Belgrade is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

[2] However, its population approximately doubles during the summer months[citation needed] as part-year residents return to seasonal camps on the shores of Great Pond, Long Pond and Messalonskee Lake.

It is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.

The land was originally owned by the Plymouth Company, from which inhabitants obtained their titles.

Called Washington Plantation, it was first settled in 1774 by Philip Snow from New Hampshire.

The surface of the town is uneven, much of it covered by water in the form of a connected chain of lakes.

With the arrival of the railroad, Belgrade developed into a tourist resort of fishing, boating and lakeside cottages.

It borders the towns of Smithfield to the northeast, Oakland and Sidney to the east, Manchester and Readfield to the south, Mount Vernon to the southwest, and Rome to the northwest.

933 of the housing units, or 42.4%, were vacant as of Census Day (April 1), 818 of which were used for seasonal or vacation purposes.

Belgrade is largely a commuter town and relies on tourism in the summer.