The Town of Knox, a small rural community set among rolling hills and farmland, is named for General Henry Knox, the first United States Secretary of War. Situated on the northeastern corner of the Eastern Mid-Coast region the town is thirteen miles from Belfast, thirty-six miles from Bangor, forty miles from Rockland and thirty-eight miles from Augusta, which is the state capitol.

As of the 2010 census, there were eight hundred and six people, three hundred and sixty households and two hundred and eight families residing in the town.

Knox Town Office
10 Abbott Road
Knox, Maine 04986

Office Hours
Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Last Saturday of the Month: 9 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

Contact Information:
Phone: (207) 568-3907
Fax: (207) 568-3927

Or click on the link below and email us:
Knoxme@uninets.net

What's new in Knox.

Starting Wednesday, September 19, 2018 the Town Office will temporarily only be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. Please note that registrations for new vehicles will not be able to be processed at the town office. Please go to either the Freedom Town Office or the Thorndike Town Office. Vehicles over 25,000 lbs. will have to be done at the Freedom Town Office until further notice.

There are two job openings in the town office. Please click on the link to see the job descriptions.

Job Information

Please note that there has been a change on items that can be recycled. Click on the link below for information.

Recycle Information

The Selectmen are looking for volunteers for the following postions:

Cemetery Committee

Planning Board

Alternate representative for the Regional Recycling Committee

Committee members for the Bicentennial Committee. The Town of Knox will be 200 years old in 2019 and committee members will be instrumental in planning a celebration.