Hancock County

Summary

Hancock County is a county of Maine^[1]. It draws 632 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hancock County is located in Maine^[3].
• Hancock County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Hancock County is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Hancock County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[6].
• Hancock County's capital is recorded as Ellsworth^[7].
• Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Penobscot County^[8].
• Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County^[9].
• Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Waldo County^[10].
• Hancock County's shares border with is recorded as Knox County^[11].
• John Hancock is named after Hancock County^[12].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amherst^[13].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aurora^[14].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bar Harbor^[15].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blue Hill^[16].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brooklin^[17].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brooksville^[18].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bucksport^[19].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Castine^[20].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Hancock^[21].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cranberry Isles^[22].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dedham^[23].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Deer Isle^[24].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eastbrook^[25].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Hancock^[26].
• Hancock County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ellsworth^[27].

Body

Geography

Hancock County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Maine^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. It is part of Down East^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+54418'}^[29], {'amount': '+54347'}^[30], {'amount': '+54530'}^[31], {'amount': '+54566'}^[32], {'amount': '+54845'}^[33], and {'amount': '+54659'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Hancock County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine^[6].

History and Context

1790 marks the founding of Hancock County^[35]. John Hancock is named after it^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hancock County include it-Bar Harbor Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Hancock County draws 632 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include it-Bar Harbor Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].