Biddeford

Also known as Biddeford, Maine, Biddeford, ME

city in York County, Maine, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maine
County: York
Incorporated town: July 5, 1653
Incorporated city: February 10, 1855
Total: 59.08 sq mi (153.02 km )
Land: 30.09 sq mi (77.92 km )
Water: 29.00 sq mi (75.10 km )
Elevation: 56 ft (17 m)
Density: 749.6/sq mi (289.42/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Biddeford (/ˈbɪdɪfərd/ BID-if-ərd) is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Pool and Fortunes Rocks. The town is the site of the University of New England and the annual La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival. First visited by Europeans in 1616, it is the site of one of the earliest European settlements in the United States. It is home to Saint Joseph's Church, the tallest building in Maine.

Biddeford is a principal population center of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.