Gorham, Maine

Gorham, Maine
Gorham, Maine
Town
	Gorham Academy Building, c. 1906
	Seal
	Motto: "Grow with Us"
	Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
	Coordinates: 43°42′7″N 70°27′20″W / 43.70194°N 70.45556°W
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Cumberland
Settled	1736
Incorporated	October 30, 1764
Villages	Gorham; Dog Corner; Gag Corner; Little Falls; North Gorham; South Gorham; West Gorham; White Rock
Government
Area
• Total	51.29 sq mi (132.84 km2)
• Land	50.62 sq mi (131.11 km2)
• Water	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	18,336
• Density	362/sq mi (139.9/km2)
Demonym	Gorhamite
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	04038
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-28240
GNIS feature ID	0582493
Website	www.gorham-me.org

Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census.^[2] In addition to its urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct historical identities, including South Gorham, West Gorham, Little Falls, White Rock, and North Gorham. Gorham is home to one of the three campuses of the University of Southern Maine. In 2013, Gorham was voted second-best town in Maine after Hampden by a financial website.

Gorham is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.

Initially named Narragansett Number 7, the village was renamed Gorhamtown Plantation in honor of the famous New England Ranger John Gorham I,^[3] the great grandfather of John Gorham 4th.^[4]

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^ "Census - Geography Profile: Gorham town, Cumberland County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Pierce, Josiah (1862). A history of the town of Gorham, Maine. Portland [Maine]: Foster & Cushing [etc.] p. 169 – via University of California Libraries.
^ McLellan, Hugh D. (Hugh Davis); Lewis, Katherine B. (1903). History of Gorham, Me. Harvard University. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, printers.

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[2] "Census - Geography Profile: Gorham town, Cumberland County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[3] Pierce, Josiah (1862). A history of the town of Gorham, Maine. Portland [Maine]: Foster & Cushing [etc.] p. 169 – via University of California Libraries.

[4] McLellan, Hugh D. (Hugh Davis); Lewis, Katherine B. (1903). History of Gorham, Me. Harvard University. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, printers.

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