There are 37 cities in Hancock County, Maine.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
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Ellsworth | 1 | 8,715 | 8,417 | 0.05% | 110 | 79.3 | City |
Bar Harbor | 2 | 5,296 | 5,102 | 0.38% | 125 | 42.2 | Town |
Bucksport | 3 | 5,027 | 4,949 | 0.22% | 98 | 51.5 | Town |
Blue Hill | 4 | 2,803 | 2,795 | -0.53% | 45 | 62.5 | Town |
Hancock | 5 | 2,501 | 2,467 | -0.28% | 83 | 30.0 | Town |
Orland | 6 | 2,215 | 2,222 | -0.54% | 47 | 47.0 | Town |
Mount Desert | 7 | 2,185 | 2,152 | -0.23% | 59 | 36.9 | Town |
Deer Isle | 8 | 2,126 | 2,191 | -0.42% | 72 | 29.7 | Town |
Southwest Harbor | 9 | 1,837 | 1,751 | 0.71% | 136 | 13.5 | Town |
Lamoine | 10 | 1,788 | 1,719 | 0.68% | 100 | 17.8 | Town |
Gouldsboro | 11 | 1,739 | 1,706 | 0.17% | 38 | 46.3 | Town |
Surry | 12 | 1,669 | 1,633 | -0.12% | 45 | 37.0 | Town |
Dedham | 13 | 1,648 | 1,649 | -0.6% | 42 | 39.3 | Town |
Trenton | 14 | 1,633 | 1,588 | 0.18% | 90 | 18.2 | Town |
Franklin | 15 | 1,622 | 1,567 | 0.93% | 44 | 36.5 | Town |
Tremont | 16 | 1,538 | 1,545 | -0.52% | 91 | 16.8 | Town |
Castine | 17 | 1,360 | 1,318 | 0.22% | 175 | 7.8 | Town |
Sullivan | 18 | 1,250 | 1,219 | -0.48% | 47 | 26.7 | Town |
Sedgwick | 19 | 1,199 | 1,199 | -0.5% | 44 | 27.0 | Town |
Penobscot | 20 | 1,128 | 1,135 | -0.62% | 28 | 39.9 | Town |
Stonington | 21 | 1,049 | 1,054 | -0.57% | 107 | 9.8 | Town |
Brooksville | 22 | 928 | 932 | -0.54% | 30 | 31.1 | Town |
Brooklin | 23 | 824 | 826 | -0.6% | 46 | 17.9 | Town |
Otis | 24 | 668 | 669 | -0.45% | 27 | 24.8 | Town |
Verona Island | 25 | 519 | 507 | 0.78% | 83 | 6.2 | Town |
Mariaville | 26 | 500 | 473 | 1.21% | 13 | 38.7 | Town |
Winter Harbor | 27 | 475 | 462 | 0.21% | 33 | 14.4 | Town |
Eastbrook | 28 | 430 | 425 | -0.23% | 13 | 33.4 | Town |
Swans Island | 29 | 355 | 356 | -0.56% | 29 | 12.4 | Town |
Waltham | 30 | 325 | 332 | -1.22% | 11 | 29.7 | Town |
Sorrento | 31 | 276 | 278 | -0.72% | 69 | 4.0 | Town |
Amherst | 32 | 252 | 247 | 0% | 6 | 39.3 | Town |
Cranberry Isles | 33 | 160 | 161 | -0.62% | 50 | 3.2 | Town |
Aurora | 34 | 93 | 92 | 0% | 2 | 37.7 | Town |
Osborn | 35 | 66 | 66 | 0% | 2 | 35.2 | Town |
Great Pond | 36 | 62 | 62 | 0% | 2 | 37.8 | Town |
Frenchboro | 37 | 30 | 30 | 0% | 6 | 4.8 | Town |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Ellsworth is the largest city in Hancock County.
Frenchboro is the smallest city in Hancock County.
There are 37 cities in Hancock County, Maine.