Knox County, ME

Knox County, Maine
Knox County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Maine
Maine's location in the U.S.
Founded	April 1, 1860
Named for	Henry Knox
Seat	Rockland
Largest city	Rockland
Area
• Total	1,144 sq mi (2,963 km2)
• Land	365 sq mi (945 km2)
• Water	779 sq mi (2,018 km2), 68%
Population
• (2010)	39,736
• Density	109/sq mi (42/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.knoxcountymaine.gov

Knox County is a county located in the state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,736. Its county seat is Rockland. The county is named for American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806. The county was established on April 1, 1860, and is the most recent county to be created in Maine. It was carved from parts of Waldo and Lincoln counties. The Union Fair, started in 1868, began as the efforts of the North Knox Agricultural and Horticultural Society.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,144 square miles (2,960 km²), of which 365 square miles (950 km²) is land and 779 square miles (2,020 km²) (68%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Maine by land area. It was originally part of the Waldo Patent.

As of the census of 2000, there were 39,618 people, 16,608 households, and 10,728 families residing in the county. The population density was 108 people per square mile (42/km²). There were 21,612 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile (23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.4% were of English, 12.2% Irish, 11.7% United States or American, 7.5% German and 5.7% French ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.1% spoke English and 1.5% French as their first language.