Somerset County | |
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![]() Somerset County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Maine | |
![]() Maine's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 45°07′58″N 69°51′14″W / 45.132915°N 69.853996°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1809 |
Named for | Somerset County, England |
Seat | Skowhegan |
Largest town | Skowhegan |
Area | |
• Total | 4,094 sq mi (10,600 km2) |
• Land | 3,924 sq mi (10,160 km2) |
• Water | 169 sq mi (440 km2) 4.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,477 |
• Density | 12/sq mi (4.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | somersetcounty-me |
Somerset County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,477.[1] Its county seat is Skowhegan.[2]