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Welcome to Knox County ...

Time Zone: Knox County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Rockland is the Seat for Knox County.

Knox County was founded in 1860. Knox was created by taking area from Lincoln and Waldo Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Knox had a population of 39,772 people. This is an increase of 0.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,730 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knox represented 2.99% of the total population of Maine.

Below are some of the communities located in Knox County:

  • Appleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden is located in Knox County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
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  • Criehaven
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Criehaven is located in Knox County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Cushing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hope is located in Knox County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
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  • Isle Au Haut
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Matinicus Isle Plantation
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Matinicus Isle Plantation is located in Knox County (ME)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
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    • Muscle Ridge Islands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Muscle Ridge Islands is located in Knox County (ME)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 6 people
    • North Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Owls Head
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • South Thomaston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thomaston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Knox County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
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    • Vinalhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Knox County (ME)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
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    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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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.
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