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Standish is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 10,244 at the 2020 census. [2] It includes the villages of Standish Corner, Sebago Lake Village and Steep Falls, and the localities known as Richville, Elmwood, Standish Neck and Two Trails. Standish is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Standish, known locally as Standish Corner, [2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Standish in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 469 at the 2010 census. [3] It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A significant portion of a town or city's budget in the state of Maine is determined by the revenue the state shares with the municipality. [2] The amount that is sent to each town is determined by a formula created by the state. [3] The formula is designed to send money to town's who have difficulty supporting themselves on their own tax base. [2]
Steep Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Standish in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. [2] It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is part of Maine School Administrative District #6, which includes Bonny Eagle ...
Pearsontown Plantation was first settled in the 1750s, then incorporated as the town of Standish on November 30, 1785. Frye Island, named for Captain Joseph Frye, seceded to become a separate town on July 1, 1998. [4] A popular legend on Frye Island tells of Captain Frye and his escape from a tribe of Native Americans in Portland. While being ...
Town Cumberland 18,434 46.6 121 1762 Gorham: Town Cumberland 18,336 50.6 131 1764 Waterville: City Kennebec 15,828 13.5 35 1802 York: Town York 13,723 54.7 142 1652 Falmouth: Town Cumberland 12,444 29.4 76 1718 Kennebunk: Town York 11,536 35.1 91 1820 Wells: Town York 11,314 57.6 149 1653 Orono: Town Penobscot 11,183 18.2 47 1806 Standish: Town ...
The unorganized territory (UT) of Maine is the area of Maine that has no local, incorporated municipal government. The unorganized territory consists of 435 townships, primarily heavily forested areas of the state's north, east, and west, along with de-organized municipalities and islands.
The "view tax" referred to an impetus in the New Hampshire legislature in 2005 to increase the property tax rate on property with a “pleasing view.” House Bill 245 would not have imposed a tax, but merely would have set up a committee of six legislators to “study the processes for valuing water frontage and views of scenic areas”. [2]