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.

See the Community Calendar page for information on the collection of Obsolete Pesticides.

Fall schedule of Rabies Clinics sponsored by the Waldo County Humane Society.

All clinics are free of charge for Waldo County residents.

September 10^th
Burnham Municipal Building
247 Horseback Road, Burnham

October 22^nd
Brooks Fire Station, Brooks

November 5^th
Liberty Community Center, Liberty

The Selectmen would like to remind Knox residents that trash bags put out for curbside pickup have a weight limit of 50 pounds per bag. This stipulation is in the town's contract with Sullivan's Waste Disposal.

On Saturday June 4th, the selectmen presented the Boston Post Cane and a plaque to Walter Russell Roberts. Russell is now the oldest citizen of Knox.

The Town is looking for a volunteer to serve on the Cemetery Committee. If you are interested please contact the town office for more information.

The Town is also looking for someone to serve as the alternate representative to the Unity Area Regional Recycling Center If anyone is interested or would like more information, please contact the town office.

The 2015 Annual Report is available at the town office or as a link on the Town Meeting page.

The Town of Knox has been granted Truck Authority by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. We can now register vehicles over 26,000 pounds and issue boosters.