Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County Court House, Ellsworth
administration
US state :	Maine
Administrative headquarters :	Ellsworth
Foundation :
Demographics
Residents :	54,418  (2010)
Population density :	13.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	6089 km²
Water surface :	1977 km²
map
Website : www.co.hancock.me.us

Hancock County is a county in the state of Maine in the United States . The county seat, Shire Town of the county is in Ellsworth . The county is named after John Hancock .

geography

According to the US Census Bureau , the county has a total area of ​​6,089 square kilometers. 1977 square kilometers, corresponding to 32.47 percent, are water areas. The county is bordered clockwise by the counties: Penobscot County , Washington County, and Waldo County .

Parts of the county's rocky coast have been developed for tourism since 1916 through the Acadia National Park (originally Sieur de Monts National Monument , later named Lafayette National Park ).

history

Two of the county's sites have National Historic Landmark status due to their historical significance , the Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House and the Pentagoet Archeological District . A total of 125 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 11, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	9549		-
1800	16,358		71.3%
1810	30,031		83.6%
1820	31,290		4.2%
1830	24,336		-22.2%
1840	28,605		17.5%
1850	34,372		20.2%
1860	37,757		9.8%
1870	36,495		-3.3%
1880	38.129		4.5%
1890	37,312		-2.1%
1900	37.241		-0.2%
1910	35,575		-4.5%
1920	30,361		-14.7%
1930	30,721		1.2%
1940	32,422		5.5%
1950	32,105		-1 %
1960	32,293		0.6%
1970	34,590		7.1%
1980	41,781		20.8%
1990	46,948		12.4%
2000	51,791		10.3%
2010	54,418		5.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Hancock County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Sunset on the beach at Hancock Point

Mount Desert Island Beach

The county had 51,791 people as of the 2000 census . There were 21,864 households and 14,233 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.61% White, 0.25% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% other races Groups; 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.65% of the population.

Of the 21,864 households, 28.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.50% were married couples living together, 8.10% were single mothers. 34.90% were not families. 27.90% were single households and 11.60% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.30% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,811 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,216. Males had a median income of $ 30,461 versus $ 22,647 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,809. 10.20% of the population and 7.00% of families are below the poverty line. 11.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.50% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

Hancock County is divided into 36 towns and one city, most of which are self-governing. In addition, there are four sparsely populated areas (unorganized territories) that are not subject to any state administration. They are listed in a separate table below.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Amherst	town	265	102.6	101.8	2.6	February 5, 1831
Aurora	town	114	101.7	97.5	1.2	February 1, 1831
Bar Harbor	town	5,235	1,635	1,094	479	February 23, 1769
Blue Hill	town	2,686	224.2	161.8	12.0	February 2, 1789
Brooklin	town	824	108.7	46.4	17.8	June 9, 1849
Brooksville	town	934	132.3	80.6	11.6	June 13, 1817
Bucksport	town	4,924	146.4	133.5	36.9	June 27, 1792
Castine	town	1,366	51.8	20.2	67.8	1796
Cranberry Isles	town	141	118.0	109.8	1.3	March 16, 1830
Dedham	town	1,681	114.9	101.9	16.5	July 2, 1827
Deer Isle	town	1,975	320.3	77.0	25.7	February 2, 1789
Eastbrook	town	423	97.5	86.4	4.9	February 8, 1873
Ellsworth	City	7,741	243.3	205.3	37.7	February 26, 1800	Shire Town of the County
Franklin	town	1,043	107.3	94.4	11.1	January 24, 1825
Frenchboro	town	61	229.0	12.5	4.9	1979
Gouldsboro	town	1,737	256.4	119.6	14.5	February 16, 1789
Great Pond	town	58	103.3	97.8	0.6	April 1, 1981
Hancock	town	2,394	100.7	77.8	30.8	February 21, 1828
Lamoine	town	1,602	64.9	46.9	34.7	February 11, 1870
Mariaville	town	416	1,213	1.002	415	February 29, 1836
Mount Desert	town	2,053	142.1	95.5	21.5	February 17, 1789
Orland	town	2,225	136.9	121.8	18.3	February 21, 1800
Osborn	town	67	98.5	91.2	0.7	February 11, 1876
Otis	town	672	74.0	64.2	10.5	March 19, 1835
Penobscot	town	1,263	120.6	103.3	12.2	February 23, 1787
Sedgwick	town	1,196	80.5	69.9	17.1	January 14, 1789
Sorrento	town	274	36.6	10.3	26.6	March 3, 1895
Southwest Harbor	town	1,764	58.8	35.0	50.4	February 21, 1905
Stonington	town	1,043	98.0	25.4	41.1	February 18, 1897
Sullivan	town	1,236	76.7	69.1	17.9	February 16, 1789
Surry	town	1,119	132.4	95.8	11.7	June 21, 1803
Swans Island	town	332	2,093	322	103	March 26, 1897
Tremont	town	1,563	135.6	43.6	35.8	June 3, 1848
Trenton	town	1,481	73.5	47.1	33.6	February 16, 1789
Verona Island	town	544	22.7	16.2	33.6	February 18, 1861
Waltham	town	353	85.2	76.9	4.6	January 29, 1833
Winter Harbor	town	516	179.0	37.2	13.9	February 21, 1895

Unorganized Territory

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Central Hancock	unorganized	117	41.6	39.5	3.0
East Hancock	unorganized	94	1,244.8	1,147.8	0.1
Marshall Island	unorganized	0	14.1	4.1	0.0
Northwest Hancock	unorganized	2	106.1	105.9	0.0

Unincorporated areas

Bass Harbor Bernard Corea

Hull's Cove Islesford Manset

Minturn Northeast Harbor Prospect Harbor

Salisbury Cove Seal Cove Seal Harbor

Census-designated placees

• Bar Harbor (CDP) (2552)
• Blue Hill (CDP) (943)
• Bucksport (CDP) (2885)
• Castine (CDP) (1029)
• Southwest Harbor (CDP) (720)
• Winter Harbor (CDP) (426)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 581290. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maine . National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder

Web links

Commons : Hancock County (Maine)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Acadia National Park homepage

Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ′  N , 68 ° 22 ′  W