Augusta, Maine

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The city of Augusta is located in Kennebec County. It is the county seat and the capital of Maine.

Augusta is 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Augusta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Augusta can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Augusta had a population of 18,560 people^<2> (or 15.83% of the total population of Kennebec County). The population of Augusta represented 1.46% of the total of Maine, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Augusta had a population of 18,282 people. This is a decrease of 1.5% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Augusta.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	China	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,431	7.92% increase
	Gardiner	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	6,100	1.58% decrease
	Monmouth	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,855	1.85% increase
	Oakland	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,184	3.78% increase
	Richmond	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,415	3.55% increase
	Sidney	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,008	14.06% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Augusta.

Websites for Augusta

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The Commemorative Quarter for Maine<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Augusta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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