Scarborough, Maine Scarborough, Maine Official seal of Scarborough, Maine Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S.
Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland South Portland Biddeford, Maine urbane statistical area.
In about 1630, John Stratton opened a trading post on Stratton Island in Saco Bay off Scarborough's shore. In 1631, the Plymouth Council for New England granted the "Black Point Patent" to Captain Thomas Cammock, nephew of the Earl of Warwick.
Cammock assembled a home and began residence in 1635 on the 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) tract of land, which extended from the Spurwink River to Black Point - today this region is known as Prouts Neck. However, he then sold his holdings and moved to the West Indies.
Nevertheless, settlements advanced at Black Point, Blue Point (i.e., Pine Point), Dunstan (i.e., West Scarborough) and Stratton Island. By 1650, there were fifty homes. The town offered excellent fishing and farming.
On July 14, 1658, the Massachusetts General Court incorporated them all as Scarborough, titled for Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. At the outbreak of King Philip's War in 1675, Scarborough was an meaningful coastal settlement with over one hundred homes and one thousand head of cattle. By 1676, the town had been laid to waste as a result of the war - some pioneer were killed and the rest were taken hostage by the Native Americans. Subsequently, Massachusetts sent soldiers accompanied by Indian allies in 1677 to secure the town for resettlement.
Resettlement of Scarborough started in 1702 when seven pioneer appeared from Lynn, Massachusetts, and assembly began on a fort positioned on the shore of Prout's Neck's Garrison's Cove. This fort was commanded by Captain John Larrabee.
Note the Prouts Neck Peninsula and the Scarborough River and its tributaries.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 70.63 square miles (182.93 km2), of which, 47.61 square miles (123.31 km2) is territory and 23.02 square miles (59.62 km2) is water. Drained by the Scarborough River, Nonesuch River, Libby River and Spurwink River, the town is situated beside the Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean.
In early years of Scarborough's settlement bonfires were set on Scottow Hill, altitude 144 feet (44 m), as warnings to the encircling countryside of approaching danger.
Scarborough is crossed by Interstate 95, Interstate 295, U.S.
It is bordered by the town of Cape Elizabeth to the northeast, South Portland and Westbrook to the north and northwest, Gorham and Buxton to the west, and Saco and Old Orchard Beach to the south and southwest.
See also: Scarborough (CDP), Maine As of the census of 2010, there were 18,919 citizens , 7,506 homeholds, and 5,201 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,506 homeholds of which 33.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 44.5 years.
23.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,790 citizens , 6,462 homeholds, and 4,678 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other competitions, and 0.77% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,462 homeholds out of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $56,491, and the median income for a family was $65,138.
About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
A Scarborough school bus The town of Scarborough has its own K-12 enhance school system.
Scarborough High School Scarborough Middle School North Scarborough Oak Hill (the town center, with town hall and the high school, as well as shopping plazas) Pine Point (between the Scarborough Marsh and Saco Bay) Scarborough Beach State Park Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center Scarborough River Wildlife Sanctuary Stephen King, author and Scarborough resident (Black Point Road) in his early life "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Scarborough town, Cumberland County, Maine".
Town of Scarborough.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"HANNAFORD 145 Pleasant Hill Road Scarborough ME 04074 - U.S.A.
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