Knox County, Maine

Knox County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 39,618. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,958 (1,142 ). 947 km² (366 sq mi) of it is land and 2,011 km² (776 sq mi) of it (67.98%) is water. It was originally part of the.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,618 people, 16,608 households, and 10,728 families residing in the county. The was 42/km² (108/sq mi). There were 21,612 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (59/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28%, 0.24% or , 0.22% , 0.36% , 0.01% , 0.12% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were or  of any race. 25.4% were of, 12.2% , 11.7% or American, 7.5%  and 5.7%  ancestry according to. 97.1% spoke and 1.5%  as their first language.

There were 16,608 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,774, and the median income for a family was $43,819. Males had a median income of $30,704 versus $22,382 for females. The for the county was $19,981. About 6.40% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Unorganized Territories

 * Mussel Ridge Islands
 * Mussel Ridge Islands