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Welcome to Hancock County ...
Time Zone: Hancock County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Ellsworth is the Seat for Hancock County.
Hancock County was founded in 1790.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hancock had a population of 54,987 people. This is an increase of 1.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 54,350 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hancock represented 4.09% of the total population of Maine.
Below are some of the communities located in Hancock County:
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bar Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Castine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Central Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Hancock is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Cranberry Isles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Hancock
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hancock is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Eastbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gouldsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Great Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamoine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mariaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Mount Desert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northwest Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest Hancock is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Orland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Penobscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southwest Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stonington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Surry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Surry is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <2>
- Swans Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Waltham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Winter Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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