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Gorham, Maine

Gorham, Maine
Town
Gorham Academy Building, c. 1906
Gorham Academy Building, c. 1906
Official seal of Gorham, Maine
Seal
Motto: 
"Grow with Us"
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Coordinates: 43°42′7″N 70°27′20″W / 43.70194°N 70.45556°W / 43.70194; -70.45556
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyCumberland
Settled1736
IncorporatedOctober 30, 1764
Villages
  • Gorham
  • Babb Corner
  • Dog Corner
  • Gag Corner
  • Little Falls
  • Mosher Corner
  • North Gorham
  • South Gorham
  • West Gorham
  • White Rock
Government
Area
[1]
 • Total51.29 sq mi (132.84 km2)
 • Land50.62 sq mi (131.11 km2)
 • Water0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
Elevation
207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,336
 • Density362/sq mi (139.9/km2)
DemonymGorhamite
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04038
Area code207
FIPS code23-28240
GNIS feature ID0582493
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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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