York County, Maine
York County: County in Maine, United States
About
York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2010 census, the population was 197,131 and a population density of 155 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 209,066 inhabitants. Its county seat is Alfred. The county was created 389 years ago in 1635.
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Quick Facts about York County
Population : | 209,066 (2020) |
Country : | United States of America |
State : | Maine (United States) |
Different from : | York County, York County, York County, York County |
Area : | 1270 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 22% |
Land as percent of area : | 78% |
Named for : | York |
Capital : | Alfred |
Establishment : | January 01, 1636 |
Time Zone : | America/New_York |
Local time : | 2/12/2025 - 10:39:43 AM |
Density : | 165 Pop. per km² as of 2020 |
Population growth : | 5.71% (2010-2020) |
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Geography
York County is located at 43°25'45"N 70°40'13"W (43.4292300, -70.6701500). It has 5 neighbors: Carroll County, Cumberland County, Oxford County, Rockingham County and Strafford County.
York County map
The largest city of York County is Biddeford with a population of 21,500. Other cities include, Sanford population 21,253, Saco population 20,121, York Beach population 12,854 and Wells Beach Station population 10,162. See all York County cities & populated places.
York County Populated Places (more)
Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in York County.
City Name | Population | Title |
---|---|---|
Biddeford | 21,500 | City in York County, Maine |
Sanford | 21,253 | City in York County, Maine, United States |
Saco | 20,121 | City in York County, Maine |
York Beach | 12,854 | Unincorporated community in Maine |
Kennebunk | 11,706 | Town in Maine |
Wells | 10,819 | Town in York County, Maine, United States |
Wells Beach Station | 10,162 | City in York County, Maine, United States of America |
Kittery | 9,876 | Town in Maine |
Old Orchard Beach | 9,095 | Town and census-designated place in York County, Maine, United States |
Buxton | 8,368 | Town in Maine, United States |
Waterboro | 8,007 | Town in Maine |
Berwick | 7,996 | Town in Maine |
South Berwick | 7,613 | Town in Maine |
Eliot | 7,115 | Town in Maine |
Lebanon | 6,435 | Town in Maine |
North Berwick | 4,745 | Town in East Lothian, Scotland |
- Official Website
Official website of York County
York County has 5 neighbours.
- Carroll County county in New Hampshire, United States
- Cumberland County county in Maine, United States
- Oxford County county in Maine, United States
- Rockingham County county in New Hampshire, United States
- Strafford County county in New Hampshire, United States
- Old Orchard Beach
- Acton
- Hollis
- Kennebunk
- Kittery
- Sanford
- Dayton
- Limington
- Shapleigh
- North Berwick
- Waterboro
- Ogunquit
- South Berwick
- Kennebunkport
- Biddeford
- Arundel
- Saco
- Lebanon
- York
- Wells
- Eliot
- Cornish
- Buxton
- Lyman
- Newfield
- Limerick
- Alfred
- Parsonsfield
- Berwick
Demographics
The population of York County increased by 5.71% in 10 years.
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
2010 | 197,131 | - | census |
2011 | 198,240 | 0.56% | estimation process |
2012 | 198,872 | 0.32% | estimation process |
2013 | 199,429 | 0.28% | estimation process |
2014 | 200,827 | 0.7% | estimation process |
2015 | 201,223 | 0.2% | estimation process |
2016 | 202,565 | 0.66% | estimation process |
2017 | 204,282 | 0.84% | estimation process |
2018 | 205,869 | 0.77% | estimation process |
2019 | 207,641 | 0.85% | estimation process |
2020 | 209,066 | 0.68% | estimation process |
People born in York County (8)
People born in York County, including novelist, short story writer and poet Sarah Orne Jewett, politician Frank Swett Black, politician Hugh McCulloch, .
List
- Mark H. Dunnell (Union Army officer, politician (1823-1904)) he was born in 02/07/1823
- John Goodwin Lyman (Canadian artist (1886-1967)) he was born in 29/09/1886
- Dorothy Walker Bush (American politician) she was born in 01/07/1901
- Charles Wesley Tuttle he was born in 01/11/1829
- Levi Ham (American physician and politician) he was born in 16/11/1805
Other places with the same name (5)
- York County , Pennsylvania county in Maine, United States with a population of 450,448 people.
- York County , South Carolina county in South Carolina, United States with a population of 289,105 people.
- York County , Virginia county in Virginia, United States with a population of 69,199 people.
- York County , Nebraska county in Nebraska, United States with a population of 13,511 people.
Maine Other Counties (more counties)
County Name | Population | Title |
---|---|---|
City of Portland | 653,115 | The twenty-eighth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Portland metropolitan area. |
Cumberland County | 298,111 | County in Maine, United States |
Penobscot County | 151,655 | County in Maine, United States of America |
Kennebec County | 122,955 | County in Maine, United States |
Androscoggin County | 108,547 | County in Maine, United States |
Aroostook County | 66,804 | County in Maine, United States |
Portland | 66,803 | The most populous city in Cumberland County, Maine. |
Oxford County | 58,132 | County in Maine, United States |
Hancock County | 55,088 | County in Maine, United States |
Somerset County | 50,635 | County in Maine, United States |
Knox County | 39,951 | County in Maine, United States |
Waldo County | 39,923 | County in Maine, United States |
Lewiston | 36,226 | City in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States |
Sagadahoc County | 36,044 | County in Maine, United States |
Lincoln County | 34,775 | County in Maine, United States |
Bangor | 31,998 | City in Penobscot County, Maine, USA |