Waldo County, Maine

Waldo County
Waldo County
County
	Grindel Point Light
	Location within the U.S. state of Maine
	Maine's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°28′29″N 69°07′05″W / 44.474743°N 69.117981°W
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1827
Named for	Samuel Waldo
Seat	Belfast
Largest city	Belfast
Area
• Total	853 sq mi (2,210 km2)
• Land	730 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Water	123 sq mi (320 km2) 14%
Population (2020)
• Total	39,607
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	waldocountyme.gov

Waldo County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,607.^[1] Its county seat is Belfast.^[2] The county was founded on February 7, 1827, from a portion of Hancock County and named after Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo, proprietor of the Waldo Patent.^[3]^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Waldo County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 337–338. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
^ History of Waldo County, Maine. From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. By George J. Varney. Published by B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886. Accessed April 24, 2019, via Ray's Place website.