United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties
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United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties are the official county-level administrative and statistical divisions of the state of Maine used for governance, data collection, and demographic analysis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3483435 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties Context triple: [Hancock County, Maine, isPartOf, United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties]
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A.
County of Maine
The County of Maine was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a key strategic possession contested by the counts of Anjou and the Norman and English kings.
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B.
Government of Maine
The Government of Maine is the state’s central governing authority, encompassing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer public policy and services across Maine.
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C.
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is the state agency responsible for overseeing public health, social services, and welfare programs for residents of Maine.
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D.
Knox County, Maine
Knox County, Maine is a coastal county in midcoast Maine known for its historic seafaring communities, islands, and the city of Rockland as its county seat.
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E.
Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County, Maine is a coastal county in the state of Maine known for its mix of rural communities, small towns, and access to Penobscot Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties Target entity description: United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties are the official county-level administrative and statistical divisions of the state of Maine used for governance, data collection, and demographic analysis.
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A.
County of Maine
The County of Maine was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a key strategic possession contested by the counts of Anjou and the Norman and English kings.
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B.
Government of Maine
The Government of Maine is the state’s central governing authority, encompassing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer public policy and services across Maine.
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C.
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is the state agency responsible for overseeing public health, social services, and welfare programs for residents of Maine.
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D.
Knox County, Maine
Knox County, Maine is a coastal county in midcoast Maine known for its historic seafaring communities, islands, and the city of Rockland as its county seat.
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E.
Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County, Maine is a coastal county in the state of Maine known for its mix of rural communities, small towns, and access to Penobscot Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county-level administrative division
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statistical geographic unit ⓘ subdivision of Maine ⓘ |
| adminLevel | county ⓘ |
| alignWith | Maine’s legally established counties ⓘ |
| areBasisFor | county-equivalent statistics in Maine ⓘ |
| areUsedBy |
federal agencies
ⓘ
local governments in Maine ⓘ researchers and demographers ⓘ state agencies of Maine ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Information Processing Standards
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataMaintainedBy | United States Census Bureau Geography Division ⓘ |
| dataPublishedIn |
Census Bureau Gazetteer files
ⓘ
TIGER/Line Shapefiles ⓘ
linked to:
ESRI Shapefile
|
| governingLaw | Maine state law ⓘ |
| granularity | first-level subdivision below state in Maine ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | legally defined county boundary ⓘ |
| hasCodeSystem | FIPS county code ⓘ |
| haveAttribute |
FIPS code
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land area ⓘ name ⓘ population ⓘ population density ⓘ water area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
state of Maine
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
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| partOf |
New England region
ⓘ
linked to:
New England
|
| subdivisionOf | Maine local government structure ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference geography for census tracts in Maine
ⓘ
reference geography for county subdivisions in Maine ⓘ reference geography for places in Maine ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Census Bureau
ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of the Census
|
| usedFor |
allocation of federal funds
ⓘ
data collection ⓘ demographic analysis ⓘ education statistics ⓘ environmental analysis ⓘ geospatial analysis ⓘ governance ⓘ health statistics ⓘ public policy planning ⓘ statistical reporting ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ |
| usedIn |
American Community Survey
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decennial United States census ⓘ economic census ⓘ population estimates program ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties Description of subject: United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties are the official county-level administrative and statistical divisions of the state of Maine used for governance, data collection, and demographic analysis.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.