Lincoln County, Maine

Lincoln County
County
Pownalborough Courthouse
Flag
Location within the U.S. state of Maine
Maine's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°00′49″N 69°32′31″W / 44.013474°N 69.541817°W / 44.013474; -69.541817
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1760; 264 years ago (1760)
Named for	Lincoln, England
Seat	Wiscasset
Largest town	Waldoboro
Area
• Total	700 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	456 sq mi (1,180 km2)
• Water	244 sq mi (630 km2)  35%
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,237
• Density	50/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.lincolncountymaine.me

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,237.^[1] Its seat is Wiscasset.^[2] The county was founded in 1760 by the Massachusetts General Court from a portion of York County, Massachusetts and named after the English city Lincoln,^[3] the birthplace of Massachusetts Bay Provincial Governor Thomas Pownall.^[4]

At its founding, Lincoln County accounted for three-fifths of the state's land, and stretched east to Nova Scotia. Thirteen counties were cut out of this land including Sagadahoc County to the west and a portion of Kennebec County to the north.^[5] The county flag is a traditional New England flag, adopted in 1977.^[6]