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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)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Aurora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Aurora is located in Hancock County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
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  • 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)
    • Castine is located in Hancock County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
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    • Central Hancock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Hancock is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • 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)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Dedham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dedham is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
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    • 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)
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      • 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)
      • Franklin is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
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    • 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)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hancock is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
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    • Lamoine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lamoine is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
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    • Mariaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • 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)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Orland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Orland is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
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    • Osborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Osborn is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Otis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • 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)
      • Sedgwick is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
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    • 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)
      • Sullivan is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
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    • Surry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Surry is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
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    • 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)
      • Trenton is located in Hancock County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
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    • 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)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Winter Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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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.