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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.
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.
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 ...
Standish Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,701 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The city of Standish borders the township on the northwest but is administered autonomously.
The town of Standish was settled in the 1760s and incorporated in 1785, named in honor of Myles Standish.Its first meeting house was built in the Standish Corner area, then a crossroads on the main route between Portland and Fryeburg, and is thus where the town's early civic activities were focused.
In about 1780 four Paine brothers left Eastham, Massachusetts, and settled in the area that is now Gorham and Standish, Maine. One of them, Joseph, settled on the Pequawket Trail (now Maine State Route 113), the major historic route from coastal southern Maine to the Fryeburg area, on the northeast side of Watchic Pond. Although his early home ...
The town was platted by John D. Standish in 1871, who owned all of the land in the vicinity. Before the plat was formally recorded, Standish sold off some of his land in the area. The town was initially named "Granton". John Standish owned the town's first business, a sawmill, he later had the town name changed back to Standish.
US 23 — north of Standish, it has been designated the Sunrise Side Coastal Highway. Parallels the Lake Huron shore, connects with M-72 in Harrisville. US 23 is the most proximate connector to Alpena and Mackinaw City. M-65 — runs along the western side of the county, from US 23 north of Standish to Rogers City.