court clerk serve Lincoln County (judicial.) The county is on the southern coast of Maine. Portland, Maine is southwest and Bangor, Maine is northeast of the county. The county center is 13.2 miles Northeast of Wiscasset nearer Nobleboro. The county is surrounded clockwise by Waldo and Knox counties and Atlantic Ocean and Sagadahoc and Kennebec counties.
The area of the county is 700 square miles. It is 14 out of 16 in the state. It ranks 13 out of 16 in population in the state. It has a density of 50.3 persons per square mile making it 6 out of 16 in the state. Lincoln County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since there are no incorporated cities. United States Highway 1 passes east to west in the county from Knox County to Sagadahoc County. The county’s shape looks like a cross. Wiscasset is in the southwest part of the county. Waldoboro is on the eastern border of the county. Wiscasset is the county seat and Waldoboro is the largest populated area. Wiscasset is 3.5% of the county population while Waldoboro is 3.7% of the county population. The county seat is pronounced WIS-KA-SET. The largest city is pronounced WAL-DOE-BO-RO.
Wiscasset (unincorporated)
