Town of Rockport, Maine

Rockport
(Knox County)

Rockville
(Knox County)

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The Town of Rockport is located in Knox County.

Rockport is 60 feet [18.29 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Rockport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Massachusetts has a community that is also named Rockport.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Rockport had a population of 3,209 people ^<2> (or 8.09% of the total population of Knox County). The population of Rockport represented 0.25% of the total of Maine, making it the state's 107th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Rockport had a population of 3,518 people. This is an increase of 9.63% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Rockport.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	3,518	+9.63%	+0.29% since 2007
2007	3,508	+9.32%	-0.26% since 2006
2006	3,517	+9.6%	+1.09% since 2005
2005	3,479	+8.41%
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2000	3,209	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Belfast	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	6,721	5.33% increase
Deer Isle	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,905	1.55% increase
Lincolnville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,187	7.1% increase
Nobleboro	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,657	1.91% increase
Owls Head	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,632	1.94% increase
Saint George	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,693	4.38% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Rockport.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockport - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rockport. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rockport and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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