Scarborough

Also known as Scarborough, Maine, Scarboro, Maine, Scarboro, Scarborough, ME

town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maine
County: Cumberland
Incorporated: July 14, 1658
Communities: Blue Point Dunstan Eight Corners Grand Beach Higgins Beach North Scarborough Oak Hill Pine Point Pleasant Hill Prouts Neck Scarborough West Scarborough
Type: Council-Manager
Total: 70.63 sq mi (182.93 km )
Land: 47.61 sq mi (123.31 km )
Water: 23.02 sq mi (59.62 km )
Elevation: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Density: 465/sq mi (179.5/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )

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Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The population was 22,135 at the 2020 census, making it the 6th most populous municipality in Maine, as well as the largest in the state to be referred to as "Town".

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