Rockport, Maine Rockport, Maine Location in Knox County and the state of Maine.
Location in Knox County and the state of Maine.
State Maine Rockport is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
In 1852, the people of Goose River voted to change their village's name to Rockport for its rocky terrain. On February 25, 1891, Rockport officially split from Camden because of a dispute over the cost of constructing a bridge.
The town of Rockport was born and from Camden it took half the population, three quarters of the land, and most importantly the profitable lime and ice industries.
Rockport has a longstanding reputation as an artists' community, with notable artists and art establishments playing a momentous part in the town's economic and civil life.
Mary Louise Curtis Bok, central to beginning both Bay Chamber Concerts and the Curtis Institute, was one of the biggest landowners in Rockport.
Mary Lea Park, adjoining to the Rockport Opera House, is titled in honor of both her and Rockport resident and violinist Lea Luboshutz. Rockport was the home of Andre the Seal, a seal adopted by the Goodridge family in the 1961, and who was a momentous tourist attraction in Rockport Harbor until his death in 1986.
A statue of Andre sits beside the harbor in his honor. Rockport is also known for its Belted Galloway cattle.
Film The Man Without a Face, starring Mel Gibson, Universal's 1995 film Casper and Miramax's 2001 film In the Bedroom were filmed in Rockport.
In 2008, Forbes periodical placed Rockport at the top of its list of the prettiest suburbs in America. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 33.34 square miles (86.35 km2), of which, 21.64 square miles (56.05 km2) of it is territory and 11.70 square miles (30.30 km2) is water. Drained by Varnah Brook and Goose River, Rockport is positioned beside Penobscot Bay and the Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Rockport has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,330 citizens , 1,422 homeholds, and 967 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 153.9 inhabitants per square mile (59.4/km2).
There were 1,956 housing units at an average density of 90.4 per square mile (34.9/km2).
There were 1,422 homeholds of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families.
In the 2000 census, there were 3,209 citizens , 1,373 homeholds and 918 families in the town.
The populace density was 147.8 per square mile (57.1/km ).
There were 1,677 housing units at an average density of 77.2 per square mile (29.8/km ).
There were 1,373 homeholds, of which 29.6% had kids under 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $47,155, and the median for a family $56,068.
Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970).
(1886), Gazetteer of the state of Maine.
Marine Life Series: Andre the Harbor Seal Forbes: "America's Prettiest Towns" Climate Summary for Rockport, Maine "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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