Alfred, Maine | |
|---|---|
 Village Square c. 1906 | |
| Motto: "Shiretown of York County"[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′57″N 70°43′7″W / 43.48250°N 70.71861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1764 |
| Incorporated | 1794 |
| Named for | Alfred the Great |
| Villages | Alfred Alfred Mills North Alfred |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Selectmen |
| • Selectman | Tony Palminteri, Chairman Glenn Dochtermann Rich Pasquini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.92 sq mi (72.31 km2) |
| • Land | 27.25 sq mi (70.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2) |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,073 |
| • Density | 113/sq mi (43.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04002 |
| Area codes | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-00730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582319 |
| Website | The Town of Alfred, Maine |
Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,073.[3] Alfred is the seat of York County,[4] and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest. National Register of Historic Places has two listings in the town, the Alfred Historic District, with 48 houses, and the Alfred Shaker Historic District.
Villages in the town include Alfred, Alfred Mills, and North Alfred. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.