Rockland is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 6,936. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine State Ferry Service to the islands of Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus.
Northeast
Rockland
Knox County, ME
Population
6,986
Walk Score
87 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$948
Median home value
$195,800
Incorporated
1848
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Main Street Historic District · listed 1978
- Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2012
- Rockland Residential Historic District · listed 1987
- Rockland Turntable and Engine House · listed 1993
Notable landmarks
- AMERICAN EAGLE (schooner) · listed 1991
- BLACKJACK (friendship sloop) · listed 2020
- Farnsworth Homestead · listed 1973
- ISAAC H. EVANS (schooner) · listed 1991
- J. & E. RIGGIN (schooner) · listed 1991
- Knox County Courthouse · listed 1977
- LEWIS R. FRENCH (schooner) · listed 1991
- Miller's Garage
- Miller's Garage · listed 2023
- Rankin Block · listed 1978
- Rockland Breakwater · listed 2003
- Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse · listed 1981
- Rockland Public Library · listed 1979
- Rockland Railroad Station · listed 1978
- Rockland Turntable and Engine House
- Security Trust Building · listed 1978
- Singhi Double House · listed 2019
- Strand Theatre · listed 2004
- Tillson, Gen. Davis, House · listed 1983
- Tolman Cemetery · listed 2017
- VICTORY CHIMES (Schooner) · listed 1996
- Williams, Timothy and Jane, House · listed 2005
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