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Gorham

Maine · ME · Cumberland County · everything worth knowing, kept by neighbors

About Gorham

Town in Maine, United States
1736Established
18,336Population
51.3 sq miArea
207 ftElevation

Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States census. 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 metropolitan area. Initially named Narragansett Number 7, the vill…

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Area code207 Wikidata

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