Hancock County /

Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 54,418. Its county seat is Ellsworth. It was incorporated on June 25, 1789. Hancock County was named for John Hancock, the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 2,351.03 square miles (6,089.1 km), of which 1,587.70 square miles (4,112.1 km) (or 67.53%) is land and 763.33 square miles (1,977.0 km) (or 32.47%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 51,791 people, 21,864 households, and 14,233 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 33,945 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest ancestry groups in Hancock County, Maine according to Census 2000 are: 96.8% spoke English, 1.5% French and 1.0% Spanish as their first language. There were 21,864