Knox County

Summary

Knox County is a county of Maine^[1]. It draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #11 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Knox County is located in Maine^[3].
• Knox County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Knox County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[5].
• Knox County's capital is recorded as Rockland^[6].
• Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Waldo County^[7].
• Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Hancock County^[8].
• Knox County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County^[9].
• Henry Knox is named after Knox County^[10].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Appleton^[11].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Camden^[12].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Criehaven Township^[13].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cushing^[14].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Friendship^[15].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hope^[16].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isle au Haut^[17].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Matinicus Isle^[18].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Muscle Ridge Township^[19].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Haven^[20].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Owls Head^[21].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockland^[22].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockport^[23].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as St. George^[24].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Thomaston^[25].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Thomaston^[26].
• Knox County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Union^[27].

Body

Geography

Knox County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Maine^[3]. It is part of Mid Coast^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Knox County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2958'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+39736'}^[30], {'amount': '+39707'}^[31], {'amount': '+39683'}^[32], {'amount': '+39606'}^[33], {'amount': '+39550'}^[34], and {'amount': '+39855'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Knox County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[5].

History and Context

1860 marks the founding of Knox County^[36]. Henry Knox is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Knox County draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #11 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]