Augusta, Maine

About Augusta

Augusta, ME is a close-knit town located in central Maine, home to 19,168 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 10th largest city in Maine.

Officially, Augusta is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 55.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 348 residents per square mile.

📰 Augusta News Today

• Maine’s Annual Hire-A-Vet Campaign Returns to Augusta Thursday WABI · Aug 18
• Maine IV therapy business pushes back against new rules that could force closures newscentermaine.com · Aug 18
• Can you swim along Augusta’s public riverfront without city permission? | Fact brief centralmaine.com · Aug 18
• Smush Has to Change Its Name — What Should It Be? 92 Moose · Aug 18
• Democrats hold hearing in Maine on deadly ICE shooting in Biddeford NBC Boston · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Augusta Unique

• A top-25 city in Maine by population (#10 of 23 incorporated places).
• One of 10 places in the US named Augusta — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
• Home to 4.9% of Maine's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,168.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Augusta

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Augusta

• Antigoni's Pizza — pizza
• Cushnoc Brewing Company Taproom — pizza
• El Agave's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Emily's
• Great Wall Buffet — chinese
• IHOP — breakfast
• Rebecca's Place — american
• Riverfront Barbeque & Grille — barbecue
• Sand Hill Bagel — bagel
• State Lunch — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Demolition Derby Pit · Attraction
• Old Fort Western · Museum
• Kiddie Land · Attraction
• Klahr Center · Museum
• Midway Area · Attraction
• POP-UP 265 · Art gallery
• Windsor Fair Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Augusta

• Augusta Nature Education Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Viles Arboretum · Garden reviews ★
• Windsor Fairgrounds reviews ★
• "Pete" Gagne Memorial Sports Fields reviews ★
• Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area North · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Annie Sturgis Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Augusta Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Bicentennial Nature Park reviews ★
• Bond Brook Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Calumet Park reviews ★
• Coburn Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Augusta

• Capital Area Technical Center
• Cony
• Cony Middle School
• Farrington School
• James H Bean School
• Lillian Parks Hussey School
• Lincoln School
• Maine Arts Academy School
• Maine Virtual Academy
• Somerville Elementary School
• Sylvio J Gilbert School
• Windsor Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Maine General Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Togus Va Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Riverview Psychiatric Center · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Augusta

🏘️ Nearby Communities