Somerset County, Maine

Somerset County
Somerset County
County
	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
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1809
Named after	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.org

Somerset County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,477.^[1] Its county seat is Skowhegan.^[2]

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Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1810	12,910		—
1820	21,787		68.8%
1830	35,787		64.3%
1840	33,912		−5.2%
1850	35,581		4.9%
1860	36,753		3.3%
1870	34,611		−5.8%
1880	32,333		−6.6%
1890	32,627		0.9%
1900	33,849		3.7%
1910	36,301		7.2%
1920	37,171		2.4%
1930	39,111		5.2%
1940	38,245		−2.2%
1950	39,785		4.0%
1960	39,749		−0.1%
1970	40,597		2.1%
1980	45,028		10.9%
1990	49,767		10.5%
2000	50,888		2.3%
2010	52,228		2.6%
2020	50,477		−3.4%
2023 (est.)	51,302	^[6]	1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790–1960^[8] 1900–1990^[9] 1990–2000^[10] 2010–2016^[11]

Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024^[18]
	Republican	12,893	40.27%
	Unenrolled	9,415	29.41%
	Democratic	7,936	24.79%
	Green Independent	1,319	4.12%
	No Labels	338	1.06%
	Libertarian	114	0.36%
Total		32,015	100%

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
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#B0CEFF"}]]}">2008	#FFB6B6"}]]}">11,867	#FFB6B6"}]]}">46.07%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">13,335	#B0CEFF"}]]}">51.77%	556	2.16%
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#B0CEFF"}]]}">1996	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,247	#FFB6B6"}]]}">27.03%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">11,773	#B0CEFF"}]]}">50.94%	5,091	22.03%
1992	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,780	#FFB6B6"}]]}">25.66%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">9,274	#B0CEFF"}]]}">35.10%	10,370	39.24%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1988	#FFB6B6"}]]}">11,430	#FFB6B6"}]]}">56.58%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">8,603	#B0CEFF"}]]}">42.59%	168	0.83%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1984	#FFB6B6"}]]}">13,010	#FFB6B6"}]]}">62.64%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">7,657	#B0CEFF"}]]}">36.86%	104	0.50%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1980	#FFB6B6"}]]}">9,286	#FFB6B6"}]]}">47.59%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">8,115	#B0CEFF"}]]}">41.59%	2,112	10.82%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1976	#FFB6B6"}]]}">8,868	#FFB6B6"}]]}">46.76%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">9,465	#B0CEFF"}]]}">49.91%	633	3.34%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1972	#FFB6B6"}]]}">10,079	#FFB6B6"}]]}">62.97%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,921	#B0CEFF"}]]}">36.99%	5	0.03%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1968	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,720	#FFB6B6"}]]}">43.76%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">8,312	#B0CEFF"}]]}">54.13%	324	2.11%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1964	#FFB6B6"}]]}">4,541	#FFB6B6"}]]}">29.77%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">10,694	#B0CEFF"}]]}">70.11%	18	0.12%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1960	#FFB6B6"}]]}">10,142	#FFB6B6"}]]}">59.32%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,956	#B0CEFF"}]]}">40.68%	0	0.00%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1956	#FFB6B6"}]]}">10,471	#FFB6B6"}]]}">71.77%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,119	#B0CEFF"}]]}">28.23%	0	0.00%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1952	#FFB6B6"}]]}">9,805	#FFB6B6"}]]}">66.93%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,815	#B0CEFF"}]]}">32.87%	29	0.20%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1948	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,301	#FFB6B6"}]]}">60.48%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,034	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.72%	83	0.80%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1944	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,167	#FFB6B6"}]]}">57.23%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,331	#B0CEFF"}]]}">42.57%	25	0.20%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1940	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,526	#FFB6B6"}]]}">53.42%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,534	#B0CEFF"}]]}">46.38%	28	0.20%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1936	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,558	#FFB6B6"}]]}">56.91%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,282	#B0CEFF"}]]}">39.77%	441	3.32%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1932	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,144	#FFB6B6"}]]}">53.07%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,040	#B0CEFF"}]]}">44.87%	277	2.06%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1928	#FFB6B6"}]]}">8,055	#FFB6B6"}]]}">70.62%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">3,251	#B0CEFF"}]]}">28.50%	100	0.88%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1924	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,855	#FFB6B6"}]]}">73.83%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,822	#B0CEFF"}]]}">19.62%	608	6.55%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1920	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,533	#FFB6B6"}]]}">68.11%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,770	#B0CEFF"}]]}">28.88%	289	3.01%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1916	#FFB6B6"}]]}">3,567	#FFB6B6"}]]}">51.24%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">3,134	#B0CEFF"}]]}">45.02%	260	3.74%
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Somerset County, Maine

History

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Demographics

2000 census

2010 census

Government and politics

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Education

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