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Falmouth (CDP), Maine

Coordinates: 43°42′34″N 70°14′6″W / 43.70944°N 70.23500°W / 43.70944; -70.23500
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Falmouth, Maine
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Coordinates: 43°42′34″N 70°14′6″W / 43.70944°N 70.23500°W / 43.70944; -70.23500
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyCumberland
TownFalmouth
Area
 • Total3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Land2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Water0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
Elevation
40 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,988
 • Density827.30/sq mi (319.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code207
FIPS code23-24480

Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Falmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the PortlandSouth PortlandBiddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

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Falmouth is located at 43°42′34″N 70°14′6″W / 43.70944°N 70.23500°W / 43.70944; -70.23500. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), or 25.02%, is water.[3]

The Falmouth CDP is centered along U.S. Route 1 in the southeastern part of the town of Falmouth, and is bordered to the north by the CDP of Falmouth Foreside, to the east by Casco Bay, to the south by the city of Portland, and to the west by the tidal arm of the Presumpscot River and by Interstate 295.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,988
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Falmouth CDP, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Falmouth CDP, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.