Editing Cumberland County, Maine (section)

==Government==
[[File:Cumberland County Courthouse 5.JPG|thumb|Cumberland County courthouse in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], the county seat]]
Cumberland County is represented by county commissioners and the daily operations are run by a county manager. The county has several responsibilities, including running a Sheriff's department, the [[Cumberland County Jail]], and a county court system. Cumberland County also has its own treasury department, emergency management agency and also has a district attorney office. The county also has a stake in the [[Cross Insurance Arena]] (formerly called the Cumberland County Civic Center), as well as programs in local economic development and tourism.

Cumberland County is divided into five districts of approximate equal population, each of which elects one county commissioner. The [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff]] is elected countywide and runs the Cumberland County Sheriff's office and the Cumberland County Jail.