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Place Name
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Cumberland County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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PORTLAND
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Population
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243,135 (1990)
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Location
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Maine, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°51'N
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Longitude
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70°20'W
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Cumberland
, county (
1,217 sq mi/3,152 sq km; 1990
pop. 243,135), SW Maine, most densely populated in state;
Portland; 43°51'N 70°20'W. Mfg. (paper and wood prods.,
apparel, furniture, textiles); dairying. Casco Bay and Sebago
L.-Long L. area are resort centers. Rivers: Fore (harbor of Portland),
Presumpscot (water power), Nonesuch, Royal, Stroudwater. Formed 1760.
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