The City of Rockland is the County Seat, hosting the county government, courthouse, and the county jail. In 2010, Knox County’s population represented 3.1% of the state’s total, with a census count of 39,736, a 0.3% increase over 2000.
People QuickFacts (updated November 4, 2010)
Knox County
Maine
Population, 2009 estimate
40,801
1,318,301
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009
3.0%
3.4%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000
39,618
1,274,915
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009
5.0%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009
19.0%
20.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009
18.9%
15.6%
Female persons, percent, 2009
50.6%
51.2%
White persons, percent, 2009 (a)
97.9%
96.1%
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a)
0.4%
1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a)
0.3%
0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a)
0.5%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a)
Z
Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009
0.9%
1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b)
1.1%
1.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009
96.9%
94.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
59.5%
59.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
2.1%
2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
3.4%
7.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
87.5%
85.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
26.2%
22.9%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
6,329
237,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
18.9
22.7
Housing units, 2009
23,535
704,578
Homeownership rate, 2000
74.0%
71.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
14.1%
20.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
F
0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
F
0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
F
S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
F
0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002
19.0%
24.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
218,905
13,851,915
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
177,099
10,371,084
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)
490,405
16,053,515
Retail sales per capita, 2002
$12,103
$12,370
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
82,034
2,045,841
Building permits, 2009
105
3,1211
Federal spending, 2008
306,088
11,974,3611
Geography QuickFacts
Knox County
Maine
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
365.67
30,861.55
Persons per square mile, 2000
108.2
41.3
FIPS Code
013
23
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area: Rockland, ME Micro Area
1: Includes data not distributed by county. (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information F: Fewer than 100 firms FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards X: Not applicable Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
Source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23/23013.html (accessed April 29, 2011)